Culture & SocietyAgree / DisagreeIntermediateHigh Frequency

IELTS Essay: People can go to shop, bank, and work with computers. But the danger is that ...

Prompt

People can go to shop, bank, and work with computers. But the danger is that people are getting isolated and losing some social skills. To what extent do you agree with this opinion?

#technology#isolation#digital communication#social skills#unintended consequences

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges that digital convenience can reduce face-to-face interaction and some skills atrophy, while Band 9 challenges the causal claim—showing that technology enables both isolation and new forms of connection, and that social skill outcomes depend on how technology is embedded in social structures.

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Key concepts in this essay

effects of digital communication on empathy and non-verbal skill development
accessibility and inclusion via technology
intergenerational differences in socialization
complementarity vs. substitution of online and offline interaction

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Accepting the trade-off too readily without examining whether online interaction genuinely depletes face-to-face skills or supplements them
Overlooking selection effects (people isolated may use tech as a symptom, not cause)
Ignoring variability—some people gain access and connection through technology while others become isolated

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