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IELTS Essay: Some people say that computer have made life easier and more convenient. Othe...

Prompt

Some people say that computer have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful. Discuss and give your opinion.

#computer impact#convenience#complexity#daily life#stress#technology adoption

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges both with specific examples (easier communication but more emails); Band 9 explores how convenience *creates* complexity through expectation escalation and connects to uneven distribution of benefits and burdens.

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Key concepts in this essay

Automation and time-saving in routine tasks
Cognitive load and choice overload
Always-on expectations and work-life blurring
Digital skills gap and accessibility

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Presenting convenience and complexity as separable when often the same technology (e.g., smartphone) creates both simultaneously
Failing to differentiate by user group; computers may ease some lives (knowledge workers) while creating stress for others (digital divide)
Missing the interaction effect: complexity arises partly from convenience (always-on expectation, software updates)

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