23.01.2021

 

Questions 11 - 13

Complete the sentences below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

11. The next meeting of the soccer club will be in the in King's Park on 2 July.

12. The first event is a .

13. At the final dinner, players recieve  .

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Questions 14 - 17

Complete the table below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Competition	Number of Teams	Games Begin	Training Session (In Kings Park)
Junior	14.	8.30am	15.
Senior	16.	2.00pm	17.

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Questions 18 - 20

Complete the table

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Name of Office Bearer	Responsibility
Robert Young: President	To manage meetings
Gina Costello: Treasurer	to 18.
David West: Secretary	to 19.
Jason Dokic: Head Coach	to 20.

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Earlier technological developments brought more advantages and changed the lives of ordinary people more than recent developments ever will. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

Answering and Organising the Essay

Based on the factors discussed above, answering the question as follows would mean a reduction in the IELTS task response score:

• Writing about earlier technological developments and future technological developments
• Writing only about earlier developments or recent developments (not both)
• Not focusing on ordinary people
• Writing generally about the advantages and disadvantages of technology

There are various options of how to organise your essay to show the examiner you have understood the question and answered it.

Here are some possibilities, all of which would help you get a good score for IELTS Task Response as they all fully answer the question.

Earlier vs Recent Developments

Based on the fact you want to discuss both earlier and recent technological developments the easiest way to organise the essay to ensure you answer the question is as follows:

• Intro: Opinion
• Body Para 1: Early Developments
• Body Para 2: Recent Developments
• Conc: Restate Opinion

Particular Areas of Development

You could also compare them though by specific developments that have been changed and updated over time. For instance, you could write about the typewriter as an early technological development and the computer as a more updated one which has more benefits. 

• Intro: Opinion
• Body Para 1: Early vs Recent 1 (e.g. Typewriter vs Computer)
• Body Para 2: Early vs Recent 2 
• Body Para 3: Early vs Recent 3
• Conc: Restate Opinion
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• Technology Development Essay Model Answer

  Developments in technology over many years have dramatically changed the world that we live in, and some people think that earlier advances in technology have had a greater impact on and been more beneficial to the lives of ordinary people than more recent changes. However, I partially agree with this as the advantages and influences on people’s lives actually depends on the particular area of technology.

  There is no doubt that some earlier advances in technology have been very influential, such as those related to technology around the home. Devices such as washing machines, fridges and freezers, central heating, microwaves and televisions were invented many years ago, and now nearly every household has all or some of these in their home, making life much easier. Though they have been improved over time, they still carry out much the same purpose as when they were first invented. 

  Another example is that of medicine. Despite the fact that there have been ground-breaking recent medical developments, such as that connected to research into genes and stem cells, the benefits to the average person are still many years away. The most influential impacts on health have been earlier technological developments of the past, which remain today. These are the ability to treat so many injuries and diseases and carry out organ transplants in hospitals. It is these that have benefits on so many lives and will for decades to come. 

  However, if we look at some more recent developments, they have had a much greater influence than in the past. For instance, there is the phone, which was a significant development when invented helping many people. However, although invented many years ago, technological developments over the last few decades have enabled the phone to now be mobile and connected to the internet. This has had incredible impacts on the way people Iive their lives with people using phones for so many everyday activities and for connecting around the world.

  In conclusion, I would argue that although some older technological developments are important, some new ones are too. The impacts on ordinary people’s lives therefore depends on the type of technology in question.