Modern Technology is Increasing the Gap Between Rich and Poor People IELTS Writing Task 2

Jul 29, 2022

Modern Technology is Increasing the Gap Between Rich and Poor People IELTS Writing Task 2 consists of three sample answers provided below. The task requires the candidates to provide a tentative and argumentative answer to the question. The sample answers comprise two parts: Introduction and body. The introduction is a brief description of the topic. The body contains argumentative statements and tentative answers to support the test-taker's perspective.
IELTS writing task 2 evaluates candidates based on the knowledge and views they have expressed. The areas that candidates are assessed on are grammar, vocabulary, and style. IELTS writing score is marked based on band scores. The band scores range from 0 to 9. Since the topics are very diverse, candidates must go through IELTS Writing practice papers to become familiar with a lot of topics.

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Topic: Some believe that modern technology is increasing the gap between rich and poor people, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Model Answer 1:

Modern technology has played a crucial role in molding and shaping society and the world the way it is today. Some people believe that the upcoming modern technology has resulted in an increased gap between the rich class and the poor people of society. But, in my opinion, modern technology has resulted in closing the gap between the two classes rather than increasing the gap and has proved to be a bane in the lives of the people.

One of the major reasons which make people believe in this ideology is because of the fact that modern technology is expensive and cannot be afforded by everyone in the society. For example, with the commencement of the lockdown due to COVID-19 and the digitalization of teaching via online classes, almost every family had to buy a new gadget such as a smartphone, laptop, computer, or tablet to ensure uninterrupted studies. As we know that the prices of electronic gadgets are very high, it becomes tough for poor people to afford such gadgets. Thus, many people fail to buy them, which in turn affects their education.

However, technology is one of the areas which has turned many people filthy rich. The individuals running their businesses in technology are some of the richest people worldwide, for example, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp altogether, and Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft has become the richest man worldwide because of his software business i.e., technology.

Though modern technology is expensive, but several measures have been taken by the Indian Government to ensure that technology reaches to several people in the old households, the made in India project, the cheap network plans, and cheap smartphones provided by the Indian companies like Jio, makes it possible for several people to get the gadgets and become aware with the technology.

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Model Answer 2:

Some people believe that modern technology is increasing the gap between rich and poor people, and I completely agree with this opinion of theirs. In my point of view, technology plays a crucial role in increasing the gap and barrier between the rich people and the poor people of the society. This topic is one of the most controversial topics of all time, however, I would like to state a few relevant points and examples that would justify my opinion.

Everyone knows that the technology of the present generation and the gadgets that support it are very expensive and always come with a price. Thus, this technology is way more affordable for the rich people as compared to the poor people. Let us be practical, for example, in a developing country like India, where several people are below the poverty line and have a daily income of 50 to 100 rupees, it is hard for them to buy electronic gadgets worth 7000 rupees or even get a net plan worth rupees 20. In the current scenario of the pandemic, where online education is the most preferred way of education, the lack of resources makes it difficult for poor people to pursue their education. This is clearly one of the best examples to prove how rich people and poor people are indifferent because of technological barriers.

Moreover, even if someone buys a gadget, the lack of electricity in the rural areas is a barrier, preventing them from using the gadgets or the technology. However, the lack of money is one of the biggest barriers which further increases the gap between these two classes in the society, but one should never lose hope and get disheartened.

However, the advancing technology has been a gift to the human population, everything is available at a click, thus measures should be taken to ensure its availability to everyone.

Model Answer 3:

Technology is constantly modernizing, improvising, and advancing and thus in turn is reshaping people’s lives, which have affected everyone in several ways. While many people accept the fact that technology has heightened the gap between rich and poor people, I would like to argue that it is the opposite. In my opinion, modern technology has successfully reduced these barriers and gaps amongst these two classes of people, and would soon equate them.

It is true that, in the past years, the barriers between rich and poor people have been widely seen amongst groups of people in society. For example, the possession of luxurious and expensive Apple products by most of the rich individuals is still commonly viewed as a symbol of being a part of the upper class of society, since Apple products are having high popularity and high value. Despite these factors, technology has entered and improvised as years passed by, allowing everyone in the society to enter the world of the wealthy. I would like to give a clear example, the use of the online stock market has become easily accessible to the market at minimum fees due to its availability on the internet, and now everyone can access it online. Online conferences, webinars, seminars, courses can be conveniently viewed on social media accounts such as LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube. Signing in on such websites has now become an easy task, since everyone can do it, and is not limited to the richer people only now. To conclude, although technology has resulted in generating a gap between wealthy and deprived people of society in the past, I now believe that it has successfully created a bridge between these people too, thus reducing the gap of the societies they live in and improving their lives further through constant awareness and knowledge.

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