By : Lov E

21st
Century
Lifestyle
IELTS BAND 9 ESSAY
Do you agree that modern technology has given us more
leisure time than before?
 INTRODUCTION
In the history of mankind, possibly no
century witnessed more progress in
technology than the 20th century did.

People have become increasingly interested

in assessing the correlation between
technological development and leisure time.

As far as I am concerned, people's leisure

time has been shrinking as a result of the
tremendous advance modern technology.
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Admittedly, thanks to modern technology, people can
thus spend less time on compulsory activities .

but it should also be noted that other non-compulsory

activities have come to consume a larger proportion
of people's after-work life, such as education.

If leisure refers to the time spent in non-compulsory

activities, people's leisure time has in fact
contracted.

The growing concern on education has increased the

likelihood that people are willing to give up their
leisure lives for educational opportunities.
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This trend is attributed mainly to
competition and fears of job loss, causing
people to turn to on-the-job training and
education for secured employment.

Another incentive is the increasing flexibility

of educational institutions.

Worthwhile knowledge can be passed on from

one generation of workers to another in
different forms of education,

such as televised teaching and online courses.

It comes at the cost of their leisure time.
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People's leisure lives are continuously eroded also because
of ubiquity of modern technological tools

It is noteworthy that people now take fewer and shorter

vacations following the increase in the number of
technology-based activities.

For example, cell phones and laptops make people accessible

to their superiors wherever they go and wherever they are.
People are more stressed than any generation before.

Meanwhile, people now have to engage in more everyday

processes than ever before, such as shopping, food
ordering, and so on. It seems that the time budget is
burdened because more time should be invested in
activities that were previously ignored or unnoticed.
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While posing a threat on people's leisure
lives, technologies might on other occasions,
give worker more flexibility in controlling
their work and more quality time after work.

A traditional workweek has been cut,as the

amount of manual work continues to decline
because of automation.The availability of
various means of transport has released
working people from lengthy commutes.

The line between work and private life is

much more blurred, with many workers
shopping, checking private emails and reading
newspaper online even when working.
 CONCLUSION
From what has been discussed, one
understands that the development of
technology has tremendous impacts on
people's daily lives, although the exact
impacts are not conclusive.

When the proliferation of new technologies,

such as computers, allows people to manage
their own working time and accommodate
family needs and lifestyle choices,

it has locked them in a struggle to cope with

more tasks in daily lives.