IELTS Task 2:

1- Some people believe that governments in developing countries can

best improve peoples quality of life by introducing new technology.
Others, however, believe that the best way to make life better is to
provide free education for all. Discuss both of views and give your
own opinion.

Technology and education are generally accepted as two main critical factors of
fighting against poverty and improving peoples quality of life. However, which is the
decisive factor is still controversial when some people think new technology can be the best
solution while the others support the idea of free education. This essay will examine both
views in attempting to make a conclusion about this matter.

Obviously, in developing countries, new technology has favorably modified peoples

life in many aspects. Firstly, it reduces people work, improves the way they travel,
communicate and entertain themselves with modern facilities and comfortable infrastructure.
In addition, it is high technology that helps to extend life expectancy, advances healthcare
services and the education system and ensures peoples basic needs with food, clothing and
shelter. It is also worth mentioning the considerable contribution of advanced technology in
reducing pollution, preventing environmental catastrophes and protecting people from natural
disasters. It is true, in general, to exert the idea that peoples lives are ever better thanks for
great achievements in science and technology. Although, the development and application of
new technology usually requires a certain level of general literacy and infrastructure, as well
as a significant amount of R&D cost, the governments in developing countries have been
implementing some strategies that focus on education and infrastructure for new technology
in order to benefit their citizens.

Turning to education, in contrast, it seems to be an inadequate solution for such

governments. The main reason is the national budget is limited and so often is shared by fund
requirements from several other sectors. Furthermore, although free education for all can
improve the general literacy level that helps people have some low paid jobs, it cannot
produce the highly educated and skilled workforce which is needed by a nation to escape
from poverty. In fact, except for Nordic countries which are highly developed, such free
education systems have not really succeeded in any nations worldwide.

From the discussion above, one can conclude that new technology could be the better
solution for governments in developing countries to improve the life quality of their people,
even though this measurement needs certain conditions to be the most effective.

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