When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try to keep them alive.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Technology is here to stay and developments are expanding in all areas of life as well as to all corners of the world. This has an impact on traditional skills, usually a negative one, as traditional ways of life are being lost.
Traditional skills usually involve making products like chairs, shoes and quilts etc by hand. Even though these handmade products are more expensive, they provide work for craftsmen. These skills are passed down through generations and are useful for keeping families together. Traditional products take longer to make but are crafted with care. Now, products are machine-made and workers have no association with what they produce in assembly lines. Regarding ways of life, technology has made life easier and convenient whereas in the past people lived simpler, healthier lifestyles without modern comforts.
Traditional skills usually involve making products like chairs, shoes and quilts etc by hand. Even though these handmade products are more expensive, they provide work for craftsmen. These skills are passed down through generations and are useful for keeping families together. Traditional products take longer to make but are crafted with care. Now, products are machine-made and workers have no association with what they produce in assembly lines. Regarding ways of life, technology has made life easier and convenient whereas in the past people lived simpler, healthier lifestyles without modern comforts.
It is almost impossible to keep these traditional skills and ways of life alive even though in some small communities, the government attempts to promote cultural heritage. Younger generations have embraced technology and aren’t interested in carrying on traditions. In order to keep up with rising populations and demand, products are mass produced with the use of technology.
Traditional skills and ways of life are worth keeping. They tie us to a genuine, healthier, simpler past. They say something about our wealthy cultural heritage. It is however difficult to maintain this as technology pushes society forward, erasing any nostalgic notions we might have. So even if we try to promote the past, it will inevitably die out.
Cambridge, Ielts 3 past papers, p.52
Traditional skills and ways of life are worth keeping. They tie us to a genuine, healthier, simpler past. They say something about our wealthy cultural heritage. It is however difficult to maintain this as technology pushes society forward, erasing any nostalgic notions we might have. So even if we try to promote the past, it will inevitably die out.
Cambridge, Ielts 3 past papers, p.52
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