AIM 6+ CYCLE 08 LESSON 04

TWO-QUESTION ESSAY
BT – INSTRUCTED BY NHAN NGUYEN
 Discuss with your partner
1. How often do you use the Internet and
modern applications at work?
2. How has the workplace changed over the
past 20 years?
3. What could happen if there was no
access to technology at work?
Modern technology is now very common in most work places. How do you
think this has changed the way we work? Do you think there are
disadvantages to relying too much on technology?

• Topic:
– Modern technology – common - workplaces
• Two questions:
– Changes  Body Paragraph 01
– Disadvantages?  Body Paragraph 02
 (Question 01) Changes
In the way people work
Past: a majority of task – manual - require
large amount of human resource/labour-
intensive(adj.) – time-consuming
>< present: automated (adj.)- cut down
labour  maximize profits
Past: work environment – require/need
tools – single-functional/rudimentary 
tasks : complicated/inconvenient
>< present: laptop/smartphone –
integrated/compacted (Adj.) functions 
allow multitasking  increase
productivity
(Question 02) Disadvantages
Of relying too much on technology
unexpected situations -technological
problems (power outage/system crashes)
- disrupt work/operation - without back-
up plans  delays of tasks / paralysis of
businesses
The presence of technology at work –
distract people/workers/employees from
completing their
tasks/duties/responsibilities  cannot
meet the deadlines/finish the job on time
cause/incur losses to business.
The overuse of technological/electronic
devices  cause health problems (eye
strains, headache, back pain) 
eventually/in the long run, decrease
rather than increase productivity
 (Question 01) Changes (Question 02) Disadvantages
In the way people work Of relying too much on technology
Data analysis/data processing- Past: labor- Skills – get worsened/poorer  in case of
intensive (adj.) - [reason] increase system errors/crash/shut down/failures –
accuracy when manage/handle huge cannot tackle – given/assigned tasks are
database delayed  prolonged failures –
>< present – replaced by applications accumulation of unfinished work 
(excel) – more efficient/precise  [end business operation is
results] increase productivity / profits stopped/seized/paralyzed
Past: impractical/infeasible interact with
social media distract (v.) – from one’s own
overseas business partners/clients – the
duties/responsibilities  decrease rather
interaction/communication – time-
than boost productivity
consuming – only means[sing/plu] of
communication – phone calls/ face-to-
Replace human worker/human labor –
face meetings/post
manual works/jobs: positions in
>< present: Internet-based
manufacturing  increase unemployment
medium(singular)/tool - email/online
rate
conferencing platforms/social network 
trades/commercial activities/business
transactions – happen/occur/take place –
even in difficult situations – the Covid-19
 ESSAY ORGANIZATION
• Introduction
– Background sentence: Introduce the topic of the essay
– Thesis statement: Answer the question(s) briefly
• Body Paragraph 01
– Topic sentence: generalize the idea to be elaborated.
– Supporting sentences: explain/exemplify/compare/contrast
• Body Paragraph 02
– Topic sentence: generalize the idea to be elaborated.
– Supporting sentences: explain/exemplify/compare/contrast
• Conclusion
– Restate the thesis statement + Summarize the ideas given
in the two body paragraphs.
 Introduction
• Paraphrasing this sentence
«Modern technology is now very common in most work places.»
Useful language:
– Technological advancements/ Technological inventions
– Become increasingly common (=prevalent/ubiquitous/popular) / to
infiltrate into

• Answer the two questions in brief – Thesis statement

“How do you think this has changed the way we work? Do you think
there are disadvantages to relying too much on technology?”
Useful language:
– Revolutionize the way people work/transform business operation
– Overly dependent on / overly reliant on
– Pose certain threats / be of detriment / put businesses at risk
 Corrections and upgrades
It is worth to consider that technological
inventions are now becoming increasingly
prevalent in most workplaces. This affected and
changed the way we work in both positive and
negative ways/both positively and negatively.
 Body paragraph 01 - Changes
Topic sentence: Paraphrase this sentence
«Modern technology has changed the way
we work.»



Body paragraph 02 - Disadvantages
Topic sentence: Paraphrase this sentence
«There are disadvantages of relying too
much on technology»



Corrections and upgrades
Sentence upgrades
Corrections and upgrades
 Conclusion
• Besides restating the thesis statement,
you need to summarize your own idea.

Useful structure
While modern workplaces have been
transformed in terms of AA and BB, there
are risks such as XX and YY associated with
new technology.
TASK RESPONSE