IELTS - WRITING

Topic 4. Culture
• Traditional vs Modern _ Losing traditional skills
• Because of industrialization and global trade, many traditions have
disappeared
• Global advertising encourages everyone to buy the same products
• Most products are now made in factories
• Machinery has replaced skilled human labour
• Factory work is boring and leaves people feeling unfulfilled
• Goods are produced very quickly and in large numbers
• Products are cheaper, which means that more people can buy them
• Examples
• Clothes are mass produced in standard sizes
• People wear similar clothes, rather than traditional costumes
• Jeans and T-shirt are now worn throughout the world
• Historic buildings took skilled craftsmen years to build
• Modern concrete, steel and glass buildings are built in only weeks or
months
• There are fewer people who can create hand-made goods
• Traditional customs
• Traditional customs are still important during weddings and religious
festivals
• People wear traditional costumers and eat special foods
• It is important to maintain our different cultural identities
• We should celebrate festivals, teach traditional skills and protect
historic places
• Language
• English as an international language
• English is widely used around the world
• It is becoming a global second language
• It is the dominant language of technology, science and international
business
• International business meetings are regularly held in English
• The most important textbooks and journals are published in English
• The ability to speak English is a necessary skill in the modern world
• Negative of English as an International Language
• If one language is dominant, other languages may disappear
• The dominant language brings its own culture
• American culture has become popular around the world
• Other cultures may be damaged
• As an alternative to English, a new global language could be invented
• It would have no nationality or culture attached to it
• This could help to promote international peace and understanding
• Esperanto is an example of a language that was invented with this aim