Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

2. Do you think it's good if parents only buy "educational" toys for their 
children? 
No, I don't agree with only giving children educational toys. In my opinion, 
children learn by playing with whatever interests them. Children invent their 
own games, even if they don't have any toys at all. It's important for children 
just to have fun; there will be plenty of time for parents to worry about 
education when their children get older. 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
 
 
87 
Talking about Technology at work 
1.  What technology or equipment is used in most workplaces nowadays? 
2.  Does technology help workers, or does it make their lives more difficult? 
3.  What effect does new technology have on employment? 
1. Advice: give a list of different technologies, then talk about one in detail: 
In most workplaces people use equipment such as computers, phones, 
printers, fax machines and photocopiers. I think the computer is probably the 
most essential piece of equipment because we rely on it for almost everything: 
communicating by email, writing reports, organising data, and finding 
information on the Internet.