Band 7: Describe a technological advancement that has improved your life. You should say: - What the advancement is - How it works - When you first started using it And explain how it has made your life better. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I am going to talk about a technological advancement that has improved my life. As you know, technological advancements have become an essential part of our lives. They improve the quality of our lifestyle. Now let me tell you that the advancement is a smartphone. As you know, smartphones have become an essential part of our lives. They have brought many positive impacts into my life. I use it to communicate with my friends and parents, so I stay connected with them. I also use it to listen to lectures, especially those with visual aids that help me understand the concepts of science very clearly. It also helps me in my exam preparation by providing me notes through educational apps. In addition, I use the smartphone's camera to capture the special moments of my life with my friends. It is a great source of entertainment and recreation. I watch reels, movies, or dramas, which refresh my mood after a whole day of study. It has become an essential part of my life. I cannot imagine my life without my smartphone. So, the smartphone is the technological advancement that has improved my life and brought many positive impacts into my life.

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Well, I am going to talk about an technological advancement that has improved my life. As you know, technological advancements has become an essential part of our life. They improve the quality of our lifestyle. Now let me tell you the advancement is a smartphone. As you know, smart phone has become an essential part of our life. It has brought many positive impacts in my life. I use it to communicate with my friends and parents so I stay connected with them. I also use it to listen lectures especially that are with visual aids that helps me to understand the concepts of science very clearly and also it helps me to in my exam preparation by providing me notes through educational apps. In addition I use it in the smartphone’s camera to capture the special moments of my life with my friends. It is a great source of entertainment and recreation. So I watch reels, movies or dramas so it refreshes my mood after a whole day of study. It has become an essential part of my life. I cannot imagine my life without my my smartphone. So, smartphone is the technological advancement that has improved my life and brought many positive impacts in my life.

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Band 7+: Describe a technological advancement that has improved your life. You should say: - What the advancement is - How it works - When you first started using it And explain how it has made your life better.

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