As they say, change is inevitable and technology is one of the changes that has really been inevitable in the current society. For instance, the use of social media is one of the most common ways of communicating and not only just communicating but also it has played a key role in ensuring the financial stability of various youth. Technology is simply the advancement in matters internet, not only in matters internet. I learnt about technology in my school when I was in campus. You know, we used to have e-learning and most of the time you are required to have a computer so that you can learn in class. So from this I learnt a lot about technology. I learnt the access, how to access different sites. I also learned how to type, I also learned how to communicate via different versions of social media. I normally use the TikTok which is an app from the social media and I basically use it for business because I am actually a business person. I function to sell second hand clothing and it is in this site that I advertise my products. So the time you’ll find that after of course receiving these clothes from the seller, I would come wash them and iron them and then just advertise them from the social media handle that is TikTok. From there I would find the respective buyers who would then give me orders and then I’d transport it to them. It has really impacted my life positively because at the moment I’m very financially stable I can see. I am able to meet my basic needs like food, shelter and clothing and not only that it has enabled me to be able to understand humanity because I am really interacting with a lot of people and you know even my speech nowadays I can say it is improved because I am able to meet different prospective buyers and you know talk to them, convince them and My business language has really grown.
Band 7+: Describe a technological advancement that has positively impacted your life. You should say: - What the technology is - How you learned about it - How often you use it And explain why it has had a positive impact.
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As they say, change is inevitable, and technology is one of the changes that has really been significant in current society. For instance, the use of social media is one of the most common ways of communicating, and it has also played a key role in ensuring the financial stability of various youth. Technology is simply the advancement in matters of the internet. I learned about technology in my school when I was in campus. We used to have e-learning, and most of the time, you were required to have a computer to learn in class. From this, I learned a lot about technology. I learned how to access different sites, how to type, and how to communicate via different versions of social media. I normally use TikTok, which is a social media app, and I primarily use it for business because I am a business person. I sell second-hand clothing, and it is on this site that I advertise my products. After receiving these clothes from the seller, I wash and iron them, and then I advertise them on my TikTok handle. From there, I find the respective buyers who then place orders, and I transport the items to them. It has really impacted my life positively because, at the moment, I am financially stable. I can meet my basic needs like food, shelter, and clothing. Not only that, it has enabled me to understand humanity better because I interact with a lot of people. My speech has improved because I meet different prospective buyers and talk to them, convincing them. My business language has really grown.
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