雅思7分作文1．TheInternethasdramaticallyalteredourlivesoverthepastfewdecades.Althoughsomeofthesechangeshavebeennegative,theoveralleffectofthistechnologyhasbeenpositive.Whatareyouropinionsonthis?TheInternethasbroughtsignificantchangestoourlivesinrecentyears.Yet,thereremainssomedisagreementastowhethertheoveralleffectofthistechnologyhasbeenpositiveornegative.Whiletherearecertainlyvalidargumentstothecontrary,IpersonallybelievethatthebenefitsoftheInternetfaroutweighitsdrawbacks.Thesebenefitsaretwofold.Firstofall,itisanindisputablefactthattheInternethasrevolutionizedthewaywecommunicate.Despitetheriskofsocialisolation—aproblemoccasionallyseeninpeoplewhospendtoomuchtimeattheircomputerterminalratherthanrelatingtopeopleintherealworld---mostofushavebenefitedgreatlyfrome-mailandinternetchatprogramslikeMSNMessenger.Theseincrediblyusefulandpowerfultoolsofcommunicationfacilitatebothcontactwithlovedonesinfarawayplacesandglobaltrade.Equallyimportantly,though,theInternethasplacedtheentireworld(andalloftheinformationinit)atourfingertips.Inearliertimes,conductingresearchentailedlonghourssearchinglibraryshelves.Now,however,thesameinformationcanbeaccessedattheclickofabutton.Admittedly,notalloftheinformationavailableontheInternetisreliableorhelpful---thereisavastamountofmaterialonlinethatsomewouldconsideroffensiveordangerous,rangingfrompornographytoinstructionsonhowtomakebombs.Nonetheless,Iwouldcontendthatthisfreeflowofinformationhasgenerallybeenaverypositivedevelopment.Bywayofconclusion,IonceagainreaffirmmypositionthattheInternethashadapositiveimpactonmodernlifebecauseofitsinfluenceoncommunicationandtheflowofinformation.2．Fastfoodisnowuniversallyavailableinmostcountriesandisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Somefeelthatthisisapositivetrend,whileothersdonot.Whatareyouropinionsonthis?Thepast50yearshaveseenadramaticincreaseintheavailabilityoffastfood.Somelauditsconvenienceandrelativelylowcost;however,inthisessayIintendtoarguethatthiskindoffoodisdetrimentalbothtotheindividualsthatconsumeitandtosocietyatlarge.Therearetwoprimaryreasonsforthis.Firstofthat,itisanundeniablefactthatconsumingfastfoodtoexcessresultsinserioushealthproblems.Foodssuchasfriedchicken,hamburgersandchips---whichareincrediblyhighinfatandsalt---areresponsibleforsuchailmentsashighbloodpressure,obesityandheartdisease.Moreover,althoughIcertainlyagreethatfastfoodisbothaffordableandconvenient,thecostandinconvenienceoftreatingtheillnessesitcausesinlaterlifearesignificant.Inorderwords,whilefastfoodisbeneficialintheshortterm,itslong-termeffectsaregenerallynegative.Furtherandevenmoreimportantly,though,somefastfoodchainsdeliberatelyattempttoattractchildreninordertoshapetheirfutureeatinghabits.OneparticularlygoodexampleofthisisthecharacterRonaldMcDonald---thebrightclothesandsmileoftheMcDonaldclownareabeacontochildren.HavinggrownupeatinginMcDonaldrestaurants,peoplearelikelytocontinueeatingtherethroughouttheiradultlives.ItisalsointerestingtonotethatMcDonaldprovidesplaygroundsandfrequentlyholdschildren’sbirthdaypartiesinordertoattractyoungchildrenandtheirparents.Bywayofconclusion,Ibelievethatfastfoodwillcontinuetobecomemorepopularasthepaceoflifeincreases.Giventhehealthrisksassociatedwiththistrend,Ibelievethatpubliceducationcampaignswarningpeopleaboutthedangersoffastfoodwouldbewarranted.3．Internationaltourismisnowmorecommonthaneverbefore.Somefee...
