雅思作文分享 |廣泛使用新技術讓年輕人更容易找到工作嗎？

The increasing use of technology in the workplace has made it easier for young people to find jobs and harder for older people to do so. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2019/5/4)

本題問：工作場所廣泛使用技術讓年輕人比年紀大的人更容易找到工作，你是否同意？

可以看到，本題的題幹中包含了一個(ge) 因果關(guan) 係，即“工作場所廣泛使用技術”導致了“年輕人更容易找到工作”。因此，這是一個(ge) “因果關(guan) 係” 的題目。就這類題目，我們(men) 最好對“因”和“果”都做出反應。比如，我們(men) 可以承認“因”，但否認這個(ge) “因”必然導致那個(ge) “果”，也就是說我們(men) 可以把論述重心放在拆解那個(ge) 因果鏈上。當然，我們(men) 也可以直接否認“因”，當然也就否認“果”了。

對於(yu) “因果關(guan) 係”類題目，我們(men) 一般采取以上第一種做法，即承認“因”，但不承認“果”。就本題而言，我們(men) 可以承認“工作場所現在的確廣泛使用了新科技”，並承認這種情況有可能導致年輕人更容易找工作，但接下來就要反向思維，討論廣泛使用新科技並不絕對導致年紀大的人不容易找工作，事實上，年紀大的人在工作市場上有其自身優(you) 勢，比如工作更投入，更有經驗（甚至有些年紀大的人也能學會(hui) 使用新科技）。

範文

These days, young people seem to find it easier to get employed than the older ones. One possible reason why this happens is that young workers are mostly “tech-smarter” than their older counterparts. This notion does make sense because sometimes the older persons just cannot “do” technology: not being able to figure out how to use a smart-phones or send email, for example. Since the age factor matters in the workplace that particularly stresses the use of technology, job applicants in their 20s are preferred for being “digital natives” and those in their 30s are acceptable for being “tech-savvy.” Nevertheless, those in their 40s are seldom tolerated, not to mention those in their 50s or older who are likely to have trouble adapting to new tricks.

counterparts 對應的人或物

applicant 申請者

tolerate 容忍

However, it does not necessarily mean that the young are always in a better position to find a job simply because they better at new technologies. Many older people can actually get used to using technology skills if they are given the opportunity to do so. Moreover, according to a survey, workers aged 40 and up are among the most engaged members of the workforce, even though most of them would learn less, remember less, and take longer to master technology skills than do most younger workers. The same survey has also revealed that many employed older people are able to combine what they have learned in technology with seasoned communication skills in real life. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the average age of an outstanding entrepreneur is 45, not 25, and there are more top-ranking managers over 50 than 35.

to be in a position to do... 有能力做......

engaged 投入的

combine A with B 把A和B結合起來

seasoned 熟稔的

it should come as no surprise that... 不足為(wei) 怪

To sum up, conventional thinking assumes that older job-seekers are relatively not as “tech-savvy” as younger ones. To my mind, however, “tech” and “old” are not opposites, and there are far more factors than techology skills to consider in the decision of the employers.

assume 認為(wei) ；假設

to my mind 我認為(wei)

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題目來源：2019年5月4日

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難度原因：題目中隱含的因果關(guan) 係