TOEFL Essay #134: Is reading
and writing more important now than it was in the past?
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We should be sure to mention specifically what has
changed from the past to the present. For example, we
could say that the much of the world's economy has moved
from one based on agriculture to one based on industry
and that we are now moving into one that is based on
information. We should also explain how literacy is
key to education and raising one's social status. Finally,
we should note that the amount of knowledge necessary
in today's industrialized world is much higher than
it was in the past.
The essay topic asks the writer to explain the difference
between now and the past. Most people did not explain
why literacy skills were or were not important in the
past or what exactly has changed over the years. Some
people said that reading and writing was not very important
anymore simply because we can watch TV or listen to
the radio. Such a statement overlooks the relationship
between reading and writing and becoming an educated
person.
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