It is often said that the primary purpose of science should be to improve people’s lives. This essay will largely agree with that assertion. Science has advanced for many reasons as though much of its relentless by the Take medicine as the best example. Although people complain about greed and profiteering by the pharmaceutical industry, there is no doubt that most medical advances have been made in order to reduce human suffering, improve people’s quality of life, and even so that people can live relatively comfortably into old age. From insulin to eyeglasses, medical science has sought to eliminate health problems continue into the future. Beyond that, there are of course many other ways that science has helped people. It is easy to take it for granted, but the development of technology has mostly been for this purpose as well. Some rightly complain about , but devices like laptops and tablets have certainly helped people. They allow to start businesses to that they would otherwise have struggled to achieve. Not all technology is beneficial and not all of it is created for such altruistic purposes, but much of it is and its development should be fostered with such lofty aims. For example, scientists should keep this in mind as they push forward with the In conclusion, there are many it is for the benefit of human beings and that should remain its aim. with the intention of improving people’s lives.
Should the Main Aim of Science Be Improving Lives
The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
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Overall assessment
Why this response received Band 7.0
The response presents a clear, consistently maintained position with relevant, well-developed examples from medicine and technology. Its strongest aspect is fluent, natural language control, while the main limitation is that the argument stays fairly conventional and would benefit from deeper exploration of counterarguments, such as pure or curiosity-driven science.
IELTS criteria
How each score was decided
Task Response
7.0The response addresses the question directly with a clear 'largely agree' position, well-developed main ideas, and relevant supporting examples, though the treatment remains somewhat one-sided and conventional.
Coherence and Cohesion
7.0Ideas progress logically across clear paragraphs with a range of cohesive devices and referencing used naturally, with only occasional slightly mechanical transitions.
Lexical Resource
7.0Vocabulary is flexible and natural, with good awareness of style and collocation such as 'reduce human suffering' and 'altruistic purposes', with only minor imprecision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
7.0A variety of complex structures, including concessive clauses and relative constructions, is used with good control and frequent error-free sentences, with only rare minor slips.