Technology And Living Dse Past Paper — Ultimate & Best

In the 2022 Paper 2 (Q.7), candidates were asked about the impact of smart home technology on family life. Most students wrote about turning off lights with a voice command (Boring). The top-scorers wrote about the loss of friction —the idea that families no longer need to communicate to complete chores.

"Social media allows teenagers to stay connected with friends. It is very convenient." Level 5 response (based on 2021 trend): "While social media erases the geographical distance between friends, it creates a temporal distance within families. A student texting a friend in Canada feels close, yet sits in silence across the dinner table from a parent in Hong Kong. Technology has not isolated us; it has merely made us choose who to ignore." Notice the difference? The second response uses paradox . Examiners love paradox. Past Paper Goldmine: The 2020 Curveball Let’s review the 2020 Paper 4 (Speaking) Individual Response. The prompt showed a photo of a family in a restaurant—four people, four phones, no eye contact. technology and living dse past paper

The standard candidate said: "They should put down phones and talk." In the 2022 Paper 2 (Q