Task 2 · · 18 samples

The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Ideas to explore

  • Link medical research to prevention, diagnosis and treatment, explaining how each can affect people’s health.
  • Use clean-energy research as an example of science improving daily life while addressing pollution and sustainability.
  • Acknowledge that basic research may have delayed applications, then connect its support to responsible long-term benefits.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce a clear degree of agreement and state the main reasons.
  2. Develop one paragraph on direct improvements to health and living conditions.
  3. Develop a second paragraph on science’s role in long-term social challenges and accessible benefits.
  4. Concede the value of basic research, explain how it fits your position, and conclude with a concise summary.
Useful vocabulary & examples
quality of life
A person’s or community’s general well-being and living conditions.

Medical research can improve quality of life by helping people manage illness.

clean energy
Energy produced with less pollution or environmental harm than conventional sources.

Research into clean energy can support more sustainable transport and homes.

evidence-based decisions
Choices informed by reliable findings rather than guesswork alone.

Scientific research can help communities make evidence-based decisions about food and health.

basic research
Investigation intended to expand knowledge, without necessarily having an immediate practical use.

Basic research may lead to applications that were not obvious when the work began.

Sample answers

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Nowadays, various branches of science such as medical and computer science play a crucial role in addressing diverse challenges across different sectors. Each science serves a specific purpose, and the foremost importance of their objectives should be to enhance the quality of people’s lives. In my opinion, this assertion has both positive and negative implications because the meaning of improvement can be interprete…

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Science has been developing quickly lately, there has always been a debate about the main aim for science, in my opinion, the main aim is to provide humans with easier life, while keep continuously improving it, and there are many points defending this argument. Electricity can be a very good example to defend the point. It supports lighting and many everyday services, showing how scientific understanding can lead to…

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Science is all about invention, innovation and experimentation. Some people believe that the primary goal of science is to improve their lives. This essay will argue that, only improving people’s lives is not the most important purpose of science. Science plays an important role in improving people’s life standards. Every invention from a pen to a medical scanner can make daily activities easier, safer or more produc…

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