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"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
When you see "Technology and Living" in the 2025 paper, do not see a circuit board. See a dinner table. See an elderly neighbor. See a sleepless teenager. Write about the human first, the tech second. That is the secret hiding in every past paper answer key. By DSE Strategy Desk "Social media allows teenagers