You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young people can teach older people.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.
You should write at least 250 words.
Sample Answer 1
Older people are generally believed to have better experiences and practical views about life than the young generation. Albeit that, I disagree with the view that young people have nothing to teach them.
First, young people can adopt technology faster and teach their seniors how to use these technologies to improve their lifestyles. For instance, I have noticed several times that my 10 years old nephew was teaching my grandfather how to use Facebook, how to operate a digital camera, where to search for particular information on the internet and many other things. So obviously, my grandfather learned from my nephew, and there are many technological aspects young people can teach the older ones.
Secondly, youths know the changes and trends of the current world better than older people, which they can share with the aged. For instance, my sister, a sophomore, shares information with my father and aunt regarding politics, social progress, roles of Government, policy changes etc. My sister seems to be more informed than my father and aunt regarding current affairs.
From my experience, I can see that older people have a better experience, and they can advise what the right things to do are. They perform far better in specific sectors, like research, teaching, banking, etc. than young employees. But in the sectors where innovation and hardworking are required, young people are prone to do better.
In my opinion, there are many things that older people can learn from young people, including technology, where the young people always excel more than the older generation.
Sample Answer 2
When it comes to learning, it can be learned from anyone- regardless of age, profession or race. Consequently, I disagree with the statement that young people can teach older people nothing. For several reasons, I think that young people can teach older people many things.
First, young people intend to learn new things faster, including using new technologies. Young people can always teach older how to use technologies and those modern tools. Second, young people are more motivated. They aspire to succeed professionally, which requires vast knowledge and experience these days. So, they try to acquire knowledge and experience from different sources like the Internet, books, newspaper, magazines and, of course, from conversations with other people. In terms of knowledge sharing, the young generation can always motivate and teach the older generation. In addition, youngsters bring many fresh ideas to their team. For example, when my friend was hired as a software developer, he surprised everybody with his energy and a bunch of new and fresh ideas about what could be done to improve the process. Older people can always learn from the fresh idea and innovations of young people. He was the youngest team member, but everybody listened to him, and it was like fresh air, an impulse that made everyone work harder. Even the senior employees of this office learned from this young person.
Finally, young people often know more about new technologies and how to use these. For example, my husband is 26 years old and a software developer. So, he is often asked to deliver lectures for different companies and audience. Most people who attend those lectures are older than my husband, and they can learn many things from a comparatively young person like my husband.
To conclude, young people have many things to teach older people. Moreover, people from every generation have something to learn from each other. People learn throughout their lives from history, life experiences, and elders, as well as from younger people.