People’s lifespans have been extending due to improvements in technology and the increase in living quality. Though the elderly could contribute to society, I would argue that an increasing number of senior citizens poses some issues.

One advantage related to the ageing population is that elders could provide labour and wisdom to society. Generally, as the number of elders grows, people are inclined to defer retirement and likely to achieve success in their careers because they have accumulated quantities of working experience. At the same time, sophisticated elders could impart their knowledge and skills to the younger generation. For example, some senior managers can teach young people how to run a company, and how to offer better services to clients.

Nevertheless, the government has to pour a great deal of money for the elderly since they rely on medical care and pensions. This is normally achieved by requiring working people to pay higher income tax and cutting funds for other essential services. Besides, senior citizens would set aside money rather than consuming. This could lead to an adverse effect on the economy.

On the other hand, as some senior citizens cannot look after themselves well and are prone to get ill, their children have to take care of them. The consequence is that some youngsters who lead hectic lives are confronted with more difficulties and pressure. They even have arguments with each other.

To conclude, although we can take advantage of senior citizens’ wisdom, we cannot neglect problems associated with the ageing population.

People today are inclined to spend a great deal of time studying English while ignoring local languages. The phenomenon does not mean that local languages are dispensable. In my view, learning English and protecting local languages are of both significances.

There are several reasons why I believe everyone should learn English. Firstly, English provides opportunities and allows people to access knowledge. For instance, once meeting the language requirements, students can study in the universities. As the majority of universities in the world teach in English. Secondly, English is a language used to communicate and to understand each other on campuses, though students come from different countries across the world. Therefore, only students who have a good command of English can interact with others well.

However, not knowing English can exclude employees from some opportunities, such as working aboard and negotiating with foreign colleagues.

Nevertheless, we should attempt to conserve local languages, especially those in danger. Firstly, primary and middle schools could provide local language lessons as compulsory courses. Thus, every student is obliged to study local languages. Accordingly, local languages could pass down from generation to generation. Besides, governments could allocate capital to produce TV shows and films to publicise local languages and culture. For example, recording a TV show to teach people local languages in a friendly and entertaining way.

In conclusion, learning English would benefit people a lot in our globalised world. Nonetheless, people should not neglect the survival of local languages. Therefore, I believe that everyone should study English as well as protecting local languages at the same time.

People today spent a great deal of time studying English while ignoring the local languages, some of which are dying. This does not mean that local languages are dispensable. In my view, learning English and protecting local languages are of both significances.

There are several reasons why I believe it is important for everyone to learn English. Firstly, English provides opportunities, allows people to access knowledge. For instance, the majority of universities in the world teach in English. Students who should provide evidence of proficiency in the English language are able to study there. Secondly, university students come from different countries across the world. English is the common language used to communicate and to understand each other. Only students who have a good command of English can interact with others well. Moreover, learning English benefits employees from better-paying chances internationally. However, Not knowing English can exclude people from some opportunities, such as working in the branch company on aboard or negotiating with foreign people and so forth. Hence, learning English is significant.

Nevertheless, we should attempt to conserve local languages, especially those in danger. Firstly, the primary and middle schools could offer local language lessons as compulsory courses. Thus, every student would learn them from a young age, and local languages could be passed down from generation to generation. In addition, governments could allocate money to produce TV shows and films to publicise local languages and relevant culture. For example, creating a TV show to teach people local languages in a friendly and entertaining way, which could engage more people.

In conclusion, a profound knowledge of the English language would benefit people a lot in our globalised world. Nonetheless, people should not neglect the survival of the local languages. Therefore, I believe that everyone should study English, while protecting local languages needs to be ensured at the same time.

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The two pie charts present the changes concerning the attraction of different online activities for smartphone and tablet users. Overall, users spent most of their time on games and social networking in terms of both electronic products.

Games play a predominant role in the time that users spent on smartphones (35%) and tablets (57%). Then the second largest proportion in both devices ascribes to social networking time. Users spent nearly twice as much time on social networking on smartphones as they do that on tablets. Similarly, users spent more time on utilities on smartphones than on tablets.

By comparison, smartphone users spent a little less time on music and videos, news as well as other activities than tablet users. Tablet users spent 13% of their time on music and videos, while smartphone users spent 8% of their time on that. The time consumed on news accounts for 3% of all on smartphones and 4% on tablets. The percentage of time spent on other activities is 5% for smartphone users and 8% for tablet users, respectively.

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The two pie charts present the change in attractions of different online activities for smartphone and tablet users. Overall, users spent most of the time on games and social networking in both electronic products.

Games play a predominant role in the time that users spent on smartphones (35%) and tablets (57%). Then the second largest proportion in both devices ascribes to social networking time. Users spent nearly twice as much time on it on smartphones than they do that on tablets. Similarly, users spent more time on utilities on smartphones than on tablets.

By comparison, smartphone users spent a little less time on music and videos, news as well as other activities than tablet users. Tablet users spend 13% of their time on music and videos, while smartphone users only spend 8% of their time on that. The time consumed on news accounts for 3% of all on smartphones and 4% on tablets. The percentage of time spent on other activities is 5% for smartphone users and 8% for tablet users.