观点类大作文，社会类话题
Some people think the lifestyles changing rapidly has been affecting their family relationships. The advantages are outweigh the disadvantages. Give your opinion.
题目来源：2018年6月23日大陆雅思大作文
题目大意
一些人认为快速改变的生活方式已经影响了家庭关系。这个变化的好处大于坏处。你怎么看？
思路解析
这是一道观点类大作文。题目的关键词有两个，分别是 “changing lifestyles rapidly”和“family relationship”. 我们需要思考两个问题，生活方式怎样改变了？对家庭关系的影响是正面的还是负面的。
我们先来梳理下生活发生了哪些改变，大家可以回忆下现在生活和10年以前有哪些不同，主要有三方面：网络科技进步、交通更加便利和生活节奏变快。
而家庭关系无非也就是变得亲密或疏远，交流更多陪伴更多往往使得关系更亲密，反之则更疏远。所以我们来看看三方面带来的生活变化分别会导致什么结果。
网络科技的发展使得人们的沟通更加便利，娱乐内容更加丰富。对于家庭好处是，分隔两地的家庭成员间的交流相比较以前只能通过电话和短信交流，现在可以随时随地通过微信进行文字、语音甚至视频交流，这样可以有效增加家庭成员之间的感情维系。坏处也很明显，人们在家中可能沉迷于电子产品以及抖音等娱乐类产品，导致和身边家人的沟通交流减少，这会导致家庭成员关系的疏远。
交通的发展使得人们往返两地更加便利，因为打工或者读书分隔两地的家人想要团聚见面更加方便了。比如10年前上海到北京单程需要10小时，但现在仅需4小时30分钟。
生活节奏的变快主要体现在每天一个人要处理的事务更多，工作的压力越大。人们在工作上投入的时间越多，意味着能陪伴家人的时间越少。而工作压力的增大，会耗费人们很多精力，进而导致能用来陪伴家人的精力越少。
但要注意的是，上述的坏处是否可以解决呢？我们能靠自控力减少花在电子产品上的时间用来多陪陪家人，或者更合理地平衡工作和生活的精力分配。所以，我们可以站好处大于坏处。
提纲
范文示例
In this day and age, people have dramatically changed the way they live, which in turn affects their family relationships. Personally, I think this tendency comes with both positive and negative effects.
On the one hand, changing lifestyles bring about various positive impacts on family connections. Firstly, thanks to developments in technology, devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptop computers have not only become an indispensable part of our lives but have also helped to make communicating with our friends and families much more accessible, particularly between those who are separated by long distances. A case in point is that if a girl goes to work in a foreign nation, she can still keep in touch with her parents by using Skype for video calls anytime, whether it is day and night. As a result, technology helps to keep the bond more vital with the family members. Secondly, people are paying more attention to their well-being nowadays. Therefore family members tend to go to fitness centers together to lead healthier lifestyles, which will help to bridge the generation gap and promote better communication between family members.
On the other hand, changes in lifestyles also have their downsides when it comes to family relationships. To begin with, the overuse of such technological devices mentioned above can also hurt family relationships. For example, suppose family members become too immersed in using their devices for individual recreational purposes, like checking their social media accounts or browsing their favourite websites. In that case, they may neglect their relationships with other family members. Consequently, the amount of quality time a family spends together is likely to reduce, negatively impacting family relations. Furthermore, these days, people are becoming more and more career-oriented and are subsequently losing the balance between work and family life. In fact, it has become more common that family members are less available at home, even outside of official working time, leading to weakened family interactions.
In conclusion, while some lifestyle changes are advantageous to family relationships, the opposite is true for other changes.
