‘Although this development has brought real benefits, some are concerned about its impact on learning.‘.
Meaning 1: advantage
Whenever you talk about the benefits or drawbacks (advantages/disadvantages), try to add an adjective. It makes you sound more authoritative, and makes your language more precise.
- considerable, enormous, great, major, real, substantial e.g. This [policy] could bring real benefits for [teachers].
- additional e.g. This [system] has many additional benefits.
- mutual e.g.The different [environmental ]groups could work together to their mutual benefit.
- long-term, short-term
- economic, environmental, financial, health, social
- This option would be to everyone’s benefit.
- This option would be of benefit to everyone.
- People managed to survive without the benefit of modern technology.
‘Benefit’ as a verb
- These [laws] will clearly benefit those earning the most money.
Meaning 2: money (from the government)
e.g. ‘One way to cut spending is to reduce/restrict unemployment and welfare benefits.‘