2月22日雅思真題解析及高分範文 | 經典老題！現代通訊技術有害於社會關係嗎？

Some people think that the modern communication technology is having a negative effect on a social relationship. To what extent do you agree or disagree?解析與(yu) 審題

本周雅思作文是一個(ge) 常考的舊題，以前出現過多次（分別於(yu) 2013年、2018年、2024年出現過）。

題目要求討論的話題是“現代通訊技術對社會(hui) 關(guan) 係的利弊”。現在人們(men) 都用網絡來取代麵對麵交流，這到底是好還是壞呢？無疑，這不是一個(ge) 非此即彼的問題，我們(men) 可以做雙邊討論，即先討論網絡交流相對於(yu) 麵對麵交流的好處（節約時間、節約成本、提高效率），然後討論網絡交流的壞處（誤會(hui) 增多、感情變淡），最後提出結論，在很多情況下現代交流手段交流能給我們(men) 帶來好處，但我們(men) 也不能忽視它們(men) 給我們(men) 的社會(hui) 關(guan) 係帶來的壞處。

參考範文

We live in an age of electronic communication, and the Internet does help us in a lot of ways. Yet the fact that we have computers and smartphonessreadily availabledoes not mean that we do not need face-to-face communication any more.

Electronic technology hasdramaticallychanged the ways we shop, work and communicate and has brought abouta myriad ofbenefits. From emails to instant messaging to Skype to social media, the Internet has made our communication faster and easier than ever before. Besides, the cost of the Internet communication is significantly lower than the traditional means of communication like face-to-face meetings. The technology connects us to our online suppliers, colleagues in the workplace, families and friends from all over the globe for justa small fraction ofthe cost required of an offline meeting.

That being said, scientific evidence ismountingthat theadventof digital technology is having adetrimentaleffect on interpersonal relationships. Everything from body language and facial expressions toattentivenessandengagementcan indicate different thoughts and feelings—each of which can only be truly observed through face-to-face communication. So, despite the clearupsidesof digital communication, there are circumstances under which there is nosubstitutefor face-to-face communication.Meanwhile, the complete dependence on the Internet for communication mayresult inthe sense ofalienationand depression which will keep us apart from the rest of the real world.

In conclusion, it is necessary to balance those Internet interactions with face-to-face communication. It is hard to say how far the Internet would go, but face-to-face communication has not yet been and never will bereplacedby technology.

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