Modern forms of communication such as email and messaging have reduced the amount of time people spend seeing their friends. This has had a negative effect on their social lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In the modern world the number of social networks has grown significantly, thereby reducing the amount of time that we spend with our friends in real
life
. I partly agree with
this
opinion and I think that it has a negative and a positive impact on our lives.
First
of all, I believe that communication
such
as messaging or email don't allow
to
Suggestion
for
us to spend more time in real
life
. Even if people know and trust each other, they should see themselves because of our nature. Human is a social creature and he needs to know how to behave yourself in the society.
For example
, a lot of people do not talk to each other in real
life
and
as a result
, they start to be depressed due to lack of speaking and seeing people in real
life
. That's why I think it is important sometimes to be more social.
On the other hand
, the messaging is a great opportunity to talk with people who are far from us. Most of us have relatives and friends in other countries and we want to keep in touch with them via social networks.
For instance
, my parents live in another city while I study at the university and we can talk just by using our phones.
Although
we do not see each other, it is a forced measure. In conclusion, I believe that people should opt to talk more in real
life
, but I can't deny the great options of using messaging in terms of talking in the distance.

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A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • modern forms of communication
  • email
  • messaging
  • reduce
  • amount of time
  • see friends
  • social lives
  • technology
  • communication
  • faster
  • convenient
  • stay in touch
  • connect
  • online
  • social media platforms
  • meet new people
  • face-to-face interactions
  • maintain relationships
  • excessive reliance
  • social isolation
  • digital communication
  • emotional depth
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