Write about the following topic: People nowadays prefer to interact online (e.g. do shopping, chat with friends) rather than talking to other people face-to-face. What are the reasons for this? Is this a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

In the

last

decade, people started using the

internet

frequently. Many people

use

the

internet

to do shopping or to communicate with other people easily using social media.

However

, some people think that the

use

of the

internet

should be reduced. Usually, there are

two

good reasons why people should

use

the

internet

, there are

also

two

good reasons for reducing the

use

of the

internet

.

To begin

with, there are

two

good reasons why people should

use

the

internet

.

Firstly

, people feel comfortable using social media to interact with others all around the world.

For example

, using the

internet

can prevent people from using face to face communication which can be stressful for some people.

Also

, using social media can help people interact with each other all around the world without the need for travelling which can save

money

and

time

.

Secondly

, people

use

online shopping because saves

money

and

time

.

For instance

, online shopping can prevent people from using transportation, which can save a lot of

time

which could be used to do better things.

Besides

, the

internet

can save

money

because online shopping offers so many discounts that are rarely found in the market.

Thirdly

,

On the other hand

,

two

are good reasons why people should reduce the

use

of the

internet

.

First

, One serious problem that can arise due to using the

internet

is that it can make people isolated. To illustrate, if a person spent a lot of his

time

using the

internet

he won’t find

time

to see his friends or family.

Also

, if a person spent all of his

time

on the

internet

he may only have virtual friends, which can affect his personality in the future.

Second

, using the

internet

for online shopping can sometimes be risky and unsafe.

For example

, the major risk that could harm people when using online shopping websites is hacking credit card information to steal people's

money

.

Furthermore

, some online shopping websites can sometimes be scams and risky because they provide a fake review on their products. To conclude,

although

there are several disadvantages of using the

internet

, there are several advantages that are a worthy consideration. In my opinion, using the

internet

is the best way to communicate and buy things online because it saves

money

and

time

.