It is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media on our lives. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society.
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Media
represent a central focus in our culture, it is a main information source around the world. It has become easy to pass data from one part of the globe, despite the distance between countries. Use synonyms
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, thanks to the internet and easy connection between countries we can predict and prevent future's possible attacks from other nations, based on information we receive through the Linking Words
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, more and more is observed imbalance and overuse of social platforms, television and radio as a main source of knowledge. For Linking Words
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, one's uniqueness is replaced by unconscious mass behaviour. We do things in order to fit society's model represent by the press, Linking Words
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forgetting about our true self and needs which are usually completely different to what politicians and people in power want us to do.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...