Studies suggest that many teenagers these days prefer socialising online to meeting one another in person. Why do you think this is the case? What measures could be taken to encourage teenagers to spend more time meeting one another in person? 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.

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In the development of
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era, many
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tend to use most of their
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time consuming
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social
media
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, which
make
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them more comfortable
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with others virtually.
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essay will discuss the main reason why
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prefer making
friends
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online and how
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problem can be tackled. The development of social
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makes many
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can interact with others freely and easily. Most popular social
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platform
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platforms
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,
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as Instagram and Facebook, widely used by
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recently and the
users
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keep growing
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now.
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technology
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them to meet new
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online and keep up with the trends
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happening. The use of social
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also
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promotes many
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to freely express their best or unique side of personality rather than their real personality outside the cyber world. They might think that they can filter the desired personality they want to make many followers and get
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praise from their internet
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.
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Consequently
,
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have more confidence to socialise
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on
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the internet rather than interact physically with others. From my perspective, the most obvious approach to motivate young
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to
making
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friends
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offline is to
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physical social
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in schools and outside
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institution
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. In order to make
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attend more physical
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, schools must encourage their
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to take extracurricular
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activity
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activities
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outside
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school
time
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as
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, dance, and many other
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activity
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. As
the
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result,
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will
be
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join
on
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the
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' club and
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more
friends
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offline.
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, the role of the parents will be very helpful to supervise their children in terms of phone usage
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restriction in the house. Parents can make their own rule and invite their children to family
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activity
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and routines. As
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result, children do not
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lonely and tend to decrease their
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playing social
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. In conclusion,
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there are multiple factors of
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teenagers
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teenagers'
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addiction to social
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, the problem can be tackled by including
teenagers
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to
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in
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physical
activity
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in school and
home
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at home
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. The role of teachers and parents play an important role to encourage young
people
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to interact in real life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • primary means
  • social interaction
  • messaging apps
  • accessibility
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  • perceived safety
  • control
  • online environments
  • global events
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • accelerating
  • foster
  • community events
  • educational institutions
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