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Some believe that TV has negatively impacted communication between friends and family. What is your opinion?

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TV
 has become a staple in everyone's home environment and watching it is now one of the main activities done with
friends
 and family.
However
, some
people
 believe that
this
 new technology has brought changes in our
communication
 with loved ones. Personally, I do agree with
this
 opinion and in
this
 essay will discuss reasons for it.
TV
 can create a great distraction during social gatherings. It's not a surprise to see
people
 turning it on to play in the
backround
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background
while
 eating meals together or when having guests around. Different
TV
 programmes can end up being more entertaining than real conversations, so our attention is
shift
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shifted
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 from real life to the videos playing on the screen causing
people
 not
paying
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 that much attention to each other.
As a
result
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result,
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TV
 is replacing
meaninfull
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meaningful
 conversations
as well as
deepen
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deepening
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 our
communication
 gaps.
Similarly
,
TV
 has reduced face-to-face interaction between
friends
 and family. A lot of adults prefer playing a movie after a long day to their children rather than going outside to play, which can negatively result in
the
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communication
as well as
 limit quality time and bonding opportunities for families. Some
people
 may even stay in to watch a new episode of their favourite series canceling all the plans with their
friends
. In my opinion, all of these behaviours will negatively
result in
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 our
communication
 skills
as well as
quality
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the quality
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 of friendships.
To conclude
,
TV
 has taken over our everyday life causing negative effects on the quality of our
communication
 with loved ones when used incorrectly. These factors should be taken into consideration to keep our
conversation
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conversations
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 with
friends
 and family
meaningfull
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meaningful
meaningfully
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • communication
  • interaction
  • distraction
  • passive
  • meaningful
  • conversations
  • communication gaps
  • quality time
  • bonding opportunities
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