Some people think that the modern communication technology is having a negative effect on a social relationship. To what extent do you agree or disagree?解析与审题
本周雅思作文是一个常考的旧题，以前出现过多次（分别于2013年、2018年、2024年出现过）。
题目要求讨论的话题是“现代通讯技术对社会关系的利弊”。现在人们都用网络来取代面对面交流，这到底是好还是坏呢？无疑，这不是一个非此即彼的问题，我们可以做双边讨论，即先讨论网络交流相对于面对面交流的好处（节约时间、节约成本、提高效率），然后讨论网络交流的坏处（误会增多、感情变淡），最后提出结论，在很多情况下现代交流手段交流能给我们带来好处，但我们也不能忽视它们给我们的社会关系带来的坏处。
参考范文
We live in an age of electronic communication, and the Internet does help us in a lot of ways. Yet the fact that we have computers and smartphonesreadily availabledoes not mean that we do not need face-to-face communication any more.
Electronic technology hasdramaticallychanged the ways we shop, work and communicate and has brought abouta myriad ofbenefits. From emails to instant messaging to Skype to social media, the Internet has made our communication faster and easier than ever before. Besides, the cost of the Internet communication is significantly lower than the traditional means of communication like face-to-face meetings. The technology connects us to our online suppliers, colleagues in the workplace, families and friends from all over the globe for justa small fraction ofthe cost required of an offline meeting.
That being said, scientific evidence ismountingthat theadventof digital technology is having adetrimentaleffect on interpersonal relationships. Everything from body language and facial expressions toattentivenessandengagementcan indicate different thoughts and feelings—each of which can only be truly observed through face-to-face communication. So, despite the clearupsidesof digital communication, there are circumstances under which there is nosubstitutefor face-to-face communication.Meanwhile, the complete dependence on the Internet for communication mayresult inthe sense ofalienationand depression which will keep us apart from the rest of the real world.
In conclusion, it is necessary to balance those Internet interactions with face-to-face communication. It is hard to say how far the Internet would go, but face-to-face communication has not yet been and never will bereplacedby technology.
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