May 26, 2020 - IELTS BAND7

writing essay task 2 about mobile phones and social interaction

May 26, 2020 IELTS Research

IELTS writing essay task 2 about mobile phones and social interaction

Some people say that technology such as mobile phones (cell phones) is destroying social interaction.

Do you agree or disagree?

Sample Answer:

Mobile communication has become ingrained in our modern society as not only a necessity but also as a force of habit. When required to establish communication with a person, most of us would prefer to do it online. For good reasons too, we get to plan our responses better, as well as be in a comfortable environment and have a sense of control on the length of the interaction. Essentially, we remain in our comfort zones.

Whether or not this is destroying social interaction as a whole is open for debate. Where some say it helps in dealing with anxiety others question the outright aversion phenomenon it has given rise to. My personal opinion on the same stands somewhere in the middle.

While I feel that we are indeed losing the touch of the art of social interplay, it is within reason to assume this was inevitable as seen by the rise in far more casual exchanges with our superiors and elders. This is, however, no excuse for the careless use of devices to actively be rudely preoccupied in actual dialogue or utilizing devices to avoid them altogether. While face to face interactions might seem to be a far more daunting task, they are oftentimes equally rewarding. It is far easier to persuade people in person than it is through a screen, hence why sales employees are still present and thriving in a world threatened by automation.

Whatever one might say but one has to admit that physical association is simply inescapable. One will have to get out and interact with peers eventually. Hence why I would conclude in saying that both means of communication have their own perks and thus neither is a threat to the other. Mobiles will continue to act as personal messengers and humans will continue to interact socially, be it through the medium of a screen or otherwise. As long as etiquette is maintained in mobile usage there is no threat to public communication. (329 Words)

Useful words and their meanings
Ingrained	(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change
Outright	complete
Aversion	(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
Inevitable	certain to happen
Persuade	to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it