口语预测话题

The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication

Directions: Talk on the following topic for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your point clear and supporting details adequate. You should also be ready to answer any questions raised by the examiners during your talk. You need to have your name and registration number

recorded. Start your talk with “My name is ...” “My registration number is ...”

Read the following passages:

According to the recent statistics released in June, 2012, there are over 500 million netizens in

China, while over 300 million mobile users can gain access to the Internet. As a result, more and more people tend to stay at home to communicate with their friends online instead of make a

face-to-face conservation, even during holidays.

Questions for reference:

1. Do you spend a lot of time surfing the Internet every day?

2. Which one do you prefer, online or face-to-face communication?

3. What’s the pros and cons of online communication?

Answer for Reference:

It is common that youngsters nowadays incline to communicate with others on Internet

increasingly, and lack communication with people around them. With the development of

Internet, it has influenced our society to a large extent, especially interpersonal communication.

To begin with, we can communicate with others anytime via Internet. Otherwise, we would have to arrange our schedules strictly in advance. Also, interpersonal communication through the

Internet is not restricted by space. For example, in most multinational corporations, instant

messages and video conferences help colleagues solve problems timely and efficiently.

Last but not least, the Internet can greatly speed up our interpersonal communication. Whereas, there are also disadvantages that the internet brings to us. More and more people complained

that they have lost face-to-face communicating skills. As a result, people become more and more indifferent to each other in real life. Some netizens who are immersed in virtual world even have difficulty in making friends in reality.

In conclusion, communication through the Internet could bring us both convenience and

inconvenience. We should strike a balance between them and make the best of the Internet.