托福分类话题作文：每日一练 第49期

英语自学网

49. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls. Use specific reasonsand details to support your answer.

参考分析：                                                                                                         同意或者不同意，都是错误的。不结合具体情况，无法判断哪一个更好。                                                                                                         先比较两种沟通方式的优缺点(relative merits)                                                                                                         然后根据不同的情况说明那种方式更好：                                                                                                                                                         跟老板、同事沟通，face-to-face  communication更好                                                                                                                                 跟愤怒的投诉顾客，telephone更好一些                                                                                                                                 跟情人沟通，当然face-to-face更好。                                                                                                                                                 相关题目：[160]

        Topic 49 Face-to-facecommunication
       
        With the rapid growth of high technology, computer, telephone and other communication tools have become more and more important in our daily life, sowhat people have gradually ignored face-to-face communication.
        If I were asked whether face-to-face communication is better than other forms of communications, such as email, phone calls or letters, I would choose email and phone calls. Here I am going to enumerate some reasons to support mychoice.
        The main reason is that communication by telephone or by e-mail is moreconvenient. There is no need to make appointment with friends before meetings;all you need is just to remember their phone numbers or email addresses.Wherever you are and whenever it will be, communication is as easy asface-to-face talking. Moreover, it is more efficient for people to communicate.
        Another important reason is that the way people connect by email can makemore friends. I have many friends on the Internet and we communicate with each other regularly, so I have gained more information and knowledge in many otherfields.
        Last but not least, indirect communication such as emails and phone calls can avoid direct confrontation and embarrassment. Sometimes we may not feel comfortable to borrow something or ask for a favor from our friends, because we are afraid of being rejected. At this time, an email or a phone call can bemore convenient and can avoid embarrassment.
        If all these factors are contemplated, the advantages of communication through email or telephone carry more weight than those of face-to-face communication.