13891 Internet
IELTS Writing Task 2
Essay Topic: Internet
Example Writing by Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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IELTS and TOEFL Writing Prompts:
IELTS>According to a recent study, the more time people use the Internet, the less time they spend with human beings. Some people say that instead of seeing the Internet as a way of opening up new communication possibilities worldwide, we should be concerned about the effect this is having on social interaction.
How far do you agree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience to support your opinion.
IELTS>According to a recent study, the more time people use the Internet, the less time they spend with human beings. Should we worry about the effect this is having on social interaction or should we see the Internet as a way of opening up new communication possibilities worldwide? What are your views?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience to support your opinion.
TOEFL>Some people say that the Internet provides people with a lot of valuable information. Others think that access to so much information creates problems. Which view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples (based on your knowledge or experience) to support your opinion. (Topic No. 84)
TOEFL>The widespread use of the Internet has given people access to information on a level never experienced before. How does this increase in the availability of information influence life in today's world. Use specific reasons and examples (based on your knowledge or experience) to support your opinion.
Outline:
Introduction>Over-use of the Internet (e.g. Facebook) is bad for health: addition and obesity
Body A>addiction harms the mind
Body B>obesity damages the body
Conclusion>addiction + obesity=unhealthy mind and body=over-use of the Internet
Example Essay by Jeenn Lee Hsieh:
As long as social interaction is concerned, over-using the Internet can be an unhealthy habit. Whereas we heartily welcome the Internet (along with it: Facebook, for instance) as a way of opening up to new communication possibilities worldwide, we should worry about the harmful effects as a result of spending too much time daily on the social media via the Internet. In this age of easy access to information and communication, we cannot help seeing the Internet as a cause for addiction and obesity.
It has been said that Internet addiction may lead to an official mental disorder, as if to suggest those under the bad influence should go to rehabilitation for it (to be sure, if there is wi-fi). Interestingly, experts like to link over-consumption of the Internet technologies to having sleepless nights and double personalities. A case in point is Facebook which can keep you up at night worse than can heat, cold, eye problem, back pain, worries, memories, loneliness, or over-thinking. As well, spending less time with real human beings may strangely cut your face into two different looks. Perhaps that explains in part why most younger people maintain two Facebook accounts, one face for each. In general terms, the more time people use the Internet, the more they need it for information and communication from night to night, and the more they have to struggle with a troubled mind.
According to a recent study, just like excessive eating, excessive Internet usage contributes to gaining weight; and for that matter, juvenile obesity is particularly common. Again, because of their addiction to the Internet, kids and teenagers tend to spend most of their free time or sleeping time on the Internet instead of doing daily exercise like running around and interacting face-to-face with friends and peers. These young people prefer to stay at home and keep a sedentary lifestyle because for them home is where wi-fi connects automatically, every moment of everyday. As a result, they are surrendering themselves to the reality of increasing their waistlines, not to mention that most 'hungry' Internet surfers prefer to eat junk food, and that "you are what you eat". No wonder, doctors have warned that surfing on the Internet does not burn calories and that lack of physical activities may adversely affect the normal development of a healthy body.
In conclusion, the Internet has the potential to corrupt our health, both mentally and physically. It is true that the Internet provides people with a lot of valuable information and social media; and it is also true that access to so much communication and information is worse than just a waste of time. After all, the Internet has become an integral part of our daily life that only by watching our kids grow up will we realize that they will never know a world or a time without the Internet. (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsiehielts360toefl@hotmail.com 谢振礼 pigai zuowen)
