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Band 7+: How do you think the increasing use of social media impacts face-to-face communication skills?

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I think as the enhancement and the number of people relying on technology increases, it will have negative impacts on face-to-face communication skills. For one reason, it will hinder people from using facial expressions or variations in voice tones. As reliance on technology grows, people will ignore those factors, which will lead to a decrease in face-to-face communication skills. Only texts will be exchanged online, but face-to-face communication involves other elements like facial emotions and the tone of words. People will lose the ability to catch those subtle differences.

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I think the the enhancement and the number of people relying on technology increases, it will have negative impacts on on face-to-face communication skills. For one reason, it will hinder people using facial expressions or the difference of voice tones. When technology has more reliance, people will ignore those factors, which will lead to a decrease in phase 2 communication skills. Because only texts will be transferred to each other online, but phase 2 communication involves other things like their facial emotions and the tone of their words. and people will lose the ability to catch those little subtle differences.

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people: 4

face-to-face: 3

communication: 3

technology: 2

skills: 2

facial: 2

those: 2

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The response addresses the question directly and provides a clear perspective on the impact of technology on face-to-face communication skills. The answer includes relevant points about the loss of non-verbal cues. To further enhance the response, consider providing specific examples or elaborating on the potential consequences of this decline in communication skills.

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The vocabulary is adequate for the topic, but it could be more precise and varied. Consider using synonyms and more specific terms to express your ideas. For example, instead of 'negative impacts,' you could use 'detrimental effects' or 'adverse consequences.' Also, the phrase 'phase 2 communication skills' is unclear and should be replaced with 'face-to-face communication skills'.

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