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Communication and Personality
Communication and Personality
Communication and Personality
PERSONALITY by NGOCBACH
1. (18/02/2016) New technologies have changed the way children spend
their free time. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Essay:
It is true that many children now spend
much of their spare time playing with
the latest technological devices. outweighed: [verb] greater or more
Despite some obvious disadvantages of important than something.
this trend, I believe that these are
outweighed by the advantages.
On the one hand, there are two major drawbacks: [noun] a very useful word
drawbacks when children devote to mean ‘disadvantages’.
much of their free time to playing
electronic games or using the Internet. devote to: [phrasal verb] give an
Firstly, exercise is necessary for the amount of time or attention to
something.
physical development of children, so
playing games in the street or in the
park with their friends is an integral an integral part of: [expression] play
part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. an essential part in something.
Secondly, spending too much time on
their computers or mobile phones may
lead to health problems for some
youngsters. If they keep their eyes keep their eyes glued to screens:
glued to screens for hours on end, they [expression] look at screens in a very
may suffer from eye-strain. Waves concentrated way for a long time.
from hi-fi devices also tend to cause
headaches if used for too long. hi-fi devices: [noun] equipment which
plays recorded music.
2. (29/04/2017) Some people say that what children watch influences their
behaviour. Others believe the amount of time they spend on television
influences their behaviour most. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
3. (09/09/2017) The mobile phone is used both for work and personal phone
calls at all times of the day, every day of the week. Do you think this has more
positive or negative effects both for individuals and society?
Essay:
It is true that mobile phones are now
used all the time for business and social
purposes. While there are some
negative impacts on both individuals
and society as a whole, I would argue
that these are outweighed by the
positive effects.
to live in harmony with one another:
to live with others in a way which
There is one major negative aspect of avoids conflict or disagreement
the way in which mobile phones are
often used. In order to live in
harmony with one another in society,
people must show consideration for to make small talk: to make
others, especially in public places. conversation about things that are not
Personally, for example, I do not important, often between people
consider that using a mobile phone to who do not know each other well
make small talk in a loud voice is
socially acceptable. While some
people may have a laid-back attitude
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to cope with: to deal successfully with
something difficult
8. (11/05/2019): Some businesses find that their new employees lack basic
interpersonal skills, such as cooperative skills. What are the causes and
suggest some possible solutions.
Essay:
It is true that some companies complain
about the poor interpersonal skills of
to shape a child’s personality: to
their new staff. While some reasons for
decide or influence the form of a child’s
this can be identified, there are solutions
which firms should adopt. personality
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9. (18/07/2019): It has been said that people who read for pleasure have
more developed imaginations and language skill than people who prefer to
watch TV. Do you agree or disagree?
Essay:
It is true that some people believe that
reading for pleasure develops both
imagination and language skills, in
contrast to the passive activity of
watching TV. While a minority a works of literary fiction: types of
viewers do watch informative TV
literature which describe imaginary
programmes, such as documentaries, I
people and events, not real ones
completely agree with the arguments in
favour of the benefits of reading.
bedtime stories: stories told to children
Firstly, in terms of the development of before they sleep
creativity, works of literary fiction a work of literature: a book, play, or
stimulate the human imagination. poem
Reading bedtime stories to children, or
reading some well-written work of broaden one’s literary horizons: to
literature, everyone can broaden their widen the limit of your desires,
literary horizons. Whereas TV presents knowledge, or interests by reading
audiences with ready-made images, widely
reading stories forces readers to use