The Impact of Social Media
on Face-to-Face Communication Skills
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases
- deteriorate (v) – to become worse
- interpersonal skills (n) – skills used to communicate with others
- digital interaction (n) – communication via electronic devices
- face-to-face communication (n) – direct, in-person communication
- superficial (adj) – shallow, lacking depth
- screen time (n) – time spent looking at phones, tablets, computers
- social isolation (n) – feeling of being disconnected from others
- non-verbal cues (n) – body language, facial expressions, tone of voice
- over-reliance (n) – dependence on something too much
- distracted (adj) – unable to concentrate
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
People / spend / more time / social media / than / face-to-face communication.
Social media / cause / decline / ability / read / non-verbal cues.
Excessive / screen time / affect / attention span / negatively.
Face-to-face communication / important / build / emotional bonds / strong.
Task 2: Vocabulary list for fill in the blanks
deteriorate | interpersonal skills |
digital interaction | face-to-face communication |
superficial | screen time |
social isolation | non-verbal cues |
over-reliance | distracted |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list above.
Social media has changed the way people communicate in many ways. An increase in (1) ____________ and time spent in (2) ____________ has led to concerns that (3) ____________ are starting to (4) ____________. Many individuals become (5) ____________ during conversations because of frequent notifications and multitasking on devices. Furthermore, reliance on digital communication can result in (6) ____________ relationships, which lack depth and emotional connection.
In addition, face-to-face communication allows people to pick up on important (7) ____________ such as body language and tone, which are often missed in online messages. Excessive (8) ____________ may cause social withdrawal and increase feelings of (9) ____________. Experts warn against the (10) ____________ on social media for communication and encourage people to practice in-person social skills regularly.
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Task 1:
- People tend to spend more time on social media than on face-to-face communication.
- Social media can cause a decline in the ability to read non-verbal cues.
- Excessive screen time negatively affects attention spans.
- Face-to-face communication is important for building strong emotional bonds.
Task 2:
- screen time
- digital interaction
- interpersonal skills
- deteriorate
- distracted
- superficial
- non-verbal cues
- screen time
- social isolation
- over-reliance