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IELTS Writing Task 2 (Exercises): The Impact of Social Media on Face-to-Face Communication Skills

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

deteriorateinterpersonal skills
digital interactionface-to-face communication
superficialscreen time
social isolationnon-verbal cues
over-reliancedistracted

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:

  1. People tend to spend more time on social media than on face-to-face communication.
  2. Social media can cause a decline in the ability to read non-verbal cues.
  3. Excessive screen time negatively affects attention spans.
  4. Face-to-face communication is important for building strong emotional bonds.

Task 2:

  1. screen time
  2. digital interaction
  3. interpersonal skills
  4. deteriorate
  5. distracted
  6. superficial
  7. non-verbal cues
  8. screen time
  9. social isolation
  10. over-reliance

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