According to a recent study, the more time people use the Internet, the less time they spend with real human beings. Some people say that instead of seeing the Internet as a way of opening up new communication possibilities world- wide, we should be concerned about the effect this is having on social interaction.
How far do you agree with this opinion?
It is evident that, at present, people are spending a considerable amount of time on the Internet, and thus spending less time with real people. I strongly agree that although this use of the Internet has greatly increased the level of communication available, it has also had detrimental effects on the amount and type of social interaction that takes place.
The benefits of the Internet in terms of increased communication are clear, with people connected across the globe. In the past, communication was only possible by phone or mail, which entailed time and expense. It also usually meant jus...
- In some countries young people have little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies What do you think are the causes of this What solutions can you suggest 75
- Technology is becoming increasingly prevalent in the world today. Given time, technology will completely replace the teacher in the classroom. Analyze both sides of this argument. (Study Sample) 90
- The graph below given information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. 55
- The map depicts the possible spots for building a new supermarket in Garlsdon city.(re-write) 70
- You are organising a trip to the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales for a group of students from Perth in Western Australia.Write to the manager of Student Hostel Services and explain when you want to visit the Snowy Mountains, how long you will stay, how 80
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 14 15
No. of Words: 329 350
No. of Characters: 1626 1500
No. of Different Words: 172 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.259 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.942 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.742 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 112 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 86 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 62 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 36 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 23.5 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 11.438 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.571 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.34 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.542 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.09 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5