Face-to-face communication vs letters, e-mail, or telephone calls

English as a Second Language Preparation for and help with the TOEFL® Test and
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, e-mail, or telephone calls. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

Communication

Many people nowadays, prefer to use letters, emails, or telephone calls as a way of communicating with others. Others, still are using the old ways of communicating with each others, as a face to face communication. In my view, I prefer to use face to face communication at certain times to benefit from its following advantages.

First, when people communicate face to face especially in businesses, the worker could ensure that he understands the tasks that his manager asks him to do. This is because; the worker could ask as much questions as he wants to the manager and the manager could define the task more to the worker. Second, by communicating to people face to face instead of using the electronic mails would be more efficient, as there is a risk that the letter or mail may not be received due to technical issues or problems.

Moreover, it would be expensive to communicate with others on the e-mails, letters or telephone calls, as Internet and computer terminals should be purchased to send e-mails and a mobile or a telephone land line must be purchased to call others. Last but not the least, e-mails and letters might take a long time for the other person to receive and sometimes calling a person wouldn’t be an easy method, as the person might not be free to talk in the time that you are calling. Whereas when face to face communication method is used it wouldn’t take a lot of time, as the person could make an appointment before sometime to talk to his friend, manager etc…

In conclusion, using methods other than face to face communication, such as letters might not be always practical and sophisticated. Therefore, for a person to make an efficient and an effective communication, a face to face method must be used for its above advantages.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a university professor and a student in the professor’s office

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I like it.

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Hi Mixmixi

thanks for your comment could you tell what mark could this essay score

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Your welcome Emilly, but unfortunately I am not skillful enough to grade your essay. I just can tell you that I like the way of your thinking. You seem to have lots of ideas for writing.

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Many people nowadays, prefer to use letters, emails, or telephone calls as a way of communicating with others. Others, ARE STILL using the old ways of communicating with each other, as a face to face communication. In my view, I prefer to use face to face communication at certain times to benefit from its following advantages.

First, when people communicate face to face especially in businesses, the worker could ensure that he understands the tasks that his manager asks him to do. This is because; the worker could ask as MANY questions as he wants to the manager, and the manager could define the task more CLEARLY to the worker.
Second, by communicating WITH people face to face instead of using the electronic mails would be more efficient, as there is a risk that the letter or mail may not be received due to technical issues or problems.

Moreover, it would be expensive to communicate with others BY e-mails, letters or telephone calls, as Internet and computer terminals WOULD HAVE TO be purchased to send e-mails, and a mobile or a telephone land line must be purchased to call others.

Last but not the least, e-mails and letters might take a long time for the other person to receive, and sometimes calling a person would NOT be an easy method, as the person might not be free to talk AT the time that you are calling.
Whereas when THE face to face communication method is used it wouldn’t take a lot of time, as the person could make an appointment PRIOR to talkING to his friend, manager etc…

In conclusion, using methods other than face to face communication, such as letters, might not always BE practical OR sophisticated. Therefore, for a person to make an efficient and an effective communication, a face to face method must be used for its above advantages.

Better than average Emilly. Don’t forget to use a comma when necessary. 8/10

Kitos.

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thanks kitosdad

I will try to use your advices as much as I can to improve my writing skills. By the way do you know a good website to find more free articles, essays etc… to read to improve our skills

thanks again and again

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This is the only site that I use at the moment, but this unfortunately, may be changing. shortly.

Kitos.