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How has the Internet influenced communication in daily life? Well, nowadays a lot of people use the Internet to communicate with their friends or
colleagues on a daily basis
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We all use an Instant Messenger program called QQ in China. It's the
equivalent of
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it's similar to) a Chinese version of MSN. You can chat online with any of your
contacts as long as they are signed on
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It's very convenient because it's free, unlike talking on the
phone, and you can talk to many different people at once. In addition, many people use email to
keep in touch with friends who live far away or to communicate with colleagues or customers. On
top of this, it's also a great way to send documents to one another. The only problem is that all
these communication tools don't encourage people to go out and socialize in real life.
2. Give reasons for the increasing use of the Internet. Okay. Well, first, the Internet allows us to find information about anything and everything.
Students can find help with their assignments online
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adults can have any question answered
anytime with a simple click. In addition, on the Internet, we can read the news from any
newspaper. Nowadays, we can communicate with all of our friends through Instant Messenger
programs and emails
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On top of being extremely convenient, the Internet also gives us access to
the world of entertainment. Most young people like to download movies and music
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they play
online games whenever they can, and they create personal blogs, which are the equivalent of
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which are similar to) an online journal that friends can access
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The Internet is definitely
informative, useful, and a lot of fun.
3. How useful is the Internet as a way of finding out the news? It's extremely practical. There are thousands of websites to read the news from Actually each
newspaper has created its own webpage to offer the latest news to their readers. They refresh the
pages every minute or so. Personally, I like to read the news or Yahoo
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com because it's a simple
website to use, and I also get to check my email inbox or the same website. My father used to get
up and go out every morning to buy the newspaper but since we now have unlimited Internet at
home, he turns on his computer every morning and every night after work. It's convenient for the
whole family, not only children.
