雅思口语题目解析：Communication

　　1.What are the different ways that people communicate with each other?

　　2.Do old people and young people use the same methods to communicate?

　　3.How do you think communication technology will change in the future?

　　4.What are the differences between a phone call and face-to-face communication with someone?

　　1. What are the different ways that people communicate with each other?

　　视觉上的交流：verbal/ face to face communication/ by gestures/ facial expression/ video recordings/ speech/ lecture

　　First and foremost, most people will communicate face to face. This can happen in their daily life when meeting someone in the middle of the road, during the class, in the shared kitchen with their roommates or when they take part in a group discussion.They will also use gestures and facial expression to help the listeners to understand their meaning when they travel to some foreign countries where the locals cannot speak English.With the advance in technology, video chat and conference can be easily achieved in many websites or application on the phone or ipad. If two people stay in a different place but want to talk through something more clearly, they can just take a video chat by keeping online and using the same application.

　　听觉上的交流：audio communication/ telephone/ wechat audio message/.

　　However, face to face communication cannot be achieved all the time. We sometimes need to discuss with a person, but we cannot reach them immediately. In this case, the first choice for most people is making a phone call, since modern people are normally take the phone with them all the time even when they go to the bathroom.Also, some new apps such as Wechat allow users to send audio message, which can facilitate communication and improve efficiency, because many people think typing words time-consuming and find it hard to express their meaning as well as they emotion clearly through just words.

　　文字上的交流：written communication/ letters/ emails/ articles/ comment/ posters/ moments/

　　In addition, many people are comfortable with the form of written communication. They will send letters or emails to their family members, friends and clients, because these forms of communication are more formal and be easily saved and retrieved anytime anywhere with a device and internet connection.Besides, someone may prefer writing blog online as a way to record their everyday life and share their experience with the readers. And this way seems to be more widely accepted for many celebrities because the famous people want to have a word to their fans directly and ordinary people are always curious about the private life of the celebrities.

　　2.Do old people and young people use the same methods to communicate?

　　Old: 面对面、电话、出行(爬山、钓鱼、麻将等)、饭局In think older people like to communicate face-to-face. If they have something to discuss, especially some very important issues such as signing a business contract and making a travel plan, we will like to meet the guy directly. Only by doing this can they feel reliable.Also, they like to make a phone call whenever they come up with something. For example, I often receive lots of unexpected calls from my parents even in the middle of a exam, and they call me sometimes just to make sure I have locked the doors before I left home this morning.They all like to arrange some social activities as a way to exchange information and meet their old friends. For example, my father goes fishing with his old friends each month, and goes hiking with his workmates every two weeks.Old people also like to discuss business on the dinner table, and in China, you know, people may drink a lot of wines and liquor in order to show respect to others.

　　Young：facebook、朋友圈、博客、打游戏、喝一杯Younger generation will be more likely to use some social networking websites to communicate with their peers, by posting their photos on a daily basis, writing articles in their blog and commenting on other’s most recent tweet.Sometimes, youngsters may play an online game together as a way to exchange information and keep everyone in the group connected. They will discuss before the game to set up the strategy, during the game to cooperate and fight against the opponent players and even after the game to review and try to improve their skills for the next game.Young people may not as interested in having formal meals in a big restaurant as the elderly, but they will find any type of eating out convenient if the food is delicious and clean. So they might go for a drink in the local bar near their home to have a quick meeting with the friends passing by, or to drive a long way to a small but famous local market to try some exotic food from nearby village.

　　3.How do you think communication technology will change in the future?

　　Yes：well, I think it will change dramatically.科技发展：可视化First, it will become more visual, which means that people can use the technology to communicate with others in a more real condition. We may just stand in front of an electronic device, say a TV set, but we feel as if we were authentically participating in the situations, such as a concert or a lecture.方便It also will become more convenient with the internet connection everywhere. People can access to all sorts of information, contacts, documents and mails in one device.多元化The functionality of the technology will be diversified. By this I mean, we will use the applications or machines to talk with others as well as dealing with many other issues in our daily life and work. For example, we can make a PPT slide with our peers together at the same time, even if they are studying in a foreign country.信息公开The advance in technology may lead to more open information regarding each individual. We can easily find the place of birth, educational background, current occupation of a person with the help of various kinds of websites.每个人都会有自己的个人媒体平台(博客、电台、视频直播)People will all establish their own media platform in the future in this so-called internet age. We can post our articles on the blogs, record our voices on some personal radio stations and even live broadcast our life to others who are interested in.

　　No: I think it might maintain the current situation.传统方式仍占主导地位Traditional ways of communication will still dominate. People will continue making phone calls even if video chat is so popular nowadays.不可取代性Many of the new technology rely heavy on the connectedness of the internet and the hardware of the machine. So for the majority of people, they will prefer using the old style of communication.

　　4.What are the differences between a phone call and face-to-face communication with someone?

　　Phone：更自在，不用担心尴尬For some people, they think that making a phone call seems to be a more comfortable way to express their ideas, because they don’t have to worry too much about the response of the one on the other side of the connection, as they cannot see them. So for some sensitive topics, sometimes, I have to say, it’s easier to talk it over through the phone line.可以同时做很多其他的事情，比如坐车，赶路，打扫房间Also, making a phone call to communicate with others means that we can deal with many other businesses simultaneously, such as taking a bus to another place, tidying the house or having a meal. In this way, our efficiency will increase for we have resolve several issues in one time.难懂(缺少动作表情)However, I have to say that because of lack of facial expression, it is conceivable that we may misunderstand others’ original meaning, which can cause some trouble. Besides, the listener may have already lost interest, but we still keep talking and making them unpleasant.受信号限制Phone calls are also subject to the signal intensity, which means that if we call in a remote country road or when we are climbing a mountain, it is very likely that we will find our mobiles disconnected.

　　Face-to-face:更直接、真诚I do have to say that face-to-face communication is more direct. There is no way we can hide our emotion or to pretend to be interested in the topic. Our expression naturally becomes more sincere and authentic, which benefits both sides of the conversation.容易理解、辅助其他行为It can be more easily understood by all speakers, because we can use body language and facial expression to assist in our talk and make the meaning more clear.共同完成其他活动：吃饭、喝一杯、讨论工作学习In addition, face-to-face communication can be used not only for just talking, but also for the accomplishment of many other activities, such as eating out with the partners, during which people may discuss social and financial issues, having a drink with friends, and making plans for the coming projects with teammates.

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