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2021-12-16 23:03:38 THE INTERNET AND COMMUNICATION

The changes in social communication are of particular significance. Although analogue tools still have their place in some sectors, new technologies are continuing to gain ground every day, transforming our communication practices and possibilities—particularly among younger people. The Internet has removed all communication barriers. Online, the conventional constraints of space and time disappear and there is a dizzyingly wide range of communicative possibilities. The impact of social media applications has triggered discussion of the “new communication democracy.”

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2021-12-16 23:03:38 WHAT HAPPENED?
The Internet has turned our existence upside down. It has revolutionized communications, to the extent that it is now our preferred medium of everyday communication. In almost everything we do, we use the Internet. Ordering a pizza, buying a television, sharing a moment with a friend, sending a picture over instant messaging. Before the Internet, if you wanted to keep up with the news, you had to walk down to the newsstand when it opened in the morning and buy a local edition reporting what had happened the previous day. But today a click or two is enough to read your local paper and any news source from anywhere in the world, updated up to the minute.

Information technologies have wrought fundamental change throughout society, driving it forward from the industrial age to the networked era. In our world, global information networks are vital infrastructure—but in what ways has this changed human relations? The Internet is the tool we use to interact with one another, and accordingly poses new challenges to privacy and security.

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2021-12-16 23:03:07 THE INTERNET HAS BEEN THE MOST COMMON TOPIC IN IELTS EXAM. TODAY I HAVE SELECTED A REALLY INFORMATIVE ARTICLE FOR YOU TO GAIN WORTHWHILE IDEAS AND TOPICAL VOCABULARY.

WHILE READING THE ARTICLE, PAY ATTENTION TO THE PHRASES IN BOLD. TRY TO LEARN THEM AND USE IN YOUR OWN ESSAYS OR SPEECHES.

HOPE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.

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2021-12-16 17:52:57 #collocationtime

concern

meaning: SOMETHING IMPORTANT

mainly used with adjectives

 somebody's main/biggest concern 
● My main concern is my children.

 somebody's primary/chief/principal concern 
● The president said his primary concern was the welfare of the American people.

somebody's central concern 
● Our organization's central concern is to help people at all levels of society.

 somebody's overriding concern (=much more important than anything else) 
● An artist's overriding concern is to achieve the highest standard possible.

 somebody's only/sole concern 
● Rick's only concern was having a good time at the weekend.

  somebody's present/immediate concern 
● Her two immediate concerns were to find a home and a job.

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2021-12-16 15:10:00 LET'S HAVE A LAUGH

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2021-12-15 08:21:52 ENGLISH SPEECH | ANNE HATHAWAY: Paid Family Leave (English Subtitles)

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2021-12-15 08:07:06 intense (adj. strong)
used mainly with nouns

 intense pressure 
● The Prime Minister is under intense pressure to call a general election.

 intense competition 
● There is intense competition for places on the course.

 intense heat 
● He could feel the intense heat of the Egyptian sun.

 intense cold 
● He was shivering with intense cold.

 intense pain 
● She felt an intense pain in her right shoulder.

 intense pleasure 
● Anne read the letter with intense pleasure.

 an intense desire 
● Fred felt an intense desire to punch Max in the face.

 an intense interest in something 
● The police are aware of the intense interest in the case.

 intense dislike 
● He had taken an intense dislike to Robert.

 intense activity 
● The opening of the restaurant was preceded by a period of intense activity.

 intense debate 
● Abortion has become the subject of intense debate.

 intense negotiations 
● The hostages were freed after intense negotiations.

 intense scrutiny (=being examined very carefully) 
● The mining industry is coming under intense scrutiny over its environmental record.

 intense speculation (=a lot of guessing about what may have happened) 
● After weeks of intense speculation, the actress announced that she was pregnant.

 intense opposition 
● Locals have voiced intense opposition to plans to expand the airport.

 intense feelings/emotion 
● Her lips trembled with intense emotion.


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2021-12-14 21:28:55 IELTS Speaking Part 3 is your chance to really show off your ability to use English flexibly to discuss a topic in detail and in depth.

Unlike IELTS Speaking Part 1 and Part 2, this part is not really about you and your life, but rather about more abstract and general ideas. You need to get lots of ideas and plenty of rich language in order to be well prepared for Part 3. 

A good way to do that is to listen to a wide variety of podcasts, and watch videos and films, so you are exposed to English being used in lots of different contexts.

Currently I'm thinking about posting interesting articles about actual topics for Speaking Part 3 (Success, Creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Space Exploration....)

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2021-12-14 13:48:58 #girlishquotes
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2021-12-13 21:16:54 #collocationtime

TO CROSS ONE'S MIND
verb
to occur to one, to come to one's mind

I'm so accustomed to flying that the possibility of driving home never crossed my mind.
What was the first thing that crossed your mind when you won the prize?

AT A PREMIUM
adjective
particularly valuable; especially in demand

In today’s job market, computer skills are at a premium.
Free time is at a premium for working parents.
We bought bunk beds because space in the apartment is at a premium.

TO KEEP AN EYE ON SOMETHING
verb
to watch; to monitor

Could you please keep an eye on the cake in the oven and make sure it doesn't burn?
I walked in the park, keeping an eye on the children the whole time.
Keep an eye on the road or we might miss the turn we need to take.

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