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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Nowadays, more people are choosing to socialise online rather than face to face. Is this positive or
negative development?
Introduction
An increasing number of people meet and talk to their friends online instead of in person. In my opinion,
this is a negative development which can lead to isolation (n), potentially harmful situation (n) and also
problems later in life (n).
Body I
One serious problem that can arise from people socialising online is that it can lead to isolation. Before
the internet, people would frequently go out to meet friends, for example in cafes, bars or restaurants,
whereas now people prefer to stay at home alone, chatting online. As a result, people are starting to spend
the majority of their time alone at home in their room without meeting others. Isolation of this kind is not
healthy and can sometimes lead to depression and other issues. 84
Body II
Another issue is that meeting people online can be risky. In other words, people can assume fake
identities online as well as hide their true characteristics. This is particularly concerning for teenagers who
are impressionable and can easily be led into dangerous situations. Furthermore, as this interaction is
online, parents have no way of monitoring it and protecting their children. 60
Body III
Finally, socialising online can end in difficulties years later as conversation and shared photos that had been
forgotten reappear. This situation is currently critical for many people, again especially for teenagers who
do not think carefully before posting online. That is to say, information which is put online can remain
there forever while people may share intimate communications with close friends, these words can resurface
later on leading much to embarrassment. 71
Conclusion
In conclusion, although it has become more popular for people socialising through the internet, it has
brought about too many problems for this to be considered a positive trend.
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Question
Nowadays, some buildings such as offices and schools have open-space design instead of separate rooms. Do
you think this is a positive or negative development?
Positive/ Negative Development
Introduction
• 2 sentences
• 40-50 words
• 2 minutes
What should I do for my introduction?
1. Paraphrase the background information
2. Thesis Statement- State your opinion with three main ideas
Body I
• The first main idea from the introduction
• 70-80 Words
• 10 Minutes
• Linking Devices (The usage of linking devices should look natural)
• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (Adjective Clause / Adverb Clause / Noun Clause / Conditionals / Passive
Voice / Gerund)
• Lexical Devices (Vocabulary / Collocation)
• Spelling and Punctuation
Body II
• The second main idea from the introduction
• 70-80 Words
• 10 Minutes
• Linking Devices (The usage of linking devices should look natural)
• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (Adjective Clause / Adverb Clause / Noun Clause / Conditionals / Passive
Voice / Gerund)
• Lexical Devices (Vocabulary / Collocation)
• Spelling and Punctuation
Body III
• The third main idea from the introduction
• 70-80 Words
• 10 Minutes
• Linking Devices (The usage of linking devices should look natural)
• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (Adjective Clause / Adverb Clause / Noun Clause / Conditionals / Passive
Voice / Gerund)

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• Lexical Devices (Vocabulary / Collocation)
• Spelling and Punctuation

Conclusion
• 1 sentence
• 30-40 Words
• 2 Minutes
What should I do for my conclusion?
• Paraphrase your thesis statement