2020年9-12月雅思口语part2&3答案：收到的一条重要短信

　　2020年9-12月雅思口语part2&3答案：收到的一条重要短信

　　Describe an important text message you received.

　　You should say:

　　what it was

　　when you got it

　　who you got it from

　　and explain why you thought it was important

　　I once received a text message from my mother. This was years ago while I was waiting to hear about my acceptance in university. In those days you received a letter through the post, you see. And I was away from home at the time. So I told my mother, if a letter arrives through the post for me, then please open it, and call me or text me the results – if it’s a letter from the universities application, body. So, at the time I was actually playing basketball with my friends at a leisure centre in Hefei, you see I was staying in Hefei with an uncle of mine, and I have a few friends there too. It was the summer holidays. So, I was playing basketball, and doing quite well, if I remember correctly. The game ended and we all shook hands and went to go get changed. I was sweating a lot because it was really hot that summer too, and I’d been playing really energetically. When I got to the changing rooms and opened my locker I checked my phone. I saw a missed call from my mother, then I saw I had also received a text message. I opened it and I found that she had, indeed, received a letter for me through the post, and it was an unconditional offer for the university I really wanted to study at! In England. So I was really happy. I’d not only played really well in my basketball game, but I’d also got the offer I wanted in the university I wanted to study at. So, of course it was an important message, and of course I felt fantastic.

　　Part3

　　1. Do you think traditional letters are a good way to send messages?

　　Traditional letters today are not a very efficient way to communicate – hardly anyone communicates in this way these days. It’s best to use messenger services on our mobile phone or email for business situations. Letters can be nice though – they can be a nice and personal way to communicate – maybe if I find a girl I fall in love with I might write her a love letter – this is a romantic tradition that I think is very sweet.

　　2. Have people changed the ways they communicate with each other?

　　Yes, radically. At least since I was a child. Today people are chatting on line all the time on WeChat and these kind of messenger services. It’s the main form of communication, actually. In some ways this is great, but it also has downsides – I think people might be losing the ability to talk and chat face to face!

　　3. Do technological advances have a negative impact on communication?

　　Yes, of course, In fact, they are the primary thing that impacts communication. Our communication has been revolutionized by technology. Especially in the past 10 years or so, there have been giant leaps in tech developments and advances. It’s actually a bit scary in some ways!

　　4. Is it more polite to make phone calls than send text messages?

　　It used to be… But today people are not really accustomed to sending messages. In fact, it has become quite normal to communicate even important business decisions, send documents and project work and all sorts, via WeChat messages, moreso than even emails in some cases.