雅思范文：Nowadays-the-way-many-people-interact-with-each-other-has-changed-because-of-technology..docx

。题目：Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affect the type of relationships people make?Has this become a positive or negative development?Entering the cyber-era, our way of communicating with people have been changed entirely in all respects, owing to the rapid development of modern technology.From a 21st century standpoint,I firmly believe that the positive influence of this change outweighs the negativeones.The most significant change in peoples relationship lies in the fact that the distance between each other has been shortened greatly owing to technology. We dont have to wait for months for a single letter likein the old days. What we actually do to contact friends, family and co-workers today, is to send a text message through our cell phone, to send our live pictures via some social network service,or, thanks to the invention of plane，we may also chose the most straight forward way，by simply booking an air ticket and fly to them.All these means make the communication easier and quicker, which also lead to the intimacy between people.Another change happening is that it seemed to be easier for us to make friends nowadays. Before the advent of the internet, people used to live alife confined to a specific social circle, meeting with the same old faces, day in, day out. But when the Internet was introduced to people, we are all amazed at how big the worldis and how small it can be. Via some interesting webs, wecanencounter with people from all over the world, and make friends with them. In this way, not only our vision can be broadened, but also our thoughts can be much more easily uttered in front of others. Thus, clearly, technology creates far more colourful relationships.However, supporting the positive effects of technology doesnt mean that Im neglecting the drawbacks of it. High-tech stuff can sometimes bother our ordinary lives.For instance, as was revealed by the former NSA employee, Ed Snowden, the government might use the Internet to exert surveillance on everybody, which greatly violates ourprivacy and makes us feel less secured. In addition, people might indulge in some online relationships and totally forget about their real lives. But, I believe, issues like these can be fixed if people put more effort into them.In conclusion, since the technology has made the relationship between people more intimate, convenient, and colourful, I certainly believe that