2023年自考類英語自考英語寫作題庫卷I一.歷年考點試題黑鉆版(共50題)1.Childrenarealwaysfascinatedaboutfairytales.Writeashortexpositiveessay(about300words)examiningtheeffectsoffairytalesonchildren.2.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandtrytocomposea"topicoutline"forthepassageprovided.

AbillhasbeenintroducedintheUnitedStatesCongresswhich,ifpassed,wouldreducetheminimumwageforworkingteenagersundertheageof18.Theminimumwagewouldbedecreasedasmallamountforeachyearunder18untiltheageof15.Afewteenagersreactnegativelytowardsthebill,buttheyareprobablytheluckyoneswhohaveajob.Althoughthesepeoplewouldhavetotakeacutinpay,thebillhasmanyadvantagesandshouldbepas-sed.

Firstofall,theideaofareducedminimumwagewouldallowforthehiringofmoreteenagers.Unemploymentishighforteensunder18,especiallyinminoritygroups.Ifthebillbecamealaw,twoteenagerswouldbehiredforthepriceofone.Eventhoughsomepeoplesaythatabusinessmighthireteenagersinplaceofolderpeople,thisishighlyunlikely.Mostteensonlyworkpart-timeandthereforewouldnotinterferewithhiringintheolderworkforce.

Puttingmoreteenagersintheworkforcewouldbebeneficialbecausethewagesthattheymakewouldhelptheirparentsoutfinancially.Theseteenagerswouldhavetheirownspendingmoneyfordates,forgas,andforclothes.Also,puttingmoreteenagersonthejobcouldpossiblyreducethecrimerateamongthem.Withsomemoneyintheirpockets,teenagerswouldnotneedtoshopliftortocommitrobbery.

Someteensthinktheproposedwageswouldbesolow.Itwouldnotbeworththeirworking.However,areducedwagedoesnotmeanthatemployersarefreetopayunreasonablylowwages.Asitis,manysmallbusinessespaybelowminimumwagenow,andtheyhavenotroublefindingteenagerswhoarewillingtowork.Inaddition,noincometaxistakenoutforteenagers,soalmostalltheirwagesarepureincome.

Somepeoplefearthisbillwillmarkanendtotheminimumwagerequirementsforevery-one.Thesepeoplearemisinformed,forthisminimumwagereductionwouldnotaffectany-one18orolder.Insteaditwouldmainlyaffecttheteenagersthatworkduringthesummersandafterschool.Theseteenagersaremakingmoneytosaveandtospendforextras.Theyarenot,inthemain,breadwinners.Theolderteenagersandadults,whoarebreadwinners,wouldcontinueattheirsamesalaries.

Thereducedminimumwagecouldalsotakeasmallburdenoffalreadyaidingbusinessthathiresteenagers.Iftheydonothavetopaysomuchforwages,thebusinesscouldtakethemoneysavedandinvestitintheirownbusinesses.Theycouldreneworexpandtheirmachinerytoincreaseproduction.Finallywiththeoveralldecreaseinexpendituresbecauseofthereducedminimumwage,pricescouldgodown,whichwouldhelptofightinflation.

Althoughsomeyoungerteenagersdonotwanttotakethewagecuts,thisideahasmanypositiveeconomicpossibilities:itmighthelpinSolvingproblemswithunemployedteens,parents'financialburdens,crime,andrevitalizationofbusiness.Thebilldeservesachance.3.Intoday'sChina,moreandmoreruralresidentsaremovingtocities,butiscitylifebetterthancountrylife?Writeanexpositoryessay(about300words)expressingyourviewonit.4.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea"topicoutline"forit.

Smell,asameansofnonverbalcommunication,isimportant.Odorcommunicatesnotonlywhenwearefacetofacewithanotherperson,butalsowhentheotherpersonisnotpresent.Peoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentattitudestowardbodyodors.

MostpeopleintheWestrespondnegativelytowhattheyconsiderbadodorssuchasbodyodor,breathodor,orclothesthatemitunpleasantsmellssuchassweat.Theyworkhardtocoveruptheirbodyodorandviewthosewithbodyodorasdirtyandunsanitary.However,peopleusuallyarenotcomfortableindiscussingthetopic,andgenerallywillnottellanotherthathisorherbodyodorisoffensive.Theywillsimplyavoidbeingclosetothepersonandwillendtheconversationasquicklyaspossible.

Othercultureshavequitedifferentconceptsofnaturalodors;theyconsiderthemasnormalandbelievethatitisanactoffriendshipto"breathethebreath"ofthepersonwithwhomtheyconverseandtofeeltheirpresencebysmelling.Forexample,Arabsdon'tseemtofeelcomfortableunlesstheycansmelleachother.WhenArabstalk,theyvirtuallyenvelopeachotherintheirbreath.Smellingthenaturalbodyodorsofone'sfriendisdesirable;denyinghimorherthisprivilegeistoactashamedly.Inotherculturessmellalsoplaysanimportantrole.InJapan,younggirlswilloftenplayagameinvolvingtheplacingoffivefragrancesintinyboxes.Thegirlwhoidentifiesthemostaromaswinsthegame.InBali,Indonesia,whenloversgreetoneanother,theyoftenbreathedeeplyinakindoffriendlysniffing.ItisnotuncommonforyoungloversinthePhilippinestotradesmallpiecesofclothingonpartingsothatthesmelloftheotherpersonwillevoketheiraffectionforeachother.

Notknowingculturalvariationsinattitudetowardsmellcancreateuncertaintyandevenillfeeling.Forexample,amedicaldoctorfromSaudiArabiaonceworkedinahospitalinthesouthernUnitedStates.ProblemsarosewhenpatientsrefusedtohavetheSaudidoctorexaminethem.Interviewswithpatientsrevealedtwoproblems:He"smelledbad"andhebreathedonthepatients.Thedoctor'straininghadapparentlyfailedtoincludethedifferencebetweenArabicandAmericanattitudesandpracticesrelatingtosmell.Clearly,encountersbetweenpeoplewithsuchwidelydifferingattitudescouldleadtoseriousmiscommunication.Tomaintainharmoniousinterculturalbusinessrelationships,oneshouldrememberthesediverseattitudestowardsmell.5.Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphofabout100words.Makesurethatthetoneandvocabularyyouuseareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

ChildhoodFears

Iremembermychildhoodasbeinggenerallyhappyandcanrecallexperiencingsomeofthemostcarefreetimesofmylife.ButIcanalsoremember,evenmorevividly,momentsofbeingdeeplyfrightened.Asachild,Iwastrulyterrifiedofthedark,ofgettinglost,andofnotbeinglikedbyothers.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeextremelyuncomfortablemoments.

Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyfamiliarroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevertotaldarkness,butastreetlightorpassingcarlightsmadeclotheshungoverachairtakeontheshapeofanunknownbeast.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isawthatthecurtainsseemedtomovewhentherewasnobreeze.Atinycrackinthefloorwouldsoundahundredtimeslouderthaninthedaylight,andmyimaginationwouldtakeover,creatingburglarsandmonsters.Darknessalwaysmademefeelsohelpless,too.Myheartwouldpound,andIwouldlieverystillsothatthe"enemy"wouldn'tdiscoverme.steadofsaddleshoestoschool.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethen,andthefearofnotbeinglikedwasapowerfulone.

Oneoftheprocessesofevolvingfromachildtoanadultisbeingabletorecognizeandoutgrowourfears.I'velearnedthatdarknessdoesnothavetotakeonalifeofitsown,thatotherscanhelpmewhenI'mlost,andthatfriendlinessandsinceritywillencouragepeopletolikeme.UnderstandingthethingsthatscaredUSaschildrenhelpsustocopewithourlivesasadults.6.Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.

IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubjects.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor'sdegree.

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Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan"objective"test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.7.Composeanessay(60points).

Somepeopleoftensay,"Opportunityplaysavitalroleinsuccess".Doyougoalongwiththeidea.Writeanessay(about300words)expressingyourviewonit.8.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea"topicoutline"forit.

TheHumanBrain

Forcenturies,peoplewonderedabouthowthehumanbrainworks.Re-searcherswereparticularlyconcernedaboutitsstructureandfunctions.Itwasnotlongagothatscientistsmadetheremarkablediscoverythatourbrainsaredividedintotwohalves-leftbrainandrightbrain,andthateachhalfhasseparatefeaturesandroles.

Theleftbrainissaidtobethelogicalbrain.Itistheleftbrainthatweusetosolvemathematicalproblemsandgothinklogically.Forexample,ifyouareaskedhowtomakecoffee,thisiswhathappens.Yourleftbrainbeginstowork;itsearchesitsfilesforinformationoncoffeemaking.Ifitfindsthefiles,itbeginsrelatingwhattodostepbystep.Ifitdoesnotfindanyrecord,itsaysitdoesnotknow.

Therightbrainisoftencalledthecreativebrain.Ithasthefunctionofthinkingcreatively.Thiscontainsalltheartisticfunctions,includingartandmusicappreciation.Whenyouwanttodrawapictureorcomposeapieceofmusicorwritepoetry,itistherightbrainthatisinoperation.Whenyoucomeacrossanewsituationinyourlife,yourrightbraingivesideasonhowtotackleit.

Tosomepeople,theleftbrainisdominantandtoothers,therightbrainis.Ofpeoplewhoaregoodinmathematicsandlanguageexpression-thatis,puttingintopracticewhattheyhavelearnt,wesaythattheyaremoreleft-brained.Theyarenotverysensitiveandbelieveindoingeverythingonlyafterreasoning.Theyareverysharpatarguments.Theyarethetypewhowillnotbelieveinanythinguntiltheyseeit.Right-brainedpeoplearemoreartisticandhaveagoodsenseofmusicappreciation.Theyarealsomoresensitiveandtendtobeemotional.Theyaremoreopentonewideasandarewillingtoacceptradicalpositions.

Istheleftbrainbetterortherightbrain?Bothsidesofthebrainareequallyimportant.Inanidealsituation,apersonshouldbeexactlyequalinbothsidesofthebrain.However,asinmostthings,theidealneverhappens.Peoplearedominatedbyoneortheothersideoftheirbrains.Inordertofunctioneffectivelyintheworld,wemustlearntousebothsidesofthebrain.Inmanysituationsthatwemeetintheworld,therewillberequirementsforbothsidesofthebraintoworktogetheraspartners.Forexample,whenyouwanttowriteastory,whichbraindoyouuse?Theanswerisbothbrains.Youneedtherightbraintothinkoftheideasandyouneedtheleftsidetoarrangeeverythinginalogicalsequence.Youcannotgothroughlifewithonlyonesidefunctioning

It'sfundamentallyimportantforpeopletoknowtheseinterestingfactsaboutthehumanbrains.However,manyaspectsconcerningourbrainsstillremainunknown.Withscientists'persistentefforts,moresecretsofthehumanbrainwillberevealed.9.ChildhoodFears

Iremembermychildhoodasbeinggenerallyhappyandcanrecallexperiencingsomeofthemostcarefreetimesofmylife.ButIcanalsoremember,evenmorevividly,momentsofbeingdeeplyfrightened.Asachild,Iwastrulyterrifiedofthedark,ofgettinglost,andofnotbeinglikedbyothers.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeextremelyuncomfortablemoments.

Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyfamiliarroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevertotaldarkness,butastreetlightorpassingcarlightsmadeclotheshungoverachairtakeontheshapeofanunknownbeast.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isawthatthecurtainsseemedtomovewhentherewasnobreeze.Atinycrackinthefloorwouldsoundahundredtimeslouderthaninthedaylight,andmyimaginationwouldtakeover,creatingburglarsandmonsters.Darknessalwaysmademefeelsohelpless,too.Myheartwouldpound,andIwouldlieverystillsothatthe"enemy"wouldn'tdiscoverme.

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PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedbyothers.Firstofall,Iwasquiteshy.Second,Iworriedconstantlyaboutmylooks,thinkingpeoplewouldn'tlikemebecauseIwastoofatorworebraces.Itriedtowearthe"right"clothesandevenhadintenseargumentswithmymotherovertheimportanceofwearingthe"flats"insteadofsaddleshoestoschool.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethen,andthefearofnotbeinglikedwasapowerfulone.

Oneoftheprocessesofevolvingfromachildtoanadultisbeingabletorecognizeandoutgrowourfears.I'velearnedthatdarknessdoesnothavetotakeonalifeofitsown,thatotherscanhelpmewhenI'mlost,andthatfriendlinessandsinceritywillencouragepeopletolikeme.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsustocopewithourlivesasadults.10.Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea"topicoutline"forit.

TheEffectsofTelevisiononChildren'sSocialRelations

TVpresentsthechildwithadistorteddefinitionofreality.Thechildintheaffluentsuburborthesmallmid-westerntownexistswithinhisownlimitedreality.Hisexperiencewithsocialproblemsorpeopleofdifferentraces,religions,ornationalitiesisprobablysomewhatlimited.Astelevisionexposeshimtoadiversityofpeopleandideas,itsurelyexpandstheboundariesofhisreality.ItispreciselybecausehenowreliesheavilyonTVtodefineotherrealitiesforhimthatwemustexaminecarefullywhatthoseimagesare.Iftheyareinaccurateordistorted,thentelevision'srealityispotentiallyharmful.

TVdistortsrealitybyselectingcertainkindsofimagesandomittingothersandbyportrayingpeopleinastereotypedway.Itportrayssomecategoriesofpeoplewithbeauty,powerandimportanceandrendersothersweak,helplessorinvisible.SoseriousistherelativeinvisibilityofsomegroupsonTVthatDr.GeorgeGerbneroftheAnnenbergSchoolofCommunicationscontends,"Ifyou'renotonTV,youdon'texist."

TheTVcameraselectscertainimagestobeexamples,sometimesfunctioninglikeamagnifyingglasshelduptotheworstincivilizationinsteadofthebest.WhenTVproducersfocusonviolentugliness,theyliftitoutandholditupforalltosee,makingitimpressivelylargerthanlife.Afistfightthatoccursoutsidemywindowandiswitnessedbyonlyfivepeoplemaybevideotaped,broadcastand"witnessed"vicariouslybymillionsofpeople,thusmultiplyingtheexamplesetbythefistfighters.IntheUnitedStates,mostpeoplehavenotwitnessedmurder,yetbecauseoftelevisionmostchildrenhaveseenhundredsofthousandsofviolentdeathsandthereforebelievethattheworldismoreviolentthanitactuallyis.

TVsays,ineffect:Thisisthewaytheworldworks.Therearetherules.TheimagespresentedonTVtendtobeexaggeratedorglorified,andsobelievedandacceptedasmodelstobecopied.AfterTVheavilypromotedEvelKnievel'sattemptto"fly"hismotorcycleovertheSnakeRiver,manychildrenimitatedhisstuntswiththeirbicyclesonhomemaderamps.Andmanylandedinhospitals.

TVaffectshumanrelationshipsaswellasbehaviorbyinfluencingourfeelingsaboutourselvesandourexpectationsforourselvesandothers.Toofrequentlystereotypesprovideuswithinstantdefinitions.Thestereotypeassignstoanindividualcharacteristicsassociatedwithagroupthatmayormaynotbeaccurate.Wetendtonoteasinglefeatureofapersonandfillinthedetailsfromastorehouseofstereotypes.

ViaTV'sstereotypesweseemenasstrongandactive,womenprettyandathome.Alltoofrequently,minoritiesarecastinexaggeratedportrayalsandstereotypedroles,moreaswhitemaleproducersperceivethemthanthewayminoritypersonsperceivethemselves.

Exposuretostereotypedpresentationscaneasilyinfluenceviewersbehaviortowardunfamiliarpeople.TVimages,infact,teachvaluesandbehaviors,especiallytochildrenwhohavelittlefirsthandknowledgeoftherealworld.TotheextentthatchildrenareexposedtocertaincharactersportrayalsandbehaviorsonTV,theymayacquireorlearnthosebehaviorsandrolesandeventuallyacceptthemasmodelsfortheirownattitudesandactions.

Perhapsmostseriousaretheeffectsofinformationdistortionsonthechild'sself-image.Atsomelevelwebegintojudgeourownmeaning,dignityandworthincomparisonwiththeTVcharacterswhoportraypeoplelikeus.Weshouldbefullyawarethatthereinaccurateordistortedportrayalmaybeharmfultochildren'sgrowth.11.Describeaprocesswhichyouknowabout.12.Thefollowingpassageisincompletewiththeconcludingparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphofabout100words.Makesurethatthetoneandvocabularyyouuseareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

MannersAreImportant

Asonelooksabout,itbecomesveryeasytoconcludethatgoodmannersseemtobeathingofthepast.Moreandmorepeopleseemtobediscourteoustooneanother,moreindicativeofa"survivalofthefittest"attitudeoflivinginacivilizedsociety.Althoughmuchofwhatwasconsideredgoodmannersattheturnofthelastcenturymaynolongerbeappropriate,commoncourtesyandacceptablebehaviorarestillnecessarytomakelifepleasant,especiallyasourcitiesbecomemoreandmorecrowded.Althoughcommoncourtesyistheunderlyingframework,goodmannersaremanifestedintwodistinctareas,businessandsocialrelationships.

Theworldofbusinesshasbecomeincreasinglyimpersonalovertheyears.Thefastdevelopmentofcomputershasremovedthepersonaltouchfrommanybusinessdealings.Itisnotuncommon,whenphoningacompany,togetarecordedmessagetellinguswhichnumbertopress.Whenwefinallydogetalivepersonontheotherend,heoftenseemsuncaring.Goodbusinesssense,though,woulddictatetheimportanceofgettingbacktothepersonaltouch.Thespeakershouldidentifyhimselfbynametothecallerandmakeeveryefforttobecourteousandhelpful.Aboveall,heshouldtakegreatpainstoassurethecallisnotdisconnected.Inaddition,heshouldmakecertainthatthecallerisconnectedtohispartyandnotkeptwaitinglongwhilelisteningtocannedmusic.Goodmannerswillassurehappy,loyalcustomers.

Goodmannersare,perhaps,mostfrequentlyassociatedwithsocialrelationships.

Unfortunately,hereagaintheyseemtobeindecline.Givingupone'sseatonacrowdedbustoanelderlyperson,apregnantwoman,oranobviouslytiredpersonseemstobeathingofthepast.Peoplealsoseemtohaveforgottenhowtobehaveasanaudience.Itisnotuncommontoseepeopleputtingtheirfeetupontheseatsinfrontofthemortalkingloudlyduringamovieorplay.Evenrestaurantsarenotimmunefromthelackofgoodmanners.Youngparentsdonotseemtocarethattheirchildrenareroamingthroughouttherestaurantorarecryinganddisturbingtheotherguests.Theseexamplestouchonlythesurfaceoftherapiddeclineofgoodmanners.13.HowtoImproreyourstudy

Perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show.

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignmentaswell.Thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoputyourheartintoit.

3.Skimbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.Asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganized.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseparts.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.

4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Reviewimportantpointsinclassaswellasyouremainconfusedabout.Readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextday,skimandreadthatmaterialtoo.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontests.

6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidegrades,buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudying,andtheyhelpmakeyournewknowledgepermanent.

Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.Talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.Sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.Improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.14.Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

Nowadays,almosteveryonehastocompetewithothersforsuccess,forgoodjobs,andforbetterlives.Unfortunately,manypeoplewhofailedafewtimeslosttheirconfidence.

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Self-confidenceplaysanimportantroleincompetition.Withself-confidence,aweakteammaydefeatastrongone,commonpeoplemaydotheirbestorevenaccomplishmissionsimpossible.Incontrast,withoutself-confidence,sportsstars,smartpeople,andgreatmenmayalsofail.Suchexamplesarenumerous.

Sinceself-confidenceissoimportantweshouldtryhardtodevelopourself-confidencebyaggressivelygettinginvolvedincompetitionandtryingtowinallthetime.Atbest,awinwillmakeusrealizeourstrengths;atworst,alosswillhelpUSknowourweakness.Sincelifeisanendlesscompetition,let'sfaceitwithself-confidenceandsucceed.15.Somepeoplethinkgoodmoviesshouldbeinstructiveandentertainingatthesametime.Whatisyouropinion?Writea300wordexpositoryessaystatingyourviews.16.Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythepassagecarefullyandwritethemissingparagraphinabout100words.Makesurethatyourtoneanddictionareinunitywiththepassageprovided.

BenefitsofFace-to-FaceCommunication

Face-to-facecommunicationisthefirstbasiccommunicationmethod.Intheeraofinformationtechnology,peoplearenowfacedwithamyriadofcommunicationoptions.Beitletters,emails,ortelephoneconversations,noneismoreeffectivethanface-to-faceinteraction,becauseithelpsthespeakertoconveyacompletemessage,obtainimmediatefeedback,andbuildtrustingrelationship.

Inaddition,face-to-facecommunicationprovidesimmediatefeedback.Ifthemessageisambiguous,thespeakercanclarifyitrightaway.Thelistenercanraisequestionsifhefeelsconfused.Hence,thespeakercandetectandpreventpossiblemisunderstandingsorconfusionamongthelisteners.Sinceallthepeopleinvolvedintheinteractiveprocesscaneasilyseeeachother,theirapproval,interest,ordisregardcaneasilybededucedanddealtwith.RenownedCEOs,likeBillGates,attachmuchimportancetoface-to-facecommunicationandhighlyappreciatethetimelyresponsesofthestaffatbusinessmeetings.

Lastly,face-to-facecommunicationenhancestherelationshipbetweenpeople.It'sdifficulttobuildrapportonlyoveremailsorthroughphonecalls.Itseemsthatpeopletendtodependlessandlessonface-to-facetalkstoexpresstheirgratitudeandappreciation,butthisformofcontactisextremelyimportantforestablishingtrustingrelationship.Asanofficeworker,whatwouldyoufeelwhenyourcolleaguescomeuptoyourdeskandcongratulateyouonthegreatreportyousentorthepresentationy