WillPhonesKillLetterWriting?Youaretowriteinthreeparts.Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyourviewis.Inthesecondpart,supportyourviewwithoneortworeasons.Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.=========================================================================示例一Nowweliveinanera“overwhelmed”byvarieshigh-techcommunicationdevicesandservicesprovidedbytelecomoperators.Needlesstosay,thephone,includingVoice-over-IP(VOIP),isoneofthosesparklingdevices.Manydoubtthatthefrequentusageofphoneswillprobablykillone’sletterwritingskillespeciallytheyounggeneration,whoregardedphonesasindispensablepartoftheirlives.Frommypart,Idon’tbelievethatletterswillultimatelygivewaytophonecalls.Foronething,letterwritinghasitsadvantages,whichcannotbereplacedbyphonecalls.Wellorganizedandproperlychosenofwords,lettersareabletofullyconveythewriter’sfeelings,ideasandthoughts.What’smore,thejoyofreceivinglettersfromone’sclosestfriends,belovedandparents,openingthesealedstampedenvelope,holdingsheetsofpaperwhichfilledwithwords,andlookingattheuniquehandwritingwhichbelongstoacertainpersonisquitedifferentfromreceivingphonecalls.Foranother,letterwritingisoneoftherequiredskillstoaqualifiedcareerperson.Taketheformalbusinessletterwritingskillasanexample,oneneedtoknowtheformat,righttermsandphrases,andtheculturebackgroundofwhomheorsheiswritingto.Phonecallscannothandleeveryaspectofbusinessbetweencompanies.Besides,e-mail,thenewformoftheoriginalletter,isasefficientasphonecallsandmoredetailedatthesametime.Thus,it’ssafetodrawaconclusionthatitisimpossibleforphonestokillletterwriting.Theyhave,infact,coexistedwellwitheachother.示例二Nowadaysphonesplaymoreandmoreimportantpartinoursociety.Onthecontrary,letter-writingbecamenotascommonasthepast.Sosomeoneholdthatphoneswillkillletter-writinginfuture.However,Idonotagreewiththem.Itcouldnotbedeniedthatphonescanmakepeoplekeepintouchwitheachothermoreconvenientandeasily,butletter-writingstillhasitsadvantages,soitwillnotbekilledinfuture.First,sendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Second,peoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.Whenapersonwrites,hecanorganizehismindandexpresshisideaandfeelingsmorelogicallyandcompletely,butitishardforphonestomakeit.Finally,peoplecaneasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosay,whiletheysometimescannotdothatinatelephone.Sofromtheabove,wecanconcludethatnomatterhowimportantthephonesis,letter-writingwillnotbekilledforever.示例三WillPhonesKillLetterWriting?Telephoneissaidtobeoneofthegreatestinventionsoftheworld,whichhasrevolutionizedpeople'swayoflife.Althoughmoreandmorepeoplenowadaystendtophonemorethanwriteletters,Istilldon'tbelievephoneswillkillletterwritinginpeople'sdailycommunication.Peoplecommunicatefordifferentpurposesandindifferentways.Letters,thoughtraditionalinaway,helppeopleexpresstheirideasinamoreexactway，withoutthecarelesstongueslipsoftelephoneconversations.Moreimportantly,itislongheldthat“Toseeistobelieve.”andcommunicationinwrittenformisconsideredtobemoreformalthanthatdoneorally.Therefore,lettersarealwaysthepreferredwayofcommunicationwhenitcomestoformaloccasionslikejobapplication,nailingdownacontractortravelinginformationconfirmation.Itisn...
