Name: IELTS Speaking Answers - Episode 18 - Emails
Uploaded: 2018-07-27T08:18:53.000Z
Duration: 1 min 26 s
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Hi there, this is Mark from MarkTeacher.com with another high band IELTS

The imperative

speaking question and answer. This IELTS question is all about emails. Nowadays, do

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people prefer to write emails or letters? I think the vast majority prefer emails

for obvious reasons. They're faster, cheaper, easier, you can send an email or

send a message just from your smartphone while you're on a train or you don't

even have to be in your home to send a message to somebody. That said, I think

because emails have become so convenient and so easy to produce, handwritten

letters have become much more meaningful. It takes a lot of energy and patience

and time to sit down pick up a pen and write a letter. If you make a mistake, you

can't just delete your words and I think when people receive a handwritten letter

it's quite touching because they realize someone sat down and spent the time and

effort to send them a message to - to communicate with them. So even though

emails are probably more popular, I think handwritten letters are much

more significant and powerful. Want more? Check out MarkTeacher.com for more