Less Personal Communication for Technology Glossary for IELTS

10 Communication terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to Less Personal Communication for Technology.

accelerate: verb; Increase in rate, amount, or extent.; Example: I, however, disagree as I believe that they do not hurt human interaction or relation, rather accelerate it.
communication: noun; The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.; Example: Moreover, modern communication methods save time and cost to a great extent and reach beyond borders.
faraway: adjective; Distant in space or time.; Example: Facebook has helped me find many of my childhood friends, and some of them live in faraway countries, perhaps with whom I would not be in touch otherwise.
frequent: adjective; Occurring or done many times at short intervals.; Example: Thanks to modern technology, communication is more personal and more frequent than at any time in history.
impact: noun; A marked effect or influence.; Example: I would like to say that, telephones and emails have many positive impacts on our relationship and communication.
initiate: Cause (a process or action) to begin.; Example: To initiate with, emails, mobile phones and the internet help people stay connected with their dear ones no matter the distance.
innovation: noun; A new method, idea, product, etc.; Example: The modern communication system, with its innovations like phones and emails, has made our life comfortable while making communication cheaper, faster and widespread.
interaction: noun; Communication or direct involvement with someone or something.; Example: However, some people express their concern that with the dependency on such technology and tools, comes the downfall of personal relation and interaction.
unprecedented: adjective; Never done or known before.; Example: This is unprecedented since in the past international calls used to cost a very large amount of money of people.
widespread: adjective; Found or distributed over a large area or number of people.; Example: The modern communication system, with its innovations like phones and emails, has made our life comfortable while making communication cheaper, faster and widespread.