1）More and more people use the mobile phone or computer to communicate, and no longer write letters to each other. Some people think the skills of letter writing will soon disappear completely. Do you agree or disagree? How important do you think letter-writing is?
In the new millennium, rapid developed telecommunication technology makes our lives much easier and faster than ever before, inducing a large scale sweeping trend that the proliferation of mobile phones and computers is increasingly popular. In this case, whether the traditional letter should be replaced by such modern techniques has aroused severe debate，and some even claim that the skills of letter will disappear completely. Speaking for me, I totally disagree with this view.
In this day and age, the traditional means of writing a letter still plays a pivotal role and its advantages cannot be neglected. To begin with, not only writing a letter is to transfer information, but it represents a more sincere feeling as well- that is to say, a traditional letter transfers some feelings of sender, be it happy or sorry, angry or love, rather than merely simple words to the receiver. To illustrate, it is usual that companies would like to send formal invitation letters to guests for conferences and lovers would like to write love letters to each other. In addition, considering about the increasingly severe disparity between cities and countryside, some basic infrastructures such as signal base stations and broadband are unavailable in rural areas and numerous people still cannot afford the cost of a mobile phone and computer, thus letters and post offices are still an indispensable part of the communication network.
Admittedly, modern technology like SMS or MSN or email exert certain effects to increase efficiency, as it cut down the time wasted in transferring the message. However, such fast and convenient operations render people less careful about their words and expressions, resulting in a great many wrongly spelled characters or unsuitable sentences, which will, in turn, make misunderstanding or even degradation of the language. In contrast, when writing a letter, people will pay more attention to their words and carefully think about the contents.
In conclusion, mobile phones or computers can increase efficiency in modern society, but they will never render the traditional writing skills outdated. Letter writing can help us concentrate on the contents, reduce the cost of deploying facilities and above all, directly and effectively show our feelings.