English Listening B2 Episode 13 -
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
**Part 1**
I'd like to start off by saying that I completely agree with the idea that online communities are the best way to connect with . This is true for . Firstly, online communities allow us to connect with people , at any time of the day or night, from our sitting room. A good example of this is when I get home from work and I'm tired and I don't have . I can't really go out with friends, but I can easily spend an hour or so interacting with people in my network . Or when I'm away travelling for work and I can't go out with my friends, I can still that way. As a result, I still manage to have a even when I'm busy.
Secondly, online communities involve people from all types of different backgrounds and cultural experiences, which are my own. They allow for an amazing exchange of ideas, based on , but which incorporate different cultural values and experiences. For instance, one group has people in it from India, Argentina, Canada, the USA and Europe. In my day-to-day life, I would never have the opportunity to connect with so many different people who are all interested in that I am. The obvious impact of this is to and widen our knowledge of a particular area because we can learn about it from many different viewpoints.
And finally, online communities are . I don't have to waste time interacting with people I'm not interested in, but who maybe near to me, or are friends of my friends. When I spend time in my online communities, I get to choose exactly who I want to socialise with in my .
**Part 2**
I'm afraid I completely disagree for . As far as I can see, whilst online communities allow us to connect with people from around the world, face-to-face interactions are . Secondly, you say that online communities allow you to exchange ideas with people who are very different from you, but I don't think . The evidence suggests that online communities encourage you to where everybody thinks in the same way as you. This would the idea that ...
