The internet is close to Technology and Social media, but these questions ask about your habits and how it affects studying. An honest detail ("a third of my time online is just scrolling") makes the answer natural.
What the examiner asks on this topic
How often do you use the internet?
What do you mainly use the internet for?
When did you start using the internet?
Could you live without the internet?
Do you think children spend too much time online?
How has the internet changed the way people study?
Model answers (aimed at band 7+)
What do you mainly use the internet for?
Studying and keeping in touch, mostly. I watch lectures and practise English with apps, and I'm constantly on Telegram with friends and family. I'd say about a third of my time online is honestly just scrolling, though.
When did you start using the internet?
Properly, when I was about twelve and got my first smartphone. Before that we had a family computer, but the connection was so slow that loading one video could take ten minutes.
Could you live without the internet?
For a weekend, easily, and I actually enjoy it when I'm in the mountains. For longer than that, it would be really difficult, because almost everything, from paying bills to ordering a taxi to studying, now happens online.
How has the internet changed the way people study?
Enormously. You can find a free course on almost any subject, and you can ask an AI tool to explain something in five different ways until it clicks. The downside is that it's easier to get distracted, and some students copy answers instead of actually learning.
Useful words and phrases
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| keep in touch | keep in touch |
| scrolling | scrolling |
| properly | properly |
| so slow that | so slow that |
| easily | easily |
| until it clicks | until it clicks |
| the downside | the downside |
| get distracted | get distracted |
How to answer
- Split your use into two or three purposes and add one honest detail.
- "So slow that..." expresses a consequence neatly.
- For "Could you live without...?", answer by length of time: "for a weekend, easily... for longer...".
- On the effect on studying, give the plus and "the downside is...".
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