INTERNET OR UNIVERSITY (IELTS writing practice, thank you for your correction) Topic: Many people use distance-learning programmes (study material post, TV, Internet, etc.) to study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the benefit as much as attending college or university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? With the advent of technology, it comes true that we can use distance-learning programmes (study material post, TV, Internet, etc.) to study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the benefit as much as attending college or university. In my opinion, although there are a great many of information and knowledge in the modern programmes, material post, TV, Internet, that could bring lots benefit to us. But, firstly, they also contain many undesirable information (obscenity, violence, etc), especially for teenagers, it might cause a bad influence to their proper development because they are too young to have enough self-control. Secondly, it is easy to get distracted when studying use internet, TV, etc, because there are too many things and information, which will be easy to attract their attention, like sports news, QQ, advertisement, etc. In addition, using distance-learning, it means you may learn from the virtual world, you cannot talk to real person face to face, it may make you and the real world become alienated, make you poor of communication. With the comparison, the advantages that study in university or college are follows: First, teachers will give a hand if they need, not only in study, but also their life. Second, the knowledge or information that they will be learned in university or college have been choice seriously which will benefit greatly for the students. Third, studying university or college is good for the students’ concentration on their class and study. Fourth, they could get many friends, classmates, schoolmates, etc, that will benefit in their future life. In conclusion, as far as I can see, although distance-learning programmes could give us some knowledge conveniently, but the most effective way of study is still the traditional method, study in university or college.