It is true that new technologies have had an influence on communication (1) ___ people. Technology (2) ___ relationships in various ways, and in my opinion, there are both positive and negative effects. Technology has had an impact on relationships in business, education, and social life. Firstly, telephones and the Internet allow businesspeople in different countries to interact without ever meeting each other. Secondly, services like Skype create (3) ___ between students and teachers. For example, a student can now take video lessons with a teacher in a different city or country. Finally, many people use social networks, like Facebook, (4) ___ new friends and find people who share common interests, and they (5) ___ their computers rather than face to face. On the one hand, these developments can be extremely positive. Cooperation between people in (6) ___ countries was much more difficult when communication was limited to written letters or telegrams. Nowadays, interactions by email, phone, or video are almost as good as face-to-face meetings, and many of us benefit from these interactions, either in work or social contexts.