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Pre-Reading
A. Warm-Up Questions
B. Vocabulary Preview
Match the words on the left with the correct meanings on the right.
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Social Media Networks
Discussion Starters
Reading
SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS
Taking Time for Friends
1. K
eeping in touch with friends is easy these days. You can update
yourFacebook status and follow your friends tweets on Twitter.
Youcan also send and check text messages from your cell phone.
Social media is convenient, but how often do you see your friends
face-to-face? Time and technology often go hand in hand. Some
people say they use networks like Instagram because they dont
havetime tosocializeinperson.
2. Others admit they waste time online when they are at work.
Socialnetworking on the job is a common cause for dismissal.
Somecompanies block popular websites. They dont trust their
employees to stay on task. Perhaps there is a happy medium.
Doyoureally need to know what your second cousin had for
lunch?Maybe you should wait until your break to check.
Comprehension
Discuss these questions in pairs, and write the answers below.
Use your notebook if you need more room.
2. How are cell phones commonlyused these days? 5. What suggestion is made in the reading?
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Discussion Starters
Vocabulary Review
A. Complete the Sentences
5. I didnt know that I had a until my aunts daughter added me as a relative on Facebook.
6. She finds it difficult to when the people around her are socializing.
a)dismissing a)encourages
b)sharing b)watches
c)contacting c)teaches
d)helping d)prevents
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Social Media Networks
Discussion Starters
Discussion Questions
1. Do your friends share too much information on social media
networks? What type of content is too much information?
Class Opinion
Walk around the class and ask your classmates questions.
Write their answers in the chart below.
Do you check
Facebook or other Do you keep in touch
How much time per
social media with friends online
Classmate day do you spend
accounts while while you are at
socializing online?
socializing (face-to- workor school?
face) with friends?
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Social Media Networks
Discussion Starters
1. K
eeping in touch with friends is easy these days. You can
yourFacebook status and follow your
friends tweets on Twitter. Youcan also send and check
text messages from your . Social media
isconvenient,but how often do you see your friends
face-to-face? Time and technology often go hand in hand.
Somepeople say they use networks like Instagram because
they tosocializeinperson.
5. break
4. dont trust
3. admit
2. cell phone
1. update
ANSWERS:
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