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PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 11
READING &
LISTENING EXTRA
3
Read the essay again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1
Connecting on social media is now more common than
by telephone.
2
Social media helps raise awareness of social issues.
3
Social media can help people get money to start new
companies.
4
Some users of social media spend too much time online.
5
People only look at pictures posted by people they
know well.
6
Social media is only used for meeting people online.
Match the words and phrases in bold in the essay with
their meanings 1–6.
1
get worse
2
knowing and caring about problems in society
3
keep going
4
a letter from lots of people asking for something,
usually political, to change
5
thinking the same as you
6
not afraid to tell people your opinions
Work in pairs and discuss. Do you agree with the author
of the essay? Why/Why not?
4
1
2
Work in pairs and discuss. What are three
advantages and three disadvantages of using
social media?
Read the essay about social media. Does it
mention any of your ideas from Exercise 1?
5
6
?
To be or not to be on social media
nowadays
It seems impossible to go anywhere
e form of social
without feeling the presence of som
meet someone
media. At work or at play, when you
to ‘look them up’
new, the chances are they’ll tell you
ore o ering their
on their chosen social network bef
positives and
telephone number. But what are the
negatives of social media?
media has the
Let’s start with the positives. Social
re quickly than any
ability to connect more people mo
history. But what’s
other means of communication in
people who have
so good about that? Well, for those
nt to be
a strong
social conscience
and wa
a large audience
outspoken
about it, they can reach
ir cause, for
and hopefully gain support for the
n
for people to sign.
example through sharing a
petitio
charitable causes
People also use it to raise money for
also a great way to
or to fund new business ideas. It’s
going on in your
find out information about what’s
or new fitness
local area, for example, groups to join
ging
like-minded
classes to try. Again, it’s all about brin
but physically.
people together, not only virtually,
dia sites can be
Now onto the negatives. Social me
ste a lot of time
extremely addictive, and people wa
tos of people they
online, for example, looking at pho
great way of
hardly even know. While it can be a
rld, a lot of people
arranging meet-ups in the real wo
their online friends
also spend so much time talking to
s
su er
. It is also
that their face-to-face relationship
eases anxiety in
thought that using social media incr
er so much
young people because they feel und
sence.
pressure to
maintain
their online pre
e: social media is
Love it or hate it, one thing is for sur
here to stay …
11.1
Listen to two people talking about social media
and circle the correct answer.
1
Rachel
a)
knows people living far away.
b)
only knows people close by.
2
When Rachel moved to a small town she
a)
knew lots of people there.
b)
didn’t know anyone there.
on a social networking site.
3
Rachel bought
a)
new things for her home
b)
a second-hand car
4
Gordon
a)
uses social media a lot.
b)
uses social media less than he used to.
to keep up with all his social networks.
5
Gordon
a)
didn’t have enough time
b)
had plenty of time
in the evening.
6
Gordon
a)
goes online.
b)
doesn’t go online.
1
I found out loads of really useful information about
what was
on …
of you …
2
… people trying to get
3
I was spending so much time
checking messages …
4
I feel so much better having had a bit of a digital
.
7
A
Complete the extracts with the correct words/phrases.
B
Listen and check.
Work in pairs and discuss. Would you like to have a
digital detox? Why/Why not?
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