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READ
What is the big deal with social networking? I don’t understand it. I know a lot about computers. I spend a long time every day on computers. I also have a lot of friends. But I don’t see the point of social networks. I joined Facebook but couldn’t be bothered to make my profile. I can’t see a single use of this site. Most of what I’ve heard about it isn’t so good. Putting too much personal information on this site isn’t a wise idea. I’ve also experimented with Twitter, but again, I don’t really see what use it has. I suppose it’s good to tell the world what’s happening in countries that take away people’s freedom. My idea of social networking is meeting people face to face and talking to them.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about social networking. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about social networking. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. SOCIAL NETWORKING POSTERMake a poster about social networking. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY SOCIAL NETWORKING LESSON:Make your own English lesson on social networking. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on social networking. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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