Unit 6 - How techie are you? - 6C
- 1. UNIT 6 HOW TECHIE ARE YOU?
- 2. SPEAKING Task 1 - Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. 1. How many social networking sites can you name? 2. What do people use them for?
- 3. READING Task 2 - Read the text and answer the questions
- 4. ELECTRONIC OBSESSIONS 11th May I found it really hard. Facebook and my friends demanded to know why I had left. I spent the first few evenings wondering what everyone was chatting about on Facebook. I even phone a couple of friends to find out. The fourth night wasn’t quite so bad. I actually focused on my homework better and I had more time to watch my TV programmes. And I spoke to my friends during the day at school. At the end of the first week, I reactivated my account. I think Facebook is fun and it’s useful for posting messages to friends and sharing photos. But I’ll try not to spend so much time on it in future. Over 25 million people in the UK use Facebook. That's 45% of the population! And on average, each user spends over six hours a month on Facebook. Is Facebook a dangerous obsession or just harmless fun? Seventeen-year-old Bethan has written on her blog about what it was like to stop using Facebook.... 1st May I think I am a Facebook addict. I log on to Facebook every day to chat to my friends—real friends and loads of online friends. Sometimes I have ten conversations going at the same time. I upload photos and update my Facebook profile all the time. But recently I’ve started to feel worried if I am offline for more than a few hours. And then last weekend I forgot to meet a real friend because I was online! I’ve realised I could have a problem. So I’ve decided to give it up for a while … Facebook and me by Bethan NewsToday.com HOME FOREIGN SPORT WEATHER
- 5. READING Task 2 - Read the text and answer the questions 1. How often does Bethan go on Facebook? 2. What activities does she do on Facebook? 3. What made her realise that she might have a problem? 4. How did her friends react when she left Facebook? 5. What aspects of her life improved after she left Facebook? 6. In her opinion, what are the advantages of Facebook? 1. Bethan logs on to Facebook every day. 2. She chats with her friends, uploads photos and updates her profile. 3. She realised she could have a problem when she forgot to meet a real friend because she was online 4. Her friends wanted to know why she left. 5. She concentrated on her homework better, had more time for TV and spoke to her friends during the day at school. 6. She thinks it's useful for messaging friends and sharing photos.
- 6. LISTENING Task 3 - Listen to a radio programme about social networking. What is Professor Brown's opinion: 1, 2 or 3 1. Lots of people are addicted to social networking sites but it's just a harmless hobby. 2. Some people spend too much time on social networking sites, but it isn't a serious problem. 3. Some people are addicted to social networking sites, but that's no different from being addicted to any other hobby.
- 7. LISTENING Task 4 - Listen again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 1. Professor Brown thinks that people who spend 30-40 hours a week on social networking sites have a serious addiction. 2. Professor Brown thinks that Facebook is no more addictive than hobbies like collecting stamps. 3. The interviewer believes that the online world is also the "real word". 4. Professor Brown thinks that addiction to social networking sites isn't a serious problem. 5. The professor thinks that people should go online at night rather than during the day. 1. Professor Brown does not think you can call this an addiction. F F F F T 3. The interviewer thinks that the social networking world is not real. 4. Professor Brown does think that social networking addictions, although rare, can be a serious problem. 5. The professor says that you should not use social networking sites instead of sleeping.
- 8. SPEAKING Task 5 - Work in pairs. Discuss these questions 1. How often do you visit social networking sites? 2. How long do you usually stay on them? 3. Do you think teenagers spend too much time on social networking sites? Give reasons
Editor's Notes
- #2: In this part, we will have a lot to say about social networks and other things you can do when you sit in front of the screen. Are you addicted to it or not? Let's find out.
- #3: Now, work in pairs and discuss these questions. You will have 3 minutes to do it.
- #5: In this task, you will have 5 minutes to read this article and give answers for the questions on the right. Every information you need is in the text, so find it out now.
- #6: Now, have a look at these questions again, give me your answer and we will check then
- #8: This time, you will listen to the interview of Dr. Brown twice. First, you will check if these sentences are True of False. Then, you will have to correct the false sentences.