INTERMEDIATE
Why people are choosing to quit social media
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WARM UP
1) Are you addicted to social media? Do this quiz and discover!
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2) Do you use social media? Which platforms?
3) Do you think you spend too much time on social media? Why/Why not?
4) How long can you stay without using any social media platform?
VOCABULARY
1) Match the vocabulary items with their pronunciation.
a) trigger (verb) ( ) /əˈdɪk.tɪv/
b) bother (verb) ( ) /ˈɡlʌt.ən.əs/
c) addictive (adjective) ( ) /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/
d) withhold (verb) ( ) /fʊlˈfɪl.ɪŋ/
e) fulfilling (adjective) ( ) /ˈklɪk.beɪt/
f) gluttonous (adjective) ( ) /ˈbɒð.ər/
g) clickbait (U noun) ( ) /wɪðˈhoʊld/
2) Now, match the vocabulary from the previous exercise with their definition or picture.
( ) making you feel happy and satisfied
( ) to make the effort to do something
( ) online content whose purpose is to attract attention and make visitors click on a link to a
particular web page
( ) to refuse to give something
( ) an event or situation that causes something to start
( ) eating and drinking more than you need
( ) something you cannot stop doing after you started
3) Complete the gaps with words from exercise one.
a) The sound of fireworks ________________ him, as he remembered the events of the war.
b) Some jobs are tiring, but very ________________.
c) He eats because he is________________, not hungry.
d) During the trial, he ________________ important information.
e) The viral headline caught many ________________.
f) Don't ________________ making the bed, I can do it later.
g) The problem with social media is that it is ________________.
4) Read the following expressions. After, match them with the best meaning.
a) Don't go shooting your mouth off about how much money you earn.
b) If the price spike continues, it would be impossible to afford basic items.
c) We painted the kitchen, then decided to go the whole hog and do the other rooms as well.
d) If you are writing an article, you should grab your reader's attention in the first line.
e) Progress has been slow but steady.
( ) talk too much in an uncontrolled way
( ) do something completely or thoroughly
( ) to attract someone's attention
( ) happening in a gradual and regular way, not suddenly
( )
WATCHING
1) Watch the video and write short answers to the following questions:
a) What does the girl (Rupen) do while on the Tube?
b) What led Rupen to go out of social media?
c) With what creature does an interviewee compare people to?
d) According to Rupen, what are things worth doing?
2) Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
a) Rupen says that social media was useful to her.
b) Professor Egan says that people want to spend several hours every day updating social
media.
c) Professor James Williams believes that the term social media is incorrect.
d) Psychologists help designers create social media content.
e) The majority of the global population is not active on social media.
TALKING POINT
1) If you are on a bus or on the Tube (underground), what do you like to do to pass the time?
2) Do you prefer a face-to-face conversation or an online one? Why?
3) What are the benefits and drawbacks of social media? Make a pro an con list.
VOCABULARY: COLLOCATIONS
1) Match the following collocations. After, try to remember how it was used in the video.
a) addictive ( ) spike
b) trapped ( ) past
c) high ( ) in a loop
d) steady ( ) wave
e) idyllic ( ) behaviour
GRAMMAR POINT - VERB AGREEMENT WITH INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Professor Gabriel Egan says...
"Nobody really wants to spend hours and hours every day updating their status and seeing what
other people think about them."
1) Choose the correct options to form the rule:
Here, we can see that the indefinite pronoun ______________ takes a third person singular/plural
verb.
2.1) Read the sentences, circle the pronoun, and underline the verbs.
Everyone sings in the shower.
Each of the members has the right to bring a guest.
Many of the students are missing their homework.
Both of them play the flute very well.
All of the cake is missing its frosting.
All of the students are missing their notebooks.
2.2) Now, complete the table:
Singular Plural Both
another _______ _______
_______ anybody few any
either _______ _______ more
much nothing others most
neither someone several none
other some
3) Correct the mistakes.
a) Everybody like pizza.
b) Something happen to my sister.
c) Someone are sleeping in my bed.
d) There are nowhere as beautiful as Paris.
e) Are there anything to eat?
