Mass media advantages and disadvantages

Keeping in contact

Try these ACTIVITIES

Check the ANSWERS here

2nd Intermediate - Facebook

Watch this video about the origins of Facebook and choose the correct answer:

1. Mark Zuckerberg

  a. didn’t finish his degree

  b. wasn’t yet 21

  c. stars a new film

2. 7 mill … use facebook

  a. students

  b. colleges

  c. people

3. Mark invented facebook in his

  a. bedroom

  b. dorm room

  c. garage

4. On average, students

  a. create 18 profiles

  b. are 18 years old

  c. are connected 18 min a day

5. Facebook makes money from

  a. investors of big companies

  b. advertisement

  c. subscriptions

6. Mark Zuckerberg

  a. likes sports

  b. lives in Palo alto

  c. doesn’t wear suits

7. Millions of Americans want

  a. to meet people

  b. people to know about them

  c. contact people

Answers: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5b, 6c, 7b

2nd Intermediate - Internet addiction

Watch the video and say if these sentences are T/F

1. Internet addiction affects specially single men and teens
2. Internet addiction is comparable to drug addiction
3. A couple forgot to change their baby
4. Internet dependence is considered a mental illness
5. In 4 or 5 years we will know more about this addiction
6. A family lived without digital gadgets for half a year
7. A computer addiction treatment clinic was created
8. Children should avoid playing videogames

Answers written in  white: 1T, 2T, 3F, 4F, 5T, 6T, 7F, 8F

Cities and homes of the future

Watch a video about homes in the future and do the exercises
Listen to this BBC podcast about cities in the future

Intermediate - Technology

Watch the video to learn about some Technology facts.



Are we addicted to technology?


Addiction Vs. Social Evolution from Allan Yong on Vimeo.


Finally, is technology good or bad? Watch and say if the statements below are true or false.

1. Writing on paper was a technological advancement

2. We used to find our music away from home

3. She thinks that technology will dominate our future

4. She mentions 2 examples of possible future advancements

5. Technology dependence could affect our knowledge

6. She thinks using technology at work is positive

7. Each of us has to decide if we live to use technology or just use it

8. The modern idea of technology is to accept all the ideas

Is technology good or bad for you?

Answers: 1T, 2T, 3F, 4F, 5T, 6T, 7T, 8T

Technology

How has the computer changed our lives?



How has it changed yours?

2nd Intermediate - Top ten inventions of all time

The virtual revolution

Technology - Giant phone

2nd Intermediate - Technology is fun

Watch the following video and identify the words that match the definitions below:

• Mobile smart device that combines a number of functions including emails, web browsing, text messaging, ...: Blackberry
• To stop working: Freeze
• Areas with no signal: Black spots
• A mobile phone company: Orange
• A computer program that is written and designed for a specific need or purpose: Application
• The primary display screen of a graphical user interface, on which various icons represent files, programs...: Desktop
• A particular day, month...: Date
• A computer company: Apple
• An electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software: Dongle
• To restart a computer: Boot
• To fail suddently: Crash
• A popular games console: xbox

Do you need the subtitles?

Answers: Select the definitions and you'll see the answers at the end of the sentence written in white.

Advanced - How has technology affected our lives?

Watch the following video and fill in the blanks

1. Email is faster than postal.
2. People have more of a voice .
3. We can work on our presentations on the subway.
4. We invent more stuff to fill our time up.
5. Technology has a potential to destroy people.
6. High schoolers post things about classmates to ruin their reputation.
7. Kids film teachers and post on youtube.
8. We have to teach kids about the permanence of what they post.
9. On the Internet anything gets out everywhere.
   

As always, the answers are written in white. Select to see them.
You can also check the script.

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