VOCABULARY (Communication)
A short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another is what?
Text message
Use ______ in negative sentences or questions, for something you expected to happen before now.
A. already
B. yet
C. just
yet
Social media has been very important for political protests and social change around the world. Large groups of people can now quickly organise themselves to protest against governments and use media to show the rest of the world what's happening. Groups like OccupyWallStreet build online communities which try to fight against what they see as an unfair global economy.
Q: What kind of situations can people change by using social media?
Bad government
A Web site on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences.
A blog
CORRECT THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES.
ANN: Have you read this book?
TIM: Yes, I've finished it just.
Yes, I've just finished it.
Social media has been very important for political protests and social change around the world. Large groups of people can now quickly organise themselves to protest against governments and use media to show the rest of the world what's happening. Groups like OccupyWallStreet build online communities which try to fight against what they see as an unfair global economy.
Q: How can social media help young people to organise political change?
By showing the rest of the world what is happening through social media.
An online platform that allows users to create a public profile and interact with other users.
Social networking sites
Use ______ for something that happened a short time ago.
A. already
B. yet
C. just
just
13-year-old McKenna Pope saw that her younger brother enjoyed cooking and wanted to buy him a toy oven as a present. She went online, but found that she could only buy toy ovens designed for girls. She decided to start an online petition to Hasbro toys asking them to make toy ovens with pictures of boys on the package. In less than a month her petition received 45,000 signatures and Hasbro decided to change the packaging for their ovens.
Q: What did McKenna Pope want to do?
Buy a toy oven for her younger brother.
What is the first most common application for communicating with other people over the internet using video or voice calls?
Skype
CORRECT THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES.
ANN: Ceren looks tire.
TIM: Well, just five she's run miles.
Well, she's just run five miles.
13-year-old McKenna Pope saw that her younger brother enjoyed cooking and wanted to buy him a toy oven as a present. She went online, but found that she could only buy toy ovens designed for girls. She decided to start an online petition to Hasbro toys asking them to make toy ovens with pictures of boys on the package. In less than a month her petition received 45,000 signatures and Hasbro decided to change the packaging for their ovens.
Q: Was McKenna Pope succesful in using online platform to make a change?
Yes
"I get really annoyed when talking to someone and they're texting someone else on the phone".
How is the writer feeling with this statement?
Angry
Use _____ for something which happened before now, or earlier than expected.
A. yet
B. already
C. just
already
13-year-old McKenna Pope saw that her younger brother enjoyed cooking and wanted to buy him a toy oven as a present. She went online, but found that she could only buy toy ovens designed for girls. She decided to start an online petition to Hasbro toys asking them to make toy ovens with pictures of boys on the package. In less than a month her petition received 45,000 signatures and Hasbro decided to change the packaging for their ovens.
Q: What did Hasbro toys did regarding McKenna Popes petition??
They decided to change the packaging for their ovens.