Communication Verbs
(argue, boast, joke, gossip, complain)
(argue, boast, joke, gossip, complain)
Don't ______ with me - you know that I'm right!
Don't ARGUE with me...
Emmet is my friend, so don't _____ him. And anyway, nobody's perfect!
Emmett is my friend, so don't CRITICISE him.
a post about your current activity, thoughts or feelings
status update
I _______ my mobile phone next month, I'm not sure yet (change - not certain)
I MAY change my mobile phone next month, I'm not sure yet.
Social networks / with us / for a long time.
Social networks will DEFINITELY/ CERTAINLY be with us for a long time.
You shouldn't ____ about the bad weather - what do you expect in England in November!
You shouldn't COMPLAIN about the bad weather...
Shhh! I'm trying to study. If you want to talk, please ______!
If you want to talk, please WHISPER.
group of people who have grown up with digital technology
digital generation
Our teacher ________ us next week, so you should listen. (test - not certain)
Our teacher MAY/MIGHT TEST us next week, so you should listen.
Lose contact / friends you have now.
You MAY/MIGHT lose contact with the friends you have now.
You WILL / WON'T lose contact with the friends you have now.
You will DEFINITELY / CERTAINLY lose contact with the friends you have now.
I don't like him. He's always ____ about people behind their backs.
He's always GOSSIPING about people behind their backs.
Those boys are always SHOUTING.
people you can see and speak to on a computer
virtual friends
My grandparents ____ definitely ___ me later, it's cheaper than a phone call. (Skype - certain)
My grandparents WILL definitely SKYPE me later.
Make / new friends in the future
You MAY/MIGHT make new friends in the future.
You WILL / WON'T make new friends in the future.
You will DEFINITELY / CERTAINLY make new friends in the future.
It's true that she does well at school, but she doesn't need to _____ about it.
... she doesn't need to BOAST about it.
Sarah likes to ______ about how good she is at football. It's getting very annoying....
Sarah likes to BOAST about how good she is at football.
in person directly, meeting in the same place
face-to-face
I don't know. I ______ tonight - I have a lot of work to do. (go online - not certain)
I don't know. I MIGHT NOT go online tonight - I have a lot of work to do.
Tables / more popular than smartphones in the future.
Tablets MAY/MIGHT be more popular than smartphones in the future.
Tablets WILL / WON'T be more popular than smartphones in the future.
Tablets will DEFINITELY / CERTAINLY be more popular than smartphones in the future.
You shouldn't ______ with your friends about something serious. They might not think it's funny.
You shouldn't JOKE with your friends about something serious.
My mom taught me not to ________ about people, especially if I have never met them!
My mom taught me not to GOSSIP about people, especially if I have never met them!
a website that helps people communicate and share information
social networking sites
My brother _____ ever ____ all his friends on social media, it's impossible, he's got too many! (meet - certain)
My brother WON'T ever MEET all his friends on social media, it's impossible, he's got too many!
Online friends / not replace real-life friends in my lifetime.
Online friends MAY/MIGHT NOT replace real-life friends in my lifetime.
Online friends WILL / WON'T replace real-life friends in my lifetime.
Online friends WILL DEFINITELY / CERTAINLY replace real-life friends in my lifetime.