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Activity I

Course: 3^rd medio

Objectives:

·         Recognize the meaning of the text and its purpose.

·         Learn about new words (lexical) in its context.

Objectives: comprehend the purpose of the text and answer the questions below.

                    Analyze phrases in context to increase vocabulary.

                    Discuss the theme helped by their own experience.

Pre- reading

1-Do you know facebook?

2- What do you think of it?

3- What do you know about depression?

4- Do you know what does “breaking news” mean?

5- Have you ever heard about “social network” movie?

6- Do you know “the social network” meaning?

7-Could you paraphrase the phrase in the picture?

While-activities

8-Read the news about Facebook and how this has affected us

 

Do you suffer from facebook depression?

A new study suggests that social media sites have created a new phenomenon known as “Facebook depression”. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently warned parents about the possible dangers of networking websites on their children’s mental health. Report co-author Gwenn O’Keefe described the way social interaction is changing: “For some teens and tweens, social media is the primary way they interact socially, rather than at the mall or a friend’s house,” she said. Ms O’Keeffe added: “A large part of this generation’s social and emotional development is occurring while on the Internet and on cell phones. Parents need to understand these technologies so they can relate to their children’s online world, and comfortably parent in that world.”

The report says it is essential for parents to be aware of how social media sites can affect children and that the Internet is not always a healthy environment for kids. The writers also urged parents to be on the lookout for cyber bullying, sexting and online predators. They recommended parents take an active role and discuss things like bullying, privacy and feeling down because of what’s happening on Facebook. A recent poll stated that 22 per cent of teenagers log on to a social media site more than 10 times a day and more than half at least once a day. There are conflicting reports as to whether Facebook helps youngsters, by allowing them to express themselves, or isolates them from society

9-What is the communicative purpose of the text?
10-What did you understand about the text?

11-Discuss with your partner about:

·         Dangers

·         Healthy environment

·         Cyber bullying

·         Self-expression

·         Privacy

·         Social interaction

1212-Is there any new word you didn’t know? Which one?

1313-Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

1414-Tell to their classmates 5 good things of facebook and 5 bad things of facebook

FACEBOOK
pros	cons

15-True or False

          
          The condition known as facebook depression is a new phenomenon              T/  F

An American organization for the aged highlighted this condition. T / F The report author said teens preferred to interact at malls, not online. T / F The author said parents needed to get with it regarding social media. T / F The article says the Internet is not always healthy for kids. T / F f. The report said parents should talk to their kids about bullying. T / F A survey found that 10% of kids use social media sites 10 times a day. T / F All reports agree that Facebook leads to the isolation of children. Post –activity 16-How important are social media sites to you? 17-Do you think social interaction was better before the Internet came    along? 18-What do you think Facebook will be like in the future? T / F