Connected … What is your favourite social networking app? Why? Read the opinions about social networking apps. Write down your opinion in the space provided. Share your opinions and talk about the following questions in class. 1 Which opinions do you agree with? Why? 2 Have you ever found an old friend online? Did you contact or meet the friend? Are you still in touch? Look at the highlighted expressions in 18b. They are used to connect two ideas together. Which of them have the same meanings? Complete the list. A However, but, B Furthermore, , C Therefore, , D For example, , Match the groups A, B, C and D to the following definitions. 1 giving a result or consequence 3 giving an example 2 showing the contrast between two ideas 4 adding another, new idea 18 Reading & Writing a b “It can be enjoyable to check friends’ pages and look at their pictures, and contacting old school friends again can be a pleasure. However, we don’t actually say very much, and there have been no face-to-face meetings. Furthermore, some people use these apps to con people out of money and other things. For example, some people have had their whole identity stolen through the information they have entered on social media. Additionally, they are increasingly used to spread fake news reports. So I’m not entirely sure if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.” “In my opinion these apps are excellent. You can stay in touch with people who live on the other side of the world. What’s more, you can upload photos as soon as you take them and share them with friends. But I am concerned that we are spending too much time on them. For instance, last week I was reading a friend’s posts on the train and didn’t notice that I’d gone past my stop. As a result, I was late for work.” “I think social networking apps are replacing people’s social lives. People no longer physically meet each other. They only seem to communicate over these apps and therefore there is hardly any face-to-face contact anymore. This could be very dangerous. Despite this, I can see that for some people, who perhaps live in isolated areas or are unable to get out, these apps could be useful for staying in touch. As an example, my grandmother can’t leave her house easily. She needs these apps to keep up with the family’s news.” 19 Speaking 20 Vocabulary Connectors a b 100 Language skills Extras Explore 8 Getting connected Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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