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write down
a) four things teens usually use social
I – Reading Comprehension media for.
b) the effects of night-time social
The digital landscape has put increased pressure media use on teens.
on teenagers today, and we feel it. There are so
many social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, 2. Complete the sentences
Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, you name it. I according to the text.
made a conscious decision to avoid Snapchat a) June kept away from a couple of
and Instagram because of the social pressure I social networks since …
saw them putting on my 14-year-old little sister. b) June’s sister would ask June for her
If my mum turned off the WiFi at 11pm, my sister phone when …
c) It is very important for her sister to
would beg me to turn my phone into a hotspot 1.
reply to every message at night so
She always needed to load her Snapchat stories that …
one more time, or to reply to a message that had d) She would accuse June of messing
come in two minutes ago because she didn’t up her social life whenever …
want her friend to feel ignored. If I refused, e) For teens not being able to reply
saying she could respond in the morning, I’d get instantly to a message …
the “You’re ruining my social life” speech. Even f) Some teens are so obsessed with
as a teenager as well, I sometimes find this craze social media that …
a little baffling.
A new study has found that teenagers who 3. True or False? Quote from the
text to justify your answers.
engage with social media during the night could
a) June doesn’t understand her
be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk sister’s obsession with social media at
of anxiety and depression. Teenagers spoke times.
about the pressure they felt to make themselves b) Teenagers feel pressured to be
available 24/7 and the resulting anxiety if they constantly online.
did not respond immediately to texts or posts. c) June simply hated it when she was
Teens are so emotionally invested in social unable to log on for a week.
media that a fifth of secondary school pupils will
wake up at night and log on just to make sure 4. Identify the phrasal verb in the
first paragraph and explain its
they don’t miss out. Perhaps the worst thing
meaning.
about this is that teenagers need more sleep
than adults do, so night-time social media use 5. What do the following mean?
could be detrimental to their health. A lack of a) 24/7
sleep can make teenagers tired, irritable, and b) FOMO
depressed.
During the summer holidays, I lost my phone. 6. Find the words in the text
And for the week that I was phoneless, it felt like which mean the same as
a disaster. I love my phone. It gives me quick a) greater than before (paragraph
1)
access to information and allows me to be
b) exaggerated enthusiasm
constantly looped in with my friends, to know (paragraph 1)
exactly what is going on in their lives. So, when I c) harmful (paragraph 2)
didn’t have my phone for a week, I felt a slight d) easily annoyed (paragraph 2)
sense of FOMO, or if you’re not up to speed with e) connected with (paragraph 3)
the lingo, fear of missing out. By the end of the
week, I’d got used to not having a phone and I’d 7. What do the underlined words
quite enjoyed the break from social media. But in the text refer to?
there was still a lingering sense of sadness at the a) we
back of my mind that there would be b) them
c) that
conversations I had missed, messages that had
d) this
II – Language Focus: Vocabulary & Grammar
A. Use the words below to complete the text.
Social networking sites encourage us to be more (a) about our personal lives. Because
intimate details of our lives can be (b) so easily, we often don’t use the (c) we might
normally employ when talking about our private lives. What's more, the things we post
remain (d) indefinitely. While at one moment a photo of friends doing shots at a party may
seem (e), the image may appear less (f) in the context of an employer doing a background
check. While most sites allow their users to (g) who sees the things they've posted, such
limitations are often (h).
available ● control ● posted ● public ● forgotten ● harmless ● filters ●

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B. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice . Make any necessary
changes.
a) A friend of mine has just sent you a friend’s request.
b) Social websites are causing some potential harm to society.
c) Students often use slang words on social networking sites.
d) Parents should check on their children when they use the Internet.
C. Complete the gaps to give it a future meaning.

– I’ve made up my mind. I (a. send) you a friend’s request on Facebook. Done!
– Nice. I (b. add) you in a minute. Do you know what? Tomorrow I (c. meet) someone I
befriended on Facebook. Will you come with me?
– I’m afraid I can’t. By this time tomorrow I (d. visit) my grandparents.
D. Rewrite the sentences with “Second Conditional”. Make any necessary

changes.
a) My best friend spends too much time on Facebook.
b) I am so addicted to social networks.
III - Writing
Using about 180 words, write an opinion text on the following. (50p)
Do social networking sites play an important role in your life?
IMPORTANT:
1. The activities must be handwritten

in white sheets
2. They are to be presented in a
white folder

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Read the text and in note form

A. Use the words below to complete the text.

available ● control ● posted ● public ● forgotten ● harmless ● filters ●

C. Complete the gaps to give it a future meaning.

D. Rewrite the sentences with “Second Conditional”. Make any necessary

Do social networking sites play an important role in your life?

1. The activities must be handwritten

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