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ENGLISH 99 THEME 10

ACTIVITY SHEETS TELEVISION AND SOCIAL MEDIA

• Students will be able to act out a dialogue using the expressions and phrases to interrupt and gain time in a conversation.
COMPETENCES • Students will be able to agree or disagree with others by giving their opinions.

12 Read the interviews and put the underlined expressions into the correct box.

Interviewer Where is social media headed?
Boy Well... I don’t think there is a concrete answer to this.
Interviewer No doubt about it. Do you have anything to say about this?
Boy Umm... I can say it will dominate our lives.

Interviewer Where is social media headed?
Girl A very tough question. Let me think... There is so much to say, I mean, I don’t know where to
Below are some predictions about the future of social media. Read the sentences below and
10 begin. At least, I can say that much of our lives will rely on social media.
tick the ones you agree.

Interviewer Where is social media headed?
Woman What do you mean?
Interviewer Social media’s future. You know it’s one of the most important factors in everyday life.
Woman So, you mean the future of social media?
Interviewer Yeah. Yeah. I was just going to say ...
Woman Can I stop you there for a moment? I think, people will be fed up with using it. And...
Interviewer Sorry to interrupt you but what you said is quite different. I mean it’s the first time I’ve heard such
a thing from an interviewee. Anyway, let’s get back to the point.
Woman OK. People keep their eyes and hands on their mobile devices. It can’t go on like this. They should
see what’s going on around, they should look at each other in the eye. This must change. At least
I’ll be fed up.
Interviewer Interesting, thank you.

Expressions for gaining time Expressions for interrupting
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Sorry to interrupt you.
Well - Umm - Let me think - I mean -
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
You know - So, you mean - Anyway
Can I stop you there for a moment?
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

13 Read the instructions and work in groups of 4.

Group A: Group B:
its disadvantages. Support your STUDENTS’ OWN ANSWERS
Support the idea that social media has negative
Support the idea that social
media has more advantages than
effects besides the benefits of it. Talk about how
sentences with examples. it has changed our daily and social lives,
relationships and psychology negatively.

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