II – Language Focus: Vocabulary & Grammar
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I – Reading Comprehension
II – Language Focus: Vocabulary & Grammar
A. Use the words below to complete the text. (16p)
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 ● attractive
B. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice . Make any necessary changes. (16p)
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. (10p)
– 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 “I wish”. Make any necessary changes. (8p)
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?
Key “SOCIAL MEDIA”
I.
1. a)
● chat (with friends) ● read messages ● reply to messages ● share stories / videos ● get access to information
● be / stay in contact with friends
1. b)
● lack of sleep ● (risk of) anxiety and depression / (health problems)
2.
a) … they put too much (social) pressure on teens /she saw how much (social) pressure they put on her sister.
b) … their mother turned off the WIFI at night.
c) … her friends won’t/don’t feel ignored.
d) …June refused to lend her the phone/ to turn her phone into a hotspot.
e) … makes them feel anxious/nervous.
f) … they will wake up at night and log on.
3.
a) T -(Even as a teenager as well,) I sometimes find this craze a little baffling.
b) T - Teenagers spoke about the pressure they felt to make themselves available 24/7 (and the resulting anxiety if they did not respond immediately to texts or posts.)
c) F – (By the end of the week,) I’d got used to not having a phone and I’d quite enjoyed the break from social media.
4.
Turn off – to switch off / to stop something from working
5.
a) 24 hours a day / 7 days a week
b) fear of missing out
6.
a) increased
b) craze
c) detrimental
d) irritable
e) looped in
7.
a) teenagers b) Snapchat and Instagram c) a message d) pupils waking up at night and logging on e) June friends’
II
A.
(a) public (b) posted (c) filters (d) available (e) harmless (f) attractive (g) control (h) forgotten
B.
a) You have just been sent a friend’s request (by a friend of mine). / A friend’s request has just been sent to you (by a friend of mine).
b) Some potential harm is being caused to society by social websites.
c) Slang words are often used (by students) on social networking sites.
d) (Their) children should be checked on (by their parents) when they use the Internet.
C.
(a) am going to send (b) will add (c) am going to meet / I am meeting (d) will be visiting
D.
a) I wish my best friend didn’t spend so much time on Facebook.
b) I wish I wasn’t/weren’t so addicted to social networks.