Navigating
the Social
Web
Speaking Club
Useful Phrases
• pros and cons – good and bad sides of something
• to release information – to make it open to the public
• a contribution - something that you give or do to make something else successful
• fraud - the crime of getting money by deceiving people
• to get hooked on – to become addicted to something
• to update your status – to post new information about you on social media
• cyberbullying – using the internet to send threatening messages
• to go viral - when something is popular and spreads quickly
• to keep up to date with - have the latest information about something
What are your associations
when you see the photo?
Block 1.
The Use of
Social Media
Letʼs discuss...
1 . D o yo u r e m e m b e r t h e f i r s t t i m e yo u u s e d t h e i n t e r n e t ?
2 . W h i c h w e b s i t e d o yo u v i s i t m o s t o f t e n ?
3 . W h a t s o c i a l n e t w o r k i n g s i t e s d o yo u u s e ? W h a t
i n f o r m a t i o n d o yo u h a ve t h e r e ?
4 . W h a t a r e t h r e e s m a r t p h o n e a p p s t h a t yo u c a n ' t l i ve
without?
5. What are some pros and cons of social networking?
6 . W h a t k i n d o f i n f o r m a t i o n a r e yo u c o m f o r t a b l e r e l e a s i n g
to the public?
7 . D o yo u r p a r e n t s u s e s o c i a l n e t w o r k i n g s i t e s ?
8 . H a ve yo u e ve r t r i e d o n l i n e d a t i n g ? Wo u l d yo u c o n s i d e r
it?
Block 2.
Social Media
Philosophy
Whatʼs your opinion?
1 . Is i t r i g h t f o r p a r e n t s t o l o o k a t t h e i r c h i l d r e nʼs
browsing history?
2. What is the single greatest contribution the internet
h a s m a d e t o s o c i e ty ?
3 . W h a t w o u l d yo u s a y i s t h e w o r s t c o n t r i b u t i o n t h e
i n t e r n e t h a s m a d e t o s o c i e ty ?
4 . Is i t r i g h t t h a t p e o p l e d o w n l o a d f i l m s , m u s i c , a n d
books illegally?
5 . D o yo u t h i n k t h e i n t e r n e t h a s c r e a t e d a p r o b l e m f o r
elderly people?
6 . H o w c a n w e p r o t e c t o u r s e l ve s a g a i n s t o n l i n e f ra u d ?
7 . H o w d o yo u t h i n k t h e i n t e r n e t w i l l c h a n g e i n t h e
future?
8 . D o yo u t h i n k w e c o u l d s u r v i ve w i t h o u t t h e
internet?