The Internet has definitely revolutionised the way we communicate nowadays. We stay connected all the time and we cannot imagine our lives without smart devices. Social media platforms are places where we hang out with our friends, get the news and where we can express ourselves. However, adults complain that we live more online than offline. You will read some opinions on social media expressed by ordinary teenagers. What’s your opinion?
Internet zdecydowanie zrewolucjonizował sposób, w jaki się dzisiaj komunikujemy. Jesteśmy cały czas w kontakcie i nie wyobrażamy sobie życia bez inteligentnych urządzeń. Media społecznościowe stały się miejscem, z którego czerpiemy wiadomości, w którym spędzamy czas z przyjaciółmi i wyrażamy siebie. Jednak dorośli narzekają, jeśli skupiamy się bardziej na życiu online niż offline. W poniższym tekście przeczytasz kilka opinii zwyczajnych nastolatków na temat mediów społecznościowych. Która z tych opinii jest najbliższa twojej?
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Zdjęcie przedstawia nastoletnią, uśmiechającą się dziewczynę od pasa w górę, zwróconą w prawo. Jej głowa jest lekko pochylona, a wzrok skierowany na ekran telefonu, który trzyma w dłoniach. Dziewczyna ma długie, rozpuszczone blond włosy i jest ubrana w białą koszulę. Na wysokości klatki piersiowej dziewczyny, przez całą szerokość zdjęcia, widoczne są emotikonki, w tym: serce, kciuk w górę(like) oraz buźki symbolizujących zdziwienie, śmiech, uśmiech, polubienie.
What do you think about social media?
Co sądzisz o mediach społecznościowych?
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: freepik.com [dostęp 28.02.2022], domena publiczna.
Exercise1
Match the beginnings with the endings to make phrases.
Połącz poniższe wyrazy, aby utworzyć poprawne zwroty.
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write a Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs share Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs watch Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs read Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs go Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs
write a Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs share Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs watch Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs read Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs go Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. news, 2. post, 3. viral, 4. vlogs, 5. blogs
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Read the text and do the exercises below.
Przeczytaj tekst i wykonaj poniższe ćwiczenia.
Ela Borowiec
Social Media for Teenagers
Adults often complaincomplaincomplain that teenagers spend too much time in front of the screen. According to the latest researchresearchresearch, an average 8–12 year‑old spends between 4–6 hours online. With teenagers, it can be up to 9 hours daily. We asked some students at our school about their opinion about social mediasocial mediasocial media and the amount of timeamount of timeamount of time they spend online. Do they really need social media? What do they use it for?
Anna, 15
I can’t imagine my life without my smartphone and social media. First of all, I stay connected withstay connected withstay connected with all my friends all the time. I use three or four social media websitessocial media websites [social media website]social media websites. Each of them helps me express myselfexpress myself [express oneself]express myself in a different way. I use one of them for watching videos and live streaminglive streaminglive streaming of famous influencersinfluencers [influencer]influencers. The other ones simply let me communicate with my friends. I am also passionate aboutpassionate about [be passionate about]passionate aboutmodern artmodern artmodern art and I found a platform which offers me a forumforumforum to show my art and discuss it with people who like art, too. How much time do I spend online? Well, all day long with a break for school, because we can’t take our phones to school. My parents don’t care if I have my phone with me or not during meal times.
Michael, 15
My relationshiprelationshiprelationship with social media is a bit complicatedcomplicatedcomplicated. I was really excited when I turned 13 because that was the moment when I could officiallyofficiallyofficially and legallylegallylegally set my social media accountsaccounts [account]accounts myself. That was really something for me. So, I had profiles on as many social media websites as possible. I spent all my time scrolling throughscrolling through [scroll through]scrolling through their feedsfeedfeeds. I saw thousands of memes, and watched an infinite numberinfinite numberinfinite number of videos. I definitely saw too many pictures that celebrities and influencers postedposted [post] (verb)posted. I think I became obsessed withobsessed withobsessed with other people’s lives and I spent too much time writing comments on discussion threadsdiscussion threads [discussion thread]discussion threads. I thought that way people would like me. But all I got were health issues. Luckily, my parents and teachers quickly realised I had some attention problemsattention problems [attention problem]attention problems and I got professional help. I deleteddeleted [delete]deleted all my accounts and apps. Nowadays, I only use social media to be in touch withbe in touch withbe in touch with my friends.
Lucy, 15
The Internet has definitelydefinitelydefinitely changed the way we communicate with each other. Nowadays, it is totally impossibleimpossibleimpossible to be a teenager and be offline. However, I’m definitely not obsessed with social media. There are people who believe in social currencysocial currencysocial currency, such as likes and hearts. I don’t need a large audienceaudienceaudience made of followersfollowers [follower]followers and I don’t followfollowfollow people just because there is a trend or use the right hashtagshashtags [hashtag]hashtags just because this or that is a trendingtrendingtrending topic now. Trends come and gocome and gocome and go. I only read some blogs about fashion and watch vlogsvlogs [vlog]vlogs connected with dog training because that is what I do in my free time. Do I spend a lot of time on social media? I don’t think so. I know the difference between reality and the online world. Do you?
1 Źródło: Ela Borowiec, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise2
Read the text and choose the best sentence that summarises Anna's, Michael's or Lucy's opinion, respectively.
Przeczytaj tekst i wybierz właściwy tytuł dla każdej opinii.
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1. Anna Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. I can’t live without modern art, 2. Online almost all the time, 3. Passionate about influencers
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2. Michael Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. My 13th birthday, 2. Obsessed with memes, 3. Dangerous social media
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3. Lucy Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Social media and real life difference, 2. Social media is boring, 3. Money on social media
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Exercise3
Based on the text choose the correct person.
Na podstawie przeczytanego tekstu wybierz właściwą osobę.
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1. This person had as many social media profiles as possible. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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2. This person doesn’t need many followers. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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3. This person cannot live without the Internet. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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4. This person cannot use his/her smartphone at school. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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5. This person uses social media only to communicate with friends. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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6. This person is not impressed by social media trends. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Anna, 2. Michael, 3. Lucy
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Exercise4
Based on the information from the passage about Anna, write the missing words to complete the gaps in the text below.
Na podstawie wypowiedzi Anny przetłumacz brakujące wyrazy i uzupełnij luki w poniższym tekście.
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Nowadays, teenagers stay connected most of the time. It’s not enough to say they use 1. Tu uzupełnij (portali społecznościowych), they really live on social media. It is important for them to stay connected with friends, to share important information and, of course, to know what is 2. Tu uzupełnij (modne) at the moment. They read and write blogs, watch and make their own vlogs, create art and funny memes and 3. Tu uzupełnij (obserwują) famous celebrities and 4. Tu uzupełnij (influencerów). We must remember that social media has its good and bad sides. That is why you should always be careful about what you 5. Tu uzupełnij (zamieszczasz) and what you comment on.
Nowadays, teenagers stay connected most of the time. It’s not enough to say they use 1. Tu uzupełnij (portali społecznościowych), they really live on social media. It is important for them to stay connected with friends, to share important information and, of course, to know what is 2. Tu uzupełnij (modne) at the moment. They read and write blogs, watch and make their own vlogs, create art and funny memes and 3. Tu uzupełnij (obserwują) famous celebrities and 4. Tu uzupełnij (influencerów). We must remember that social media has its good and bad sides. That is why you should always be careful about what you 5. Tu uzupełnij (zamieszczasz) and what you comment on.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise5
Choose the words that correctly fit the sentences below.
Wybierz wyrazy, które w poprawny sposób uzupełniają zdania.
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Exercise6
What's your opinion about social media? Write your answer in 3–4 sentences.
Jaka jest twoja opinia na temat mediów społecznościowych? Twoja wypowiedź powinna składać się z 3–4 zdań.
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(Uzupełnij).
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In my opinion, social media is… It is…
We write/read/post/share/follow… we… and… I also… and… because...
It is important to remember that there are good and bad sides of social media, of course. The bad side can be…
We shouldn’t spend more than… hours daily online. I personally spend…
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I think social media is very important for all teenagers. It is natural for us to use social media. We keep in touch with friends, we send homework and funny memes and we follow interesting people, not just celebrities and influencers. I also read some blogs and watch vlogs about skateboarding because it is my hobby.
