What happens when people quit social media?

Answer and give a real example for each one.

1. Which social media apps do you use? Which one most?
2. What kind of accounts do you follow?
3. Do you post often, or do you mostly watch?
4. What was the last thing you shared online?
5. How do you feel when your post gets lots of likes or none?
6. Have you ever deleted a social media app? Why?

For each word or phrase, say one true sentence about how you use social media.

Choose the word or phrase that fits.

1. I don't much — maybe one photo a month.
2. My Instagram is full of dogs and recipes.
3. I a few cooking bloggers.
4. That singer has 50 million .
5. Did you that funny video with your sister?
6. That account made me feel bad, so I decided to it.
7. The decides which posts you see first.
8. She tells everyone online about her health, her money and her fights. She tends to .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. to stop following = to
   unfollowblockshare
2. to stop someone contacting you = to
   blockpostlike
3. nasty online commenter =
   a trolla followera filter
4. bullying on the internet =
   cyberbullyingoversharingan algorithm
5. the program that chooses what you see =
   an algorithma feeda filter
6. to write a reply = to
   commentfollowpost

Use each phrase to talk about your social media life.

• Social media makes me feel...Соцмережі змушують мене почуватися...Social media sometimes makes me feel lonely.
• It lets me...Вони дозволяють мені...It lets me keep in touch with friends abroad.
• It helps me (to)...Вони допомагають мені...It helps me find new recipes.
• Scrolling through... is...Гортати ... — це...Scrolling through TikTok is the best way to waste an hour.
• I'm sick of seeing...Мені набридло бачити...I'm sick of seeing perfect holiday photos.
• What I like about... is...Що мені подобається в ..., так це...What I like about Instagram is the creativity.
• I'd never post...Я б ніколи не опублікував(-ла)...I'd never post photos of my children.
• Instead of scrolling, I...Замість того щоб гортати, я...Instead of scrolling, I try to read before bed.

Read the article. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. The people in the experiment were paid to stop using Facebook.
   TrueFalse
2. People who quit gained about an hour a day.
   TrueFalse
3. They followed the news more than before.
   TrueFalse
4. Quitting made people much, much happier.
   TrueFalse
5. After the experiment, many people used Facebook less.
   TrueFalse

1. Could you quit social media for four weeks? Which app would be hardest?
2. What would you do with an extra hour a day?
3. Do you think social media makes people more polarised?
4. What are the real benefits of social media for you?

Gerund (-ing) as the subject of a sentence: Scrolling is relaxing. Comparing yourself to others is dangerous. And after prepositions: instead of posting, without asking, good at taking photos. Careful: ✗ It makes me to feel... ✗ Scroll is boring.

1. Social media makes me
   feelto feel
   anxious sometimes.
2. My parents didn't let me
   haveto have
   a phone until I was 14.
3. ComparingCompare
   yourself to influencers is a bad idea.
4. This app helps me
   learnlearning
   new words.
5. Instead of
   scrollingscroll
   I went for a walk.
6. The algorithm makes you
   watchto watch
   more and more videos.
7. He posted the photo without
   askingto ask
   me.
8. PostingTo posting
   every day takes a lot of time.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. Instagram makes me to feel ugly. →
2. My boss doesn't let us to use phones. →
3. Scroll for hours is bad for you. →
4. Instead of read, I watched videos. →
5. He shared my photo without ask me. →
6. The app lets you to edit videos. →

Answer in detail. Use make / let / help and -ing forms.

1. How does social media make you feel? Give examples.
2. What did your parents (not) let you do online when you were younger?
3. What do you think about posting photos of children online?
4. What helps you spend less time on social media?
5. Talk about a time when an app made you buy or do something.
6. Instead of using social media, what could people do to stay in touch?

For each situation, decide: post or not? What could happen if you did? What would you do?

Answer honestly.

1. Think of the five accounts you see most. How do they make you feel?
2. Which accounts would you unfollow after this lesson?
3. What kind of content do you wish you saw more of?
4. If you could change one thing about the algorithm, what would it be?

1. What was the first social network you joined?
2. Have you ever regretted posting something?
3. How many of your online followers do you know in real life?
4. Do you use filters on your photos?
5. Have you ever been affected by trolls or nasty comments?
6. Which social media habit annoys you in other people?
7. Do you post more when you're happy or sad?
8. Would you let your children use social media?

1. At what age should children be allowed on social media?
2. Should influencers have to show when photos are filtered?
3. Why do people overshare online?
4. Is it OK to unfollow friends or family?
5. Should schools teach how to use social media?
6. Who should stop cyberbullying: parents, schools, or the apps?

1. Should social media be banned for under-16s?
2. Do social networks connect people or divide them?
3. Should people be able to post anonymously?
4. Who is responsible for fake or harmful content: the user or the platform?
5. Is social media good for democracy?
6. Would the world be better without likes?

"Children under 16 should not be allowed on social media."

Round 1: give your real opinion for 1–2 minutes. Round 2: defend the opposite side for 1 minute. Use: Social media makes children... · Parents shouldn't let... · Instead of banning, ... · Comparing...