A. Trouble or Paradise? How Social Networks are changing our lives
How often do you use social networks? Which ones do you use most? Do you text a lot? Do you find yourself talking to your friends more often over social networks?
A lot of interesting questions come to mind when thinking about social networks and how it may affect our lives. I compiled a few items for you to go over, a video and excerpts of articles, in order to come up with some convincing argument in favor or against the the extensive use of social networks.
Articles:
How Social Media changed and continues to change the world: http://socialmediasun.com/impact-of-social-media-on-society/
Pros and Cons of integrating Social networks in our education system: http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2012/01/19/Pros-and-Cons-of-Social-Media-in-the-Classroom.aspx?Page=1
Click on the video below and watch a couple of minutes of this talk about Social networks. Start at 2:10 and stop once you have reached the 4:20 mark
List of transitional Words and Phrases to use in your presentation:
Consequence:
accordingly, as a result, hence, subsequently, therefore, thus,
accordingly, as a result, hence, subsequently, therefore, thus,
Contrast and Comparison:
conversely, instead, likewise,however, nevertheless, in contrast
conversely, instead, likewise,however, nevertheless, in contrast
Emphasis
above all, especially, particularly
Exception:
aside from, beside, except, other than,
aside from, beside, except, other than,
Exemplifying:especially, for instance, in particular, such as
Illustration:
for example, for instance, in this case
Restatement:
in essence, in other words, in short
Sequence:
first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
next, then, soon, later, while, earlier, simultaneously, afterward
first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
next, then, soon, later, while, earlier, simultaneously, afterward
Summarizing:
in brief, in conclusion, in summary, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally
in brief, in conclusion, in summary, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally
TASK: do a 5 minute presentation fully exploring the benefits or the disadvantages of using social networks today ensuring to counter argue the opposite view(s)
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B. English Conditionals
Conditional Sentences Type I
C. What would you do if you were elected president of France...
Your campaign manager is asking you to come up with ideas in the following topics:
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B. English Conditionals
Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled. Conditional Sentences Type II refer to situations in the present. An action could happen if the present situation were different. I don't really expect the situation to change, however. I just imagine „what would happen if …“
Were instead of Was
In IF Clauses Type II, we usually use ‚were‘ – even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it –.
Example: If I were you, I would not do this.
Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I had more money, I wouldn't live here.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past. An action could have happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however. We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had taken that job, I would have made a lot of money.
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type I.
- If you (go) out with your friends tonight, I (watch) the football match on TV.
- I (earn) a lot of money if I (get) that job.
- If she (hurry / not) , we (miss) the bus.
Conditional Sentences Type II
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type II.
- If he (try) harder, he (reach) his goals.
- I (buy) these shoes if they (fit) .
- It (surprise / not) me if he (know / not) the answer.
Conditional Sentences Type III
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type III.
- If we (listen) to the radio, we (hear) the news.
- If you (switch) on the lights, you (fall / not) over the chair.
- She (come) to our party if she (be / not) on holiday.
Conditional Sentences Type I, II or III
Complete the Conditional Sentences with the correct form (Type I, II or III).
- If I stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
- If we'd seen you, we .
- If we him tomorrow, we'll say hello.
- He would have repaired the car himself if he the tools.
- If you drop the vase, it .
- If I hadn't studied, I the exam.
- I wouldn't go to school by bus if I a driving licence.
- If she him every day, she'd be lovesick.
- I to London if I don't get a cheap flight.
- We'd be stupid if we him about our secret.
Your campaign manager is asking you to come up with ideas in the following topics:
- Health
- Education
- International
- Montpellier
- Economics
Write 2 sentences for each of the topics above describing what you would do if you were president of France. Remember to use the Conditional Type II sentence structure to express your plans. Pressure is on, people whant to hear your ideas Mr candidate!
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D. Reading: How to deal with Boring meetings?
Read the following article (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/m-and-ms-and-dirty-doodles-how-to-survive-a-boring-meeting#r=lr-fst) about BORING business meetings and how to deal with them. Write a couple of paragraphs summarizing your thoughts about this topic after reading this article. Agree, disagree, good idea, bad idea, does it happen to you often, all the times, you know someone who does this, etc, etc, etc. There is a lot of interesting vocabulary in this article that you should note and bring up in class if you didn't understand the meaning.
D. Reading: How to deal with Boring meetings?
Read the following article (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/m-and-ms-and-dirty-doodles-how-to-survive-a-boring-meeting#r=lr-fst) about BORING business meetings and how to deal with them. Write a couple of paragraphs summarizing your thoughts about this topic after reading this article. Agree, disagree, good idea, bad idea, does it happen to you often, all the times, you know someone who does this, etc, etc, etc. There is a lot of interesting vocabulary in this article that you should note and bring up in class if you didn't understand the meaning.
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