Internet and Society

Task 4

Now, let's listen to a beautiful song by one of most popular bands: Coldplay!
Watch the video, listen to the song and do the activities.
Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dztdRzWxMo4

In my Place by Coldplay

Complete

In my ……………., in my …………….,
were lines that I couldn't …………….
I was ……………., oh yeah.

Choose

and I was lost/last, I was lost/last,
Crossed fine/lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost/last, oh yeah.Order.

Write 1, 2, 3, 4

___ Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
___ Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
___ Oh for it
___ Yeah, how long must you wait for him?

Write these words in the right gap: tired, scared (x 2), underprepared

I was ……………., I was …………….,
……………. and …………….,
but I´ll wait for it.

Match

And if you go, for you, yeah.
and leave me down here on my own,
then I'll wait If you go,

Order. Write 1, 2, 3, 4

___ Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
___ Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
___ Oh for it, yeah
___ Yeah, how long must you wait for him?

Complete

……………. it please, please, please,
……………. back and ……………. to me,
to me, me.

Choose

Come on/in and sing it along/out, now, now.
Come on/in and sing it along/out, to me, me
come out/back and sing.

Complete

In my ……………., in my …………….,
were lines that I couldn't …………….
I was ……………., oh yeah.Oh yeah.

Write the answers in 'comentarios'!

Internet and Society

Task 3

Click on the hyperlink http://www.helium.com/items/1468441-negative-effects-of-the-internet read the text and do the activities below.

This task is going to be considered an Assignment.Write your answers on a separate Word document and email them to me. Deadline: Monday 6 July.

Remember you can use the online dictionaries suggested to understand the meaning of some of the words in the text.

1. True or False

a. Internet has changed human behaviour and relationships ____
b. There are good and bad websites ____
c. People can be easily robbed in the Internet. ____
d. Only few people can access personal information ____
e. People have easy access to immoral sites or vicious activities ____
f. People should be very careful when selecting information from the web. ____


2. Find the words in the text with the following definition

a. Work relating to the production, buying and selling of goods and services paragraph 1
b. Very bad or criminal behaviour paragraph 1
c. The crime of stealing thing from somebody paragraph 2
d. The act of making someone believe something that is not true. paragraph 2
e. An activity intended to entertain people paragraph 3
f. The act of influencing people to get something is not good paragraph 3
g. Wrong information given to someone paragraph 4
h. It can cause people illness or poor health paragraph 4

Internet and Society

Task 2

Now, answer the following questions in English.
Your comment is going to be considered an Assignment. Deadline: Friday 3 July.

1. Which of the tools mentioned do you use most frequently?
2. Why do you use them? Take the possible uses:

Ø To look for information for school projects
Ø To send messages to a friend
Ø To upload and share photos with friends
Ø To chat with friends
Ø To watch video clips
Ø To phone a relative or friend who is abroad
Ø To play interactive games

3. Do you use any other tool not mentioned above?

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Internet and Society

Task 1

Match the pictures with the definitions below

1. It’s a search engine. You can search a webpage using specific words.
2. It’s one of the most popular social networking sites.
3. It’s a system of sending written messages electronically from one computer to another.
4. It’s an instant messaging client.
5. It’s a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos.

Write your answer in 'comentarios'!

Useful resources

In case you need to look up some words, you can use the following online dictionaries.
They are easy to use! Just click on the hyperlink and you'll find the site!

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp

http://www.diccionarioingles.com/

http://www.diccionarios.com/

Welcome

This is our virtual classroom from now onwards.
Here you'll be able to find activities, links to other webpages, interactive activities and useful resources.
I hope you can take profit of it and enjoy it as well. This is another way of keeping up with your work!
Remember that you can add any comment you think it is useful for you and your partners.
Try to use as much English as possible in your comments. It's a good way of improving your English.
Don't be scared of making mistakes! We're all learning!