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6 Listen to part of the audio and complete the following 
excerpt with the word and expression in the box. Use your 
notebook.
post – social media 
I’m not saying that you can’t 
these things, I’m just saying that you need to understand 
how works. You want to put 
yourself at risk? 
Transcripted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=loYen_HvVzM. Accessed on: Sep. 19, 2020.
 7 Listen to the full audio again and order the sentences in 
your notebook. The fi rst one is done for you.
A (3) “How about you change the privacy settings on your 
post? If you’re going to post something that has 
sensitive information, limit it to your friends only, or 
to a certain amount of people.”
B ( ) ”I’m not saying that you can’t post these things, I’m 
just saying that you need to understand how social 
media works.“
C ( ) ”Don’t just make everything public and if anybody, 
from anywhere, someone in Bangalore in India can 
say ‘Oh! I hate that girl!’. You know, just be careful 
about how you do the thing.”
D ( ) ”Is there somebody you want to get to? Then limit 
the post.”
E ( ) “You want to put yourself at risk? Go ahead, because 
there are already features built into these social 
media platforms to protect you.”
No. 5
post, social media
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5
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 8 The audio is an answer to a question. Which question best suits it? Write it in your notebook.
Why do young people like to 
use social media so much?
A
Can I share all the problems 
I’m going through on my 
social media? 
B X
Post-listening 
 9 Do you agree with the message from the audio? Why (not)?
 10 Do you think people from all over the world have the same 
concerns about the downsides of social media? Talk to your 
classmates about it.
Personal answers.
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10. Possible answers: Yes, I think people 
have the same concerns about the 
downsides of social media (online 
security, waste of time, etc.). / No, 
I don’t think people have the same 
concerns about the downsides of 
social media (online security, waste of 
time, etc.).
No. 4
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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
 1 Read the sentence below from Going further and answer the questions in your notebook.
There is, however, the issue of how trolling and hate speech can interfere with online activism [...]
A Choose the sentence that explains the message of the sentence above.
I The existing problem is that online activism is the same as trolling.
II The existing problem is that trolling can be bad for online activism. X
B Is the sentence singular or plural? How can you tell?
It’s singular, because of “is” and “issue”.
 2 Now read the transcript from Listen up! to answer the 
following questions in your notebook.
[…] ther e are already features built into these social 
media platforms to protect you.
A Choose the sentence that explains the message of the 
sentence above.
I Features exist in social media to protect you. X
II Features exist in social media to make people feel 
happy.
B Is the sentence singular or plural? How can you tell?
 3 What do the sentences in activities 1 and 2 express? Write 
the correct alternative in your notebook. 
A Existence. X B Possession. 
It’s plural, because of “are” and “features”.
 4 Read two transcripts of the Jamaican show in Listen up and answer the questions in your 
notebook.
[…] a lot of young people are programmed by “likes” and how many ÒsharesÓ
they can get on a certain picture […]
A Which sentence explains the message of the sentence above?
I A great number of young people think that the amount of “likes” and “shares” is 
important. X
II A great number of young people think that the amount of pictures on social media is 
important.
B Is it possible to count the amount of “shares” and “likes” in a post? 
C Why do we use much and not many in the following transcript question?
How much attention should you pay when posting personal information on social media?
Because we use much with uncountable nouns. Attention is uncountable.
4. B. Yes, it’s possible. É provável que os estudantes tenham estudado substantivos contáveis e incontáveis no Ensino 
Fundamental 2. Retome com eles esse conteúdo e explique-lhes o signi� cado da palavra amount (quantidade), caso não 
saibam ou não se lembrem.
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