Основні терміни (Basic Terms)

•       Social media – соціальні мережі (apps or websites like Instagram, Facebook)

•       Account – акаунт (your personal page on a platform)

•       Profile – профіль (information about you on social media)

•       Post – пост, публікація (a photo, video, or text you share)

•       Like – лайк (a way to show you enjoy a post)

•       Comment – коментар (a message under a post)

•       Follower – підписник (someone who sees your posts)

•       Friend – друг (a person you connect with on social media)

•       Hashtag – хештег (a word with #, like #fun, to group posts)

•       App – додаток (a program, like Instagram or TikTok)

Дії в соціальних мережах (Actions)

•       Share – ділитися (to post or send content)

•       Follow – підписатися (to subscribe to someone’s posts)

•       Unfollow – відписатися (to stop following someone)

•       Post – публікувати (to put something online)

•       Like – лайкати (to press the “like” button)

•       Tag – позначити (to mention someone in a post)

•       Message – повідомлення (to send a private text)

•       Scroll – гортати (to look through posts)

•       Delete – видалити (to remove a post or comment)

•       Block – заблокувати (to stop someone from seeing your profile)

Типи контенту (Types of Content)

•       Photo – фото (a picture you share)

•       Video – відео (a short or long clip)

•       Story – історія (temporary post, like on Instagram)

•       Selfie – селфі (a photo you take of yourself)

•       Meme – мем (a funny picture or video)

•       Live – прямий ефір (a real-time video)

•       Caption – підпис (text under a photo or video)

Вплив і проблеми (Influence and Problems)

•       Influencer – інфлюенсер (a person with many followers who shares content)

•       Privacy – приватність (keeping your information safe)

•       Cyberbullying – кібербулінг (being unkind to others online)

•       Addiction – залежність (spending too much time on social media)

•       Fake – фейк (false information or accounts)

•       Filter – фільтр (a tool to change how photos look)

•       Trend – тренд (something popular on social media)

Корисні вирази (Useful Expressions)

•       Stay in touch – залишатися на зв’язку (to communicate with people)

•       Go viral – стати вірусним (when a post gets very popular)

•       Post something – опублікувати щось (to share content online)

•       Check notifications – перевірити сповіщення (to see likes or comments)

•       Follow a trend – слідувати тренду (to do something popular)

•       Send a DM – надіслати пряме повідомлення (to send a private message) • Share a story – поділитися історією (to post a temporary story) Questions for discussion

•       Do you use social networks? Which ones are your favorite?

•       How much time do you spend on social media every day?

•       Why do people like using social networks?

•       What was the last post you shared or liked on social media?

•       How do you decide what to post on social media? Do you think carefully about it or post spontaneously?

•       Can you imagine life without social networks? Why? Why not?

•       Do you have followers?

•       How many friends do you have on social media?

•       Have you ever blocked anyone on social media?

•       Why did you block them?

•       What is the most interesting thing you have seen on social media recently?

•       How do social networks influence our daily life?

•       What are some disadvantages or problems of social media?

•       Do you think social media helps or hurts real-life communication? Why?

•       Do you prefer to watch videos, read posts or look at pictures on social media?

•       Do you think social media makes people more creative? Why? Why not?