Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
The writer thinks the addiction to social networking sites is not as
serious as researchers argue.
Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
When social networking sites first appeared, people used them for
fewer things compared to today.
Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
Professionals use social networking sites to find jobs any more.
Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
People use social networks to announce important activities that other
people do not care about.
Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
According to social networking sites, users like posting online because they enjoy to stay in the background .
Read the text below about social networking sites and decide if the
statements are true or false.
As social networking sites are becoming more and more popular, researchers
are starting to worry that we may be turning into addicted users. This may
actually be true. Take a quick look around you and you’ll see for yourself:
people are constantly checking their smartphones to keep up with their
friends’ recent posts on social networking sites. They are also commenting on
and sharing that information with other friends.
Since social networking sites appeared in the late 1990s, they have become a
part of everyday life. Initially, people used them to stay in touch with family
and friends through instant messaging applications. They also created
professional profiles online so they could search for jobs. In addition, they
started making new friends who had similar interests or found old classmates
through a name search.
Nowadays, however, although all of the above still apply, social networking
sites have also become a place for posting personal details the public has no
interest in. According to psychologists, users obsessively post bits of their life
online because this gives them the illusion of having an audience. Does the
post ‘Kathy is drinking tea with her sister Jo at Maxwell shopping centre’
sound familiar? In this scenario, there would even be a photo of Kathy and her
sister drinking that tea at that shopping centre. Then, chances are, those girls
would constantly check how many people ‘liked’ their photo.
Researchers have repeatedly stressed the dangers of making our private life
available online. There have been many cases of kidnappers who posed as
someone younger to make friends with a child, using a false name and photo,
for example. There is no way of knowing who is behind an online profile.
This is why, experts warn, we should never accept a friend request from
people we don’t know and, of course, never agree to meet them. The same
goes for sharing personal information such as addresses and telephone
numbers online. At the end of the day, what we should be asking ourselves
before posting anything is: does the world really care or need to know where
I am or what I’m doing right now?
Alot of people have used social networking sites to commit crimes.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
Many people thought that the writer would follow the dream of
another family member.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
The careers adviser dadn't admire the writer’s ideas about possible
careers.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
The careers adviser rejected the job of a chocolate tester.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
The writer was impressed that the only thing chocolate testers do is taste chocolate.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
Becoming a football referee is difficult for a number of reasons.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
The writer's brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist wasn't successful in the end.
Read the text below about making career choices and decide if the
statements are true or false.
I'm often asked the question ‘How did you become a journalist?’ You see,
everybody expected me to become a doctor like my father. Well, during my
last year of school, I was given the opportunity to visit a careers adviser and
I can tell you she was not crazy about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although the adviser wasn’t very
impressed, she got me the information. I discovered that chocolate testers earn
a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when
I found out that chocolate testers don’t just sit around eating chocolate all day,
I lost my interest. It seems that they are also involved in planning how to sell
the product. I finally decided against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee. I had loved football from a
young age. but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as
I couldn't play very well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be able to run
two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of that, after many years of
experience — and if they are lucky — they might get the chance to referee big
professional matches. So, my dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a dog stylist. That was after
I realised how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every time we
visited her with our dog, Philipo. However, once, while she was styling
Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite her. ‘It happens all the time,’ she told
me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me realise I had a gift for research, so
by the end of the school year I had decided to become a journalist.
By the end of the school year the writer had decided to become a journalist.
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