6 L IS T E N IN G

a Talk to a partner. Do you think the following are T (true) or

F (false)?
1 22-year-olds have an average o f 1,000 friends.
2 Men have more online friends than women.
7 S P E A K IN G
3 People who spend a lot o f time on Facebook become more
dissatisfied with their own lives. Read sentences A - F below. Check ( / ) the
ones you agree with and put an / next to the
3 23))) Listen to the introduction to a radio program.
ones you don’t agree with. Think about your
According to research, are 1-3 in a true or false?
reasons.
c 3 24))) Listen to four people who call the program, Young,
Beth, Emma, and Ned. W ho is the most positive about Facebook? A □ You can only have tw o or th re e
W ho is the most negative? close friends.
B L d Nowadays people are in to u ch
d Listen again. Answer with Young, Beth, Em m a, or Ned. w ith more people b u t have few er
close friends.
Which caller...?
C □ Men keep th e ir friends longer
1 L J does not want to share personal information with strangers than women.
2 LH has fewer Facebook friends than he / she used to have D P ] You should never criticize your
3 L J has over a thousand friends friend's partner.
4 Q J uses it to keep in touch with friends who don’t live close by E r U You should never lend money to a
5 L J thinks people use Facebook to give themselves more friend (or borrow money).
importance f D It's impossible to sta y good friends
6 [__j used to use Facebook more than he / she does now' w ith an ex-partner.
7 Q uses Facebook instead o f calling
8 [__I does not use social networking sites b In groups, compare opinions. Try to give
real examples from your own experience or
e Do you use Facebook or any other social networking sites? Do o f people you know. Use the phrases below
you agree with anything the speakers said? to help you.

P Giving examples
For example, I have a friend who I’ve known
since I was five years old...
For instance, I once lent some money to a
cousin...

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