Conversation 4C Task 01 Student´s PPT Look at these logos from three popular social networking sites.
What do you know about them?
Try to think about 3 similarities and 3 differences. Have you ever used them? If so, which one do you use more often? Why? What is the difference between these three icons? What do they suggest about a person? How many likes have you most had? Have you ever watched this series? Is there an episode you particularly remember? How does it connect with the topic of modern technology we discussed earlier? We are going to watch an extract from a Black Mirror episode called NOSEDIVE. Have you seen it? What do the title and the picture below suggest? Now, watch the extract and then answer these questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLc2E4P87QE
1. Where’s the woman and what does she do in the clip?
2. What seems to make her happy? 3. What kind of person do you think she is? 4. How is the world shown different from today? 5. How has technology affected people’s behaviour in the episode? 6. What would you say the main topic of the episode is? Now, watch part of an interview with Charlie Brooker, the author of the series. Are his answers similar to yours? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32qWdOWrTo&feature=youtu.be • How many social media accounts do you have? • How important are 'likes' on social media to you? • Brooker says the episode is about acceptance. Is the desire for acceptance a bad thing? • What negative consequences of social media ratings can you think of? Adapted from : www.eltbase.com