Have you ever posted mean

things online?
 Oral Debate
• Do you use social media apps? Which ones?
• Do your friends have them?
• How do you use them?
• Do you post? Do you just watch? Do you comment on public posts?
• Do you create content?
• Who do you follow? Friends? Famous people? Influecers?
• Have you ever posted mean comments on the internet? Why? Why
not?
• Has anyone posted a mean comment to you? How did you feel? Did
you know the person?
Match the phrases with theirs definitions:
1. To hurt somebody’s feelings: to upset somebody by saying bad things to them or
about them.
2. To trust: to believe that someone is good and honest and won't harm you.
3. Shamefully: in a way that makes you feel ashamed or embarrassed of something
you've done.
4. To apologise:to say sorry for something you've done.
Match the phrases with theirs definitions:
5. To feel guilty: to feel that something you did was wrong.
6. An in-joke:a private joke or funny story that only certain people understand
7. To deal with something: to take action to solve a problem.
8. A stranger: someone you don't know.
9. To throw you off:to make you suddenly feel surprised or confused.
Watch the following video:
https://youtu.be/g65SzaefqQ4

• Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1. Nick feels ashamed that he posted mean comments online when he was younger.
2. Nick only posted comments about people that he knew in real life.
3. De'Graft feels OK about all of the comments he has posted.
4. Katie upset someone by telling them that their art wasn't good.
5. Nick often posted private jokes or comments about school.
6. When the person told Katie that she had hurt their feelings, Katie didn't care.
7. Nick says you don't need to explain if the comment was only a joke.
8. De'Graft says that sometimes things happen online that you don't expect.