The Internet & Social Media ELL 2035

Warmup Questions 1. How much time do you spend on the internet daily? weekly? 2. How much time do you spend on your phone daily? 3. Do you use social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, Kakao Story, Twitter, Instagram, etc? 4. How long could you survive without…checking your cellphone? using the Internet? watching TV?

Agree or Disagree?

Text Slang 1. C U @ 9 – see you at 9 2. ASAP – as soon as possible 3. OMG – oh my God 4. BTW – by the way 5. LOL / LMAO / ROTFL– laugh out loud / lots of laughs / laugh my ass off / roll on the floor laughing 6. WTH – what the hell / WTF – what the f*** 7. L8R – later 8. TTYL – talk to you later 9. TMI – too much information 10. JK – just kidding 11. FYI – for your information 12. AFAIK – as far as I know 13. IRL – in real life 14. IDK 15. PM / DM 16. noob (noobie/newbie) 17. BFF – best friend forever 18. XOXO – kisses (X) and hugs (O) 19. TL;DR – too long; didn’t read 20. NSFW – not safe for work

South Park

The Main Characters Randy Marsh Stan Marsh Gerald Broflovski (father) (son) (neighbor) Gerald (dad) Sheila (mom) Kyle (son) Sharon (mom) Randy (dad) Stan (son) Shelley (daughter)

Why you’re watching… 1. What’s the problem the town is having? 2. What do they do to solve it? 3. Who is suffering the most from the problem? 4. What verbs/prepositions do you use with the internet/ a computer?

Gap Fill - Answers 1) Get off 2) leave me alone 3) check out 4) working 5) figure out 6) Face it! 7) online 8) get out of (the way) 9) get (back) in 10) find out 11) bring (you) up (on) 12) all alone

an CNU Student without a cellphone I’m freaking out!!!

Comprehension Questions 1. What’s another verb for examine/see? 2. What’s another verb for solve? 3. What’s another verb for discover? 4. What’s a verb for entering a car/taxi/truck? ______ ______ ≠ get out of check out figure out find out get in ≠ get out of (car, taxi, truck) get on ≠ get off (bus, subway, train, plane, boat, ship, bicycle) get off the internet! My brother is on the internet.

Discussion Questions 1. How long could you live without the internet? your cellphone? 2. Do you know anyone (friend, family member, acquaintance) that plays computer games or uses the computer excessively? How long are they on the computer? 3. Does technology makes us more isolated (staying inside, avoiding interaction) or more connected?