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Today's Lesson

Task

Asking Questions

Vocabulary

cyber, haven, ganging up, engage

Grammar

FutureI'm running

OpinionAnalysis

Reading

Level 7 Unit 7 Lesson 6

Trending Technology

Have you ever been mean to someone?

Get Thinking!

Idioms

on the cutting edgeDo you remember what this idiom means?My research lab is on the cutting edge of genetic modificiation.

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Reading

Prereading

What do you do if you see someone being bullied?

cyber

Reading

I believe that the biggest danger on the internet right now comes from cyber bullying. You can find cyber bullying in every corner of the internet. Even sites that say they are bully-free zones and have rules and guidelines for participation are not free from bullying. This is a problem that appears to be impossible to stop.

haven

Reading

To start with, social media is a haven for bullies. I don’t know if people are actually so mean in real life, or if they feel insecure, or if they are just bored, but the amount of mean, insulting comments on social media is incredible. It seems like some people just use social media to find strangers they can put down and abuse.

ganging up

Reading

Bullying is also rampant within social groups of people who know each other. In school settings, for example, I often hear of the group ganging up on one student to send them insulting messages about their intelligence, appearance and body. This bullying often includes photos or videos where someone might be doing something embarrassing. Sometimes the bullying is done to try to get another student in trouble at school or with their parents.

engage

Reading

Social media can be a wonderful tool, however it is important to take steps to decrease bullying. If the bully is a stranger, it is best not to engage, and simply block that person from communicating with you. If bullying is occurring with people you know, let an adult or a friend know. Cyberbullying is not acceptable and we must all work together to try to stop it. I'm speaking at the high school this Friday, if you want to learn more about this topic.

Summarise

Opinion

Example 3

Example 2

Example 1

Restate the opinion

Reason 3

Reason 2

Reason 1

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Are all of the examples relevant?

Analyse

Text Box A

Is the opinion well-stated?

engage

ganging up

haven

cyber

Matching

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Make a Sentence

• 30
• Quicksand
• black
• 20
• gauche
• avec
• 1000
• 1

• engage
• ganging up
• haven
• cyber
• reputable
• fake
• trivial
• expect

• #B0CCEB
• #6C8C7D
• #D91B15
• #F07575

Grammar

subject to be verb+ing She is running a marathon on Monday.

I'm meeting with my boss on Monday morning.

I'm speaking at the high school this Friday,

Future

I'm biking to the mountain on Thursday afternoon.

I'm flying to Rome on Sunday morning.

What are you doing?

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Practice

Questioning

or

or

I wonder

Maybe . . .

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Listening

What does speaker A suggest to speaker B?

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Extension

Write an essay about how you use technology in your life.

Do you think social media platforms must do more to eliminate cyber bullies?

Exit Interview

Goodbye