Hi everyone!
After an involuntary break, I'm back with this video about (un)social networks. Discussing the way social networks and technology affects our personal relationships must go further than the question "does technology unite us or divide us?" The implications it has in the way we construct our relationships and the way we relate to ourselves, to our insecurities and aspirations, is also worthy of analysis.
Here are some comprehension questions for a TED Talk on this matter. Before you listen, you may want to check the meaning of "Gallup" and "it drives me nuts".
1. How does the speaker interpret seeing people on their phones while on a date or a dinner? ("What it says to me is...")
2. How do pagers and answer machines compare to technology nowadays?
3. When she was talking to teenagers, what did the bargaining consist in? How did she respond?
4. What do we present on Facebook? Give three collocations.
5. What does she refer to with "emotional turmoil"?
6. How are we "our own personal relations firms"?
The key here (but give us your answers in the comments section).
And you? Which social networks do you use? Do you think they have altered the way you relate to yourself or to others? Tell us in the comments.
Enjoy!
After an involuntary break, I'm back with this video about (un)social networks. Discussing the way social networks and technology affects our personal relationships must go further than the question "does technology unite us or divide us?" The implications it has in the way we construct our relationships and the way we relate to ourselves, to our insecurities and aspirations, is also worthy of analysis.
Here are some comprehension questions for a TED Talk on this matter. Before you listen, you may want to check the meaning of "Gallup" and "it drives me nuts".
1. How does the speaker interpret seeing people on their phones while on a date or a dinner? ("What it says to me is...")
2. How do pagers and answer machines compare to technology nowadays?
3. When she was talking to teenagers, what did the bargaining consist in? How did she respond?
4. What do we present on Facebook? Give three collocations.
5. What does she refer to with "emotional turmoil"?
6. How are we "our own personal relations firms"?
The key here (but give us your answers in the comments section).
And you? Which social networks do you use? Do you think they have altered the way you relate to yourself or to others? Tell us in the comments.
Enjoy!
Hello everyone!
ReplyDelete1. What it says to me is that there is anyone on the other end of the screen which is was more important than you which are in front of my face.
2. You got the beep and you may or may not return the call.
With the answer machines you could say you were not at home.
3. What of you are at a stop sign or stop light?
She answers that there is nothing that cannot wait until you get to your destination. In addition,probably you’ll be texted back.
4.Idylic life
Perfect parenting
Great relations
5. They get jelous if someone gets more likes on instagram. All this means the number of likes equalling self-steem.
Raquel Otero
Hi everyone!
ReplyDeleteWith this video we can realize how important and how social networks affect to our lifes.
1.What it says to me is that there´s someone on the other screen that is more important than you.
2. With pagers you´d get the beep and you may or not return the call.
3.Teenagers said that it could be safe stop the car in a stop sign or stoplight to write a text in your phone and she said that there´s nothing that can´t wait until get your destination.
4.Collocations:
Idyllic life; perfect parenting and great relationships.
5. Some people are jealous because of getting less likes on instagram that other and there´s emotional turmoil when the number of likes equalling our self-steem.
6. We are at work thinking in the way or increasing our numbers.
Have a nice long weekend!
Gemma MartÃnez
Hi everyone!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this video and I agree with her a lot! Anyway, here are my answers.
1. What it says to her is that the person they're talking to on the phone is more important than the person they are hanging out with.
2. With pagers and answer machines you had the option not to answer or to do it later, nowadays, is expected of you to be always connected.
3. The teenagers tried to bargain with her saying that it's safe to text at a stop sign or at a stop light.
4. On Facebook, we present and idyllic life, perfect parenting and perfect relationships.
5. She refers to the likes we get on a photo equalling our self esteem with emotional turmoil.
6. We are own personal relation firms in that we are always thinking of a way to increase our numbers.
Hi everybody
ReplyDeleteHere are my answers
1 What It saya to me is there is someone or anyone on the other aire of the screen that is more important than me
2 With old technology you cojo decide if you answer or not le when you wanted yo answer
3 The bargaining consists in to use mobile meanwhile you are in a stop signal or stop light.
She responded that is a bad idea because finally they are going to extend to driving que this is very dangerous
4
-ideal Life
- perfect parenting
- great relacionarlos
5 She refers to people use number of "likes" somehow equaling are self-esteem
6 We are own personal relation firms in that we are always thinking of a way to increase our numbers.
Regards
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteI am 100% with the speakerwoman, it's so sad to see families, couples divided, or isolated during a meal. I hate it, and we should learn how to manage it because we are surrounded by tech.
Here my answers:
1) There is someone in another place that is more important than me.
2) Technology divide us. The more we demand form it.
3) How important is not texting while you are driving. They said it's fine to text in a stop signal. She said, the problem is if you reply this message while you are driving.
4)idillyc life, perfect parenting, great relationships
5) Number of Likes somehow equaling our self-esteem.
6) We are always trying to figure out how to increase numbers.
Best Regards
Pedro