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TEXT MESSAGING (PG. 84) CORRECT YOUR ANSWERS AND IF YOU WANT ME TO CHECK ANY OF YOUR EXERCISES, JUST TELL ME. 1. Choose the best answer according to the text. 1. b 2. a 3. c 2. Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: 1. damaging 2. to the point 3. capable of 4. switch 5. unfounded 3. Are the following statements true or false? Find evidence in the text to support your answers. 1. False. “ Yet despite these concerns, many experts insist that teenage writing skills have not been affected by text messaging.” 2. True. “ Furthermore, some experts claim that the increased amount of texting that children and teenagers do has actually created a generation with improved writing skills. 3. True. “ Overall, the concerns that teenagers are fast turning into text-messaging robots appear to be unfounded.! 4. Answer the following questions. (Just a possible answer) They can change between texting and standard English in the same way that bilingual children switch languages between school and home. 5. Write a composition of about 100-150 words in your notebook. Choose one option. Please give it to me in class or send it to my email address.
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TEXT MESSAGING (PG. 84)
CORRECT YOUR ANSWERS AND IF YOU WANT ME TO CHECK ANY OF YOUR EXERCISES, JUST TELL ME.
1. Choose the best answer according to the text.1. b2. a3. c
2. Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as:
1. damaging2. to the point3. capable of4. switch5. unfounded
3. Are the following statements true or false? Find evidence in the text to support your answers.
1. False. “ Yet despite these concerns, many experts insist that teenage writing skills have not been affected by text messaging.”
2. True. “ Furthermore, some experts claim that the increased amount of texting that children and teenagers do has actually created a generation with improved writing skills.
3. True. “ Overall, the concerns that teenagers are fast turning into text-messaging robots appear to be unfounded.!
4. Answer the following questions. (Just a possible answer)
They can change between texting and standard English in the same way that bilingual children switch languages between school and home.
5. Write a composition of about 100-150 words in your notebook. Choose one option.Please give it to me in class or send it to my email address.
BLOG MONITORING (PG. 89)
1. Choose the best answer according to the text.1. b2. c3. a
2. Choose the best meaning for each word or phrase.
1. b2. a3. a
3. Are the following statements true or false? Find evidence in the text to support your answers.
1. False. “By reviewing the blogs, they are able to listen to what customers are saying and to gain valuable information.”
2. True. “Yet, although many companies are analysing blogs, it is still unclear how reliable they are as sources of information.”
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given, without changing the original meaning.
1. Unless the company deals with the individual problem quickly, the issue may start to appear in many blogs.
2. Although negative opinions were expressed on the Internet, the new burger was a big success
5. Write a composition of about 100-150 words in your notebook. Choose one option.Please give it to me in class or send it to my email address.
