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2 października 2014

The topic for today is ‘’social media ’’.

Lekcje angielskiego przygotowuje firma

Task 1.
Read the text below to get the general idea:

In the contemporary world of mass media communication and the Internet, business relations are formed in a slightly different manner than they used to be. For the majority of successful businessmen having an extensive network of professional contacts serves as a base for future cooperation. At present, business relationships are built not only through traditional work contacts in meetings, lunches or conferences, but also through social portals such as Facebook, Twitter, Linked in or Golden Line. In this virtual world people create, share or exchange information and ideas on an unprecedented scale.
Social media differ considerably from traditional ones in terms of quality, reach, frequency, usability and performance. They mostly rely on advanced technologies, such as the Internet or mobile phones, and thus allow average people a wide and practically unlimited access to their resources. Thanks to modern web-based applications social media users are also able to co-create, distribute and modify the user-generated content of other virtual community members. Internet users are said to spend more time with social media sites than any other type of site, also because they additionally provide interesting career opportunities or even substantial incomes.

Social media connect not only people with their close friends, distant family relatives or co-workers, but they as well allow job-seekers to find potential employers. These networking services serve as convenient sources of information, discussion forums and meeting spaces for business people and their would-be employees. Such wide-spread socializing through networking enables to get to know vast numbers of people in a relatively short time and with comparatively limited expenses.

Task 2.
Study the text carefully and use the words in bold to complete the sentences below:

1. At present building business relations through networking is ………………… unavoidable.
2. Social utilities such as Facebook or Twitter allow ………………… kinsmen to keep in touch on a regular basis.
3. The arrival of modern technology into business has considerably changed the …………………… people communicate.
4. Nowadays, ……………………………… more adults use such free tools as blogs than a few years ago.
5. Recent …………………………. researches have shown that real people can play a significant role in providing a detailed feedback.
6. In comparison to other portals, Facebook is said to have developed recently on an ………………………………….. scale.
7. In an open …………………………. members are encouraged to express their opinions freely.
8. Video or photo-sharing has become a frequently exercised ………………………….. by many portal-users.
9. Huge Internet ……………………….. can be constantly accessed for free by people around the world.
10. For some people posting a comment on the Internet site seems more ……………………………. and easier than sending an email.

Task 3.
Watch the video ‘’ Social media ‘’ and decide whether the sentence below are T (true) or F (false) :

1. Scoopville is a place famous for only three kinds of ice-cream. ……
2. The Smiths have only decided to produce ice-cream made of pineapples or pecane nuts. …
3. Only one citizen of Scoopville has decided to set up his own ice-cream store. …
4. In Scoopville ice-cream came mostly from the local factory. …
5. New and authentic flavours were created by the residents themselves. …
6. Visitors to Scoopville felt overwhelmed by the selection and choice of ice-cream. …
7. Franklin was the only person who erected a board outside his house and invited his customers to share opinions. …
8. Free-customer reviews were less valuable than traditional and costly advertising. …
9. Social media and ice-cream have a lot in common. …
10. Social media give new possibilities to communicate with people who care. …

KEY TO EXERCISES

Task 2.

1. At present building business relations through networking is PRACTICALLY unavoidable.
2. Social utilities such as Facebook or Twitter allow DISTANT kinsmen to keep in touch on a regular basis.
3. The arrival of modern technology into business has considerably changed the MANNER people communicate.
4. Nowadays, COMPARATIVELY more adults use such free tools as blogs than a few years ago.
5. Recent EXTENSIVE researches have shown that real people can play a significant role in providing a detailed feedback.
6. In comparison to other portals, Facebook is said to have developed recently on an UNPRECEDENTED scale.
7. In an open COMMUNITY members are encouraged to express their opinions freely.
8. Video or photo-sharing has become a frequently exercised APPLICATION by many portal-users.
9. Huge Internet RESOURCES can be constantly accessed for free by people around the world.
10. For some people posting a comment on the Internet site seems more CONVENIENT and easier than sending an email.

Task 3

1. Scoopville is a place famous for only three kinds of ice-cream. …F.
2. The Smiths have only decided to produce ice-cream made of pineapples or pecane nuts. …F..
3. Only one citizen of Scoopville has decided to set up his own ice-cream store. …T.
4. In Scoopville ice-cream came mostly from the local factory. …F.
5. New and authentic flavours were created by the residents themselves. ….T..
6. Visitors to Scoopville felt overwhelmed by the selection and choice of ice-cream. …T.
7. Franklin was the only person who erected a board outside his house and invited his customers to share opinions. …F..
8. Free-customer reviews were less valuable than traditional and costly advertising. …F..
9. Social media and ice-cream have a lot in common. …T.
10. Social media give new possibilities to communicate with people who care. …T.

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