the+internet+and+social+networks


 * THE INTERNET **

Read the questions proposed and watch the first 5 minutes of the video below. Try to answer the questions. Check with the transcript.

1. What do architects do, according to Andrew Blum? 2. Why does he talk about architecture at the beginning? 3. How have our relationships changed in the last few years, according to Blum? 4. What was the most striking thing for Blum, when considering the Internet? 5. What does the image he shows on the screen represent? 6. Why did Blum lose connection to the Internet? 7. Did Blum find a place where the Internet is?
 * Comprehension questions: **

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 * "Andrew Blum: What Is the Internet, Really?" **


 * SOCIAL NETWORKS - GOODS AND EVILS **

1. Do you use social networks? 2. What are they useful for? 3. What are their dangers?
 * Questions for debate: **

Watch the following video:


 * From //The Telegraph//, 22 September 2012 **

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 * Facebook party leads to riots in Dutch town **

**South Park video. (Thanks to my partner Miguel Ángel Lara)**

Read the questions below. Watch the video twice and try to answer all the questions.

1. Why does Cartman think he‟s got more friends than Kyle? 2. How many friends does Kyle have? 3. What does Stan suggest instead of staying in and wasting their time? 4. What “cool” stuff can you do on facebook, according to Kyle? 5. What surprise do Stan‟s friends give him? 6. Does Stan want to make his facebook profile? 7. What does Stan‟s dad ask him to do? 8. How does Stan‟s dad feel? 9. How long does it take a person to add somebody on facebook? 10. How do you add a friend on facebook? 11. What exactly does Stan‟s girlfriend ask him when she sees him at school? 12. What did Stan write in his “relationship status”? 13. What does she think Stan is trying to do? 14. What is Stan‟s girlfriend warning? 15. How can Stan change his relationship status?

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