Socialising in the 21st Century
PEACE WEEK THURSDAY C1
Learning objectives- Lesson 1
engage in meaningful conversations
managing social interactions
What does socialising mean to you?
What are the differences between traditional (in person) and online socialising?
Which do you prefer and why?
Discuss with a partner and feedback to the rest of the class.
(15mins)
What do the following words mean?
networking emoticons hashtag selfie meme
Can you use them in a sentence?
What other words do you know relating to online communication?
(10 mins)
Etiquette v Nettiquette
What do these mean and why are they important for online communication?
(5mins)
Give an example of both good and bad online communication
Task - 15 minutes!
What should you avoid?
For example when and where shouldn’t you use emojis?
What 5 rules can you think of to maintain appropriate online communication?
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Speak to your partner and tell them when you have made a mistake during online communication -
Was it really embarrassing?
Are you brave enough to tell the whole class?
Confession time :)
(5 mins)
Grammar
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Feedback
Any questions?
(10 mins)
Lesson 2
Online Safety
Research....
Stranger danger
Cyberbullying
Scams
In small groups, discuss the issues above.
What are they? How might they be avoided?
Make notes.
(20 mins)
Thinking of one of the previous topics, work in pairs or small groups to create a news report.
This can be a written article or a spoken report with an interviewer and person / people being interviewed.
Think: What are the problems faced?
How can you prevent these problems?
What improvements / changes could you make?
Create a news report...
(30 mins)
Grammar
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Feedback
Any questions?
(10 mins)
Why do we take selfies?
Lesson 3
1. Discuss the questions below.
• What is a selfie?
• How often do you take selfies? Why do you do
that?
• How might people perceive someone who is
known for posting a lot of selfies?
(10 mins)
Look at a list of motivations (1-6) for taking selfies - what do they mean? Discuss. Match them with the meanings (7-12)
1. Attention seeking
2. Self - confidence
3. Environmental enhancement
4. Social competition
5. Mood modification
6. Subjective conformity
7. Taking selfies in specific locations to feel good and show off to others
8. Taking selfies to fit in with with one’s social group and peers
9. Taking selfies to gain attention from others
10. Taking selfies to feel more positive about oneself
11. Taking selfies to get more ‘likes’ on social media
12. Taking selfies to feel better
(20 mins)
(20 mins)
Watch the video and discuss,-
What motivates people to take selfies?
What would you add to that list?
Quiz Time -
What do the following words mean?
Photobomb
Selfiecide
Ug
Shutterbug
Instagram husband
#no filter
Grammar
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Feedback
Any questions?
(10 mins)