This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 61 стр.

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TEXT 11

1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

1. post a. transmit some information by radio or television

2. access b. to send a text message

3. text c. officially or legally prohibit

4. miss d. important, meaningful, or considerable

5. ban e. make (information) available on the Internet

6. broadcast f. keep under systematic review

7. accept g. the place to which someone or something is going or

being sent

8. substantive h. obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file)

9. monitor i. regard favorably or with approval

10. destination j. feel regret or sadness at no longer being able to enjoy

the presence of

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text as quickly as possible and answer the questions:

1. What are names of popular social networks?

2. When was Facebook launched?

3. How did Facebook start?

4. How many active users does it claim to have?

5. What is the fastest growing age group of social networks users?

6. How can your posts affect your future?

7. Why has the Marine Corps banned the use of sites like Facebook, MySpace

and Twitter on its computers?

8. How much time do users spend checking their page?