B1 – Intermediate
These days, it is easy to get and share information from different parts of the world. The Internet made this possible. However, in China, the Internet is highly controlled by the government.
Read the article below and be ready to express your thoughts about China and how they control the Internet.
http://www.english-online.at/technology/china-blocks-youtube/china-blocks-youtube.htm
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think what China is doing is a good idea? Explain your thoughts.
- How is censorship good and bad?
- What do you think would happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
- How often and what do you use the Internet for?
- What social media sites do you like visiting and why?
- What do you think about YouTube?
14 replies on “China Blocks YouTube”
1. Do you think what China is doing is a good idea? Explain your thoughts.
No. The Internet is a free network, and news and access must be free. You cannot ban access to any kind of information. People should be able to access any information.
2. How is censorship good and bad?
Censorship is bad, because censorship forbids access to information and news. Access to information must be free for all.
3. What do you think would happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
In Spain, the laws of the country and the European Union do not allow prohibiting access to the Internet. It is not allowed to access websites such as child pornography, criminal practices, terrorism, etc.
4. How often and what do you use the Internet for?
I use the Internet every day for my work. I also access the Internet to read sports news, policy news, social networks, etc.
5. What social media sites do you like visiting and why?
I access the Linkedin social network for work and to read news about new technologies. I also access Facebook to read news about my friends and post when I’m on vacation.
6. What do you think about YouTube?
YouTube is a very useful channel because you can access music, videos about sports, conferences, etc. It is one of the most used websites by people
Nice work writing your answers to this lesson’s discussion questions. Well done sharing your opinion.
Take a look at how you can revise these sentences. Remember to try not to use the same word in consecutive sentences. So instead of using “access” again, you may change it to “use”.
Keep up the good job!
1. Do you think what China is doing is a good idea? Explain your thoughts.
No, I think it isn’t a good idea. I think it is normal in communist countries but it doesn’t leave people freedom.
2. How is censorship good and bad?
Censorship is bad. People should know all news and they decide and the have their opinion.
3. What do you think would happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
I think people would be very angry although I think there is some censorship on TV.
4. How often and what do you use the Internet for?
I use internet every days. I use internet to work, wath news, social network…
5. What social media sites do you like visiting and why?
I often use Instagram and YouTube. I like share photes and watch videos.
6. What do you think about YouTube?
I like it. I use it for watch entertaiment videos and also when I search information.
Nicely done writing your answers here.
Here is a sentence you can still improve a bit. See how:
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1. Do you think what China is doing is a good idea? Explain your thoughts.
No, I think what China is doing is not a good idea because it not allow that people express their opinion,
I think everyone can tell what want to tell if it’s true, of course, and even more if it is for common well.
2. How is censorship good and bad?
I think censorship is in general not good, but sometimes I think it is necessary, above all when someone try to do terrorism apology, or about abuses, forbid political ideas against the government or something like that.
3. What do you think would happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
I think if Spain decides to control the Internet it would trigger a social problem and people would go out to the street to protest against the masure.
4. How often and what do you use the Internet for?
I use the Internet every day because my work depends of it, I have to connect to differents servers, I need to work with different software that is in the cloud, daily meetings.
5. What social media sites do you like visiting and why?
I use to visit professional platforms like linkedin or websites related with my work. I like visiting over all news websites.
6. What do you think about YouTube?
I think that YouTube is an interesting social media site where you can find all kind of interesting information about professional themes, musical videos, films and so on
Appreciate your efforts in writing your responses to this lesson’s discussion questions.
Take a look at how to improve this sentence a little more:
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1- No, absolutly isn’t a good idea. The society should will be free for write and read all about want and not just the Goverment want.
2- I hope that this never do, but if Spain do this, the people should will get out in the street and manifest about this. Is a recut about our rights like a people free.
3- Every day. For my job, my hobbies and my studies.
4- The most places that I visit is Twitter and Instagram. Spotify is always working in my house and my son see Youtube Kids.
Good job writing your answers to this lesson’s discussion questions.
Here is how you can better structure this sentence:
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Keep practicing so you develop your skills more and more.
1. Do you think what China is doing is a good idea?
i believe that China is traying to control their people, that is never a good idea.
2. What do you think will happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
It would be insane, maybe people would go against the president or the politycians i really don´t know.
3. How often do you use the Internet?
I often use internet, maybe, all day long!, i use it for working, for stuying, for entertaining, for everything
4. What social media sites do you like to visit?
I love to visit youtube and Instagram.
Always good to see you try your best in improving your writing more and more.
Here is a better way to write this sentence:
Until your next entry.
1. Do you think what China is doing is a good idea?
Not, of course, they can’t bans to the people your rights and freedom
2. What do you think will happen if Spain decides to control the Internet?
In Spain there is not full internet control but if there is control of user posts that can be offensive, for this there are people with fines and convictions
3. How often do you use the Internet?
With lot of often, is my method usual work and since the pandemic I work at home still even more
4. What social media sites do you like to visit?
I like visit websites with information general economy, sports, etc etc. Also I like some social networks with twitter ou instagram but not uses lot, only with information and gossip
Good job answering the discussion questions for this lesson. Well done.
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Continue with this exercise to see your skills improve more and more!
In my opinion, the censorship is because the government has something to hide. The right to access information and contrast to create your own opinion is important
Good going writing this. Here is how you can say this thought better:
In my opinion,
thecensorship is because the government has something to hide. The right to access information and contrast to create your own opinion is important> In my opinion, censorship is done because the government has something to hide. The right to access information and then be able to have your own opinion is important.
Thanks for your time writing this response.