Is Shame Always Bad?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

In this age of social media, public shaming is nothing new. It is easier to call out people when they have done something unacceptable – big or small. Some experts say that public shaming has lasting damaging effects but can something good also come out of it?

Listen to the podcast and learn more about this feeling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190718

Discussion Questions:

  1. How popular is social media shaming? Can you recall some instances of such?
  2. How is shaming someone good according to the podcast?
  3. What does the speaker mean with ‘Teflon-coated politicians’?
0.00 avg. rating (0% score) - 0 votes

Related posts:

  1. Fat Shaming B2 – Upper Intermediate According to some studies, obesity is not just due to an...
  2. Are You Good at Complaining? B2 – Upper Intermediate It has been said that complaining, to a certain degree, has...
  3. Viral Video B2 – Upper Intermediate We see it everyday; people sharing, retweeting, reposting images, videos or...
  4. How Romance Ruined Love B1 – Intermediate In movies, love stories usually end with the main characters getting together...
  5. Is Social Media a Distraction? B2 – Upper intermediate There is no doubt that a lot of us have become...

Leave a Reply

Only registered students can submit comments.