{"id":13918,"date":"2020-08-06T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T07:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13918"},"modified":"2020-08-06T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T07:44:23","slug":"microsoft-to-buy-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/08\/microsoft-to-buy-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to Buy TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTok has become a very popular social media platform nowadays. It\u2019s an app where users can upload very short videos of themselves doing some funny stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has been considering to buy TikTok but President Trump is opposed to it. Then later changed his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read this lesson about Microsoft buying TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2008\/200805-tiktok-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2008\/200805-tiktok-1.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why is President Trump opposed to Microsoft buying Tiktok at first? What changed his mind?<\/li><li>What do you think of Microsoft\u2019s offer of $50 billion for a part of the company?<\/li><li>How popular is Tiktok in your country?<\/li><li>Why do you think Tiktok is popular? What do you think of this app?<\/li><li>Given a chance, what company would you like to buy or invest in and why?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate TikTok has become a very popular social media platform nowadays. It\u2019s an app where users can upload very short videos of themselves doing some funny stuff. Microsoft has been considering to buy TikTok but President Trump is opposed to it. Then later changed his mind. Read this lesson about Microsoft buying TikTok. 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