{"id":15078,"date":"2020-10-11T14:42:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=15078"},"modified":"2020-10-21T10:09:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T08:09:50","slug":"why-do-memes-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/10\/why-do-memes-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Memes Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever heard of memes? It has been considered as the language of the internet. Merriam-Webster defines meme as an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media thought to bring light to this trying time. However, internet memes do not only exist to entertain us with the use of the images, but it also could be used to mock or far worst, be the source of disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below and learn more about memes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why Do Memes Matter? - Glad You Asked S1\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYJZA86dPEo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do memes amuse you or the contrary? Explain your stand.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p> 2.\u00a0 How often do you see memes on the internet or your social media accounts? Do they help you feel better and make our world less scary or do they too often cross the line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. How do we know if a meme crossed the line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Do you appreciate meme culture? Why or why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp; Does meme culture connect you to a larger internet community?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.\u00a0 What are the advantages and possible dangers of this format?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Have you ever heard of memes? It has been considered as the language of the internet. 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