{"id":1916,"date":"2015-05-18T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:31:01","slug":"china-blocks-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/05\/china-blocks-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"China Blocks YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below and be ready to express your thoughts about China and how they control the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/technology\/china-blocks-youtube\/china-blocks-youtube.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Is it a good idea for China to ban Youtube? Explain your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What do you think would happen if your government decides to do the same? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Talk about the good and bad things about censorship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How often and what do you use the Internet for?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What social media sites do you like visiting and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. What do you think about YouTube?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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