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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps, three or four years ago, we were so engrossed in social media platforms. But as generative AI rises, many users feel that their feeds no longer contain contents that they can relate with or reflect their preferences or interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the way we use social media has changed over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2026\/ep-260108<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. What does \u201cdownward spiral<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cIs social media on a <\/em>downward spiral<\/em><\/strong>?\u201d<\/em> Use the idiom in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cbehemoth<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0mean? \u201cWe see the large social networks and the tech\u00a0<\/em>behemoths<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0leaning into generated content, and I think users don’t actually want that.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cgravitate towards<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cI see people\u00a0<\/em>gravitating towards<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0smaller online spaces, connecting more closely with individual voices, like creator types, and just posting less in general.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. Is social media dead? Share your insights regarding this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Was there a moment for you when you felt like social media changed? In what ways?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Do you think this is really happening nowadays, \u201cPeople\u00a0gravitate towards\u00a0smaller online spaces, connecting more closely with individual voices, like creator types, and just posting less in general.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you agree or not, \u201cSocial media was friendlier before \u2013 an online space to make friends, have fun and discuss the latest\u00a0cultural happenings.<\/em>\u201d? Share your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Imagine a world where people use socmed less or not at all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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