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2 Unit 1: Social networks Social networks 1 Unit Lesson A Grammar Asking questions A Complete the conversations with a correct form of the verbs given. 1. A Have you ever heard (hear) of speed-friending? B No, I haven’t. What (be) it? A Well, it’s a bit like speed-dating, but it’s just a way of meeting people. B Interesting. So, you ever (go) to a speed-friending event? A No. But I’m thinking of going to one. you (want) to go with me? B Um, no, thanks. But tell me how it goes! 2. A I (tell) you I went to a networking event last week? B No. What kind of networking event (be) it? A It was for people who are looking for internships. B Oh, so you (look for) an internship right now? A Yeah. I’m trying to find one for the summer. B So you (make) any contacts at the event? A Yeah, actually, I did. I met some people from a soſtware company. B Unscramble the questions. Then write answers that are true for you. 1. these days? / with / you / hanging out / are / Who Q: A: 2. alone? / ever / Have / a weekend / spent / you Q: A: 3. any of / you / call / Did / this morning? / your friends Q: A: 4. in / Where / to / meet / you / people / go / your neighborhood? / can Q: A: 5. your friends / you / all the time? / Do / text Q: A: 6. outgoing / a kid? / Were / you / were / when / you Q: A: 7. all your friends / joined / a social networking site? / Have Q: A: 8. was / What / name / when / your / were / a kid? / best friend’s / you Q: A: About you

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2 Unit 1: Social networks

Social networks1Unit

Lesson A  Grammar  Asking questions A Complete the conversations with a correct form of the verbs given.

1.A Have youever heard (hear)ofspeed-friending?B No,Ihaven’t.What (be)it?A Well,it’sabitlikespeed-dating,butit’sjustawayofmeetingpeople.B Interesting.So, youever (go)toaspeed-friendingevent?A No.ButI’mthinkingofgoingtoone. you (want)togo

withme?B Um,no,thanks.Buttellmehowitgoes!

2.A I (tell)youIwenttoanetworkingeventlastweek?

B No.Whatkindofnetworkingevent (be)it?A Itwasforpeoplewhoarelookingforinternships.B Oh,so you (lookfor)aninternship

rightnow?A Yeah.I’mtryingtofindoneforthesummer.B So you (make)anycontactsat

theevent?A Yeah,actually,Idid.Imetsomepeoplefromasoftwarecompany.

B Unscramble the questions. Then write answers that are true for you.

1. thesedays?/with/you/hangingout/are/WhoQ: A:

2.alone?/ever/Have/aweekend/spent/youQ: A:

3.anyof/you/call/Did/thismorning?/yourfriendsQ: A:

4. in/Where/to/meet/you/people/go/yourneighborhood?/canQ: A:

5.yourfriends/you/allthetime?/Do/textQ: A:

6.outgoing/akid?/Were/you/were/when/youQ: A:

7.allyourfriends/joined/asocialnetworkingsite?/HaveQ: A:

8.was/What/name/when/your/were/akid?/bestfriend’s/youQ: A:

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Lesson A  Vocabulary  Describing personality A Complete the chart with the personality traits in the box.

Generally positive Generally negative It depends . . .

B Complete the sentences with the words and expressions in Exercise A. Sometimes more than one option may be possible.

1.Myboyfriendbuysmeflowerstosay“thankyou”andsendsmecardstowishmeluck.Yeah, he’svery and .

2.Mybestfriend’sreallysmart.Imean,she’sprobablythemost personIknow. 3.Mostpeoplelovemyuncle.He’svery .He’llchattoanybodyaboutanything. 4.Mybrotherwas asachild.Hewasalwaysgettingintotroubleforpushing

otherkidsontheplayground. 5.Oneofmybestfriendscanseemabit ,likeshethinksshe’sbetterthan

everybodyelse.Iguessshe’sjust –youknow,she’sprettysureofherself. 6.Mygirlfriendgetsupseteasily.She’spretty . 7.Mybestfriendnevergetsstressedaboutanything–youknow,she’salways ,

evenbeforeexams. 8.Mymom’sthekindofpersonwho’salwayswillingtolistentootherpeople’sideas–youknow,

she’sreally . 9.Oneofmycousinsisalwaysbotheringme.She’s andvery .10.Myneighborhassomeverystrongviewsandwon’tacceptotherpeople’sopinions.He’sso

!

C Complete the sentences to make them true for you. Use the words and expressions in Exercise A, and any other expressions you know.

1. Ican’tstandpeoplewhoare . 2.Ifyouwanttobesuccessfulinbusiness,youneedtobe . 3. Ifyouwanttogetalongwithpeopleingeneral,youneedtobe . 4. Ireallydon’tseemyselfasa/an person. 5.Iliketothinkofmyselfas and . 6.Oneofmybestfriendsisso and . 7.Iusuallychoose and peopleasfriends. 8. Idon’tmindpeoplewhoare aslongasthey’re ,too.

aggressive eccentric narrow-minded pushy sensitive thoughtfulannoying intelligent open-minded relaxed sweet touchyarrogant laid-back apain self-confident talkative weird

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Lesson B  Grammar  Talking about habits A Complete the sentences with a correct form of the verbs given.

1.Mybestfriendcanbereallyannoying.She constantly (look)atherphone.Whenwe (watch)amovie,shechecksheremailallthetime.Andwhenwe’reouttogether,she always (take)picturesofstuff.Thenshe (post)thephotosonline.Imean,I’musuallyprettylaid-back,butit’sstartingtodrivemecrazy.

2.MysisterandIareactuallyreallyclose,butwe (notcall)eachotherveryoften.Occasionallywe (will/text)picturestoeachother–oremailstuff.Butwe’rebothsobusy,we (notanswer)eachother’semailsunlessit’sreallyimportant.Whenshe (call),we (talk)forhours.

3. I (notwaste)alotoftimeonline.Youknow,I probably(will/surf)theInternetforacoupleofhoursaday.Butnotallatonce.I(tend/take)abouthalfanhourbeforeworkandprobablyhalfanhour

atlunchtimetolookatstuffonline.AndI (email)peopleatnight.Butalotofmyfriends (will/stay)onlineforhoursandhours.

B Circle the best option to complete the conversations.

1.A Howmanytimesadaydoyoutextyourfriends?

B Well,I’ll send / I’m sendingareplywheneverIgetamessage.So,Idon’tknow–maybe

20or30timesaday.Mostly,we make / we’re makingplansbytext.ButI tend to call /

I’m callingifIwanttohavearealconversationorsomething.

2.A Howdoyoukeepintouchwithyourfamilywhenyou’reawayfromhome?

B WhenI’ll travel / I’m traveling,wetrytovideo-chatontheInternet.Thatwaywe

cantalkforfree.Andwe’ll email / we’re emailing,too.Iliketokeepintouch.

3.A Have youeverusedtheInternettofindafriend?

B Yeah. I’m searching / I’m always searchingonlinetoseeifIcanfindmyoldschool

friends.I’ll find / I’m findingsomeoneeveryonceinawhile.It’sfuntoseewhat

they’redoingnow.OccasionallyI’ll contact / I’m contactingthem.ButI don’t do /

I’m not doingitoften.

C Now write your own answers to the questions in Exercise B.

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Lesson C  Conversation strategies A Read the conversations. Circle the appropriate follow-up questions.

1.A Howdoyouusuallykeepintouchwithyourfriends

backhome?

B Howdowekeepintouch?Wetendtotext.Orwe’ll

checkeachother’sprofilepages.

A And do you ever call each other? / And you never

keep in touch with them?

B Yeah. Sometimes.

2.A So,yeah,MarkandIhavebeendatingfortenmonthsnow.

B That’sgreat.But you lost touch, right? / So, you’re getting along well?

A Yeah. It’sgreat.He’ssothoughtfulandjustareallycoolguy.

3.A MyparentsgotdivorcedwhenIwaslittle.

B That’stoobad.Thatmusthavebeenhard.

A Yeah, butmymomremarried,andmystepdad’sgreat.He’sreallycool.

B That’sgood.But you don’t see your mom, right? / So you do a lot together?

A Yeah. Wealwayshangoutasafamily.

B Read the conversations. Write the appropriate follow-up question for each conversation. There are two extra questions.

1.A Howwouldyoufeelifyoulosttouchwithagoodfriend?B Itdepends.Ithappenssometimes.A B Iguessso.Again,itdepends.

2.A Haveyoueverhadafightwithafriendoversomethingsilly?B Yeah, once.MyfriendJackandIhadanargumentaboutthisgirl.Wedidn’tspeakforweeks.A B No,notaword.

3.A Haveyoualwayshadalotoffriendsorjustoneortwoclosefriends?B Itendtohaveoneortwoclosefriends.Idon’thaveabigcircleoffriends.A B Oh,wehangoutprettyoften,likeonceortwiceduringtheweekandtheneveryweekend.

a.Anddoesheknowyouatall? d.Butyouwouldn’ttellthem,right? b.Andhowoftendoyouseethem? e.Soyoudidn’ttalktoeachotheratall? c.Butwouldyoufeelsad?

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Lesson D   Reading  Personal profi les A Prepare Circle two facts and underline three pieces of advice. Who is this information

for – employers or candidates?

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Over 30 percent of employers say they currently use, or plan to use, social networking sites to obtain information about job candidates. However, only 16 percent of workers write their online profi les with potential employers in mind.

What may be more worrying for today’s job seekers is that 34 percent of managers said they have rejected a candidate because of the information they obtained online. Finding inappropriate photographs is one of the main reasons for rejection.

This trend of using social networking sites as an employment tool is growing. “We can learn a lot about a candidate from his or her online profi le,” says Mindy Watson, director of human resources at an advertising agency. “We want to see if the person will fi t in well at our company, so the information in an online profi le is valuable to us.”

Hiring managers also tend to use social networking sites when they are looking for new hires. So if you want to use your profi le to fi nd a new job either now or in the future, here are some do’s and don’ts.

➤ Keep your profi le up to date, even if you are not looking for a job. Make sure you list your latest achievements. Hiring managers are looking for the best people for their companies, so make sure that you present yourself in a positive way. You never know – someone may invite you to come in for an interview even before you start looking for a new job.

➤ It is always best to avoid making any negative comments about your current or previous boss, company, or co-workers. If employers think that you will damage their image after you leave the company, they won’t want to hire you.

➤ If you are always telling off-color jokes or joining weird or silly groups, be careful. One of the fun things about networking sites is that you can connect with other people who share your sense of humor. However, these groups don’t always leave a potential employer with a good impression. Instead, be selective and join groups that demonstrate your professional goals or social involvement. This shows you are thoughtful and creates a positive online image.

➤ Be careful also if you are trying to hide your job search from your current boss. One of your co-workers might see your profi le and mention it. You could fi nd that your boss withholds that promotion or raise you were expecting. However, if your boss does fi nd out and accuses you of looking for a new job, don’t deny it. It is better to tell the truth than risk a negative reference.

➤ Remember that other people will see the contacts you have made if you don’t keep your friends list private. So in addition to keeping your friends’ inappropriate pictures and comments off your profi le, be cautious about who your online friends are.

➤ Review the pictures you have uploaded to your profi le, the personal information you have given, and any blogs or sites you have linked to. Delete anything you might regret later.

Always bear in mind that employers can use your social networking profi le to evaluate you, so show self-confi dence (without being arrogant) and promote yourself well. Think of it as a face-to-face meeting with an employer, and present the image of yourself that you want to promote.

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B Information flow Where do these headings fit in the article? Write the letters a–f in the boxes in the article.

a. Don’tbadmouthyourcurrentorpreviousemployer

b. Don’tforget:Otherscanseeyourfriends

c. Don’tmentionyourjobsearchifyouarestillemployed

d. Dojoingroups...selectively

e. Doupdateyourprofileregularly

f. Docleanupyour“digitaldirt”

C Read for detail Are the sentences true or false, or is the information not given in the article? Write T, F, or NG. Correct the false sentences.

1.Companiesusesocialnetworkingsitestoobtaininformationabouttheiremployees’familylife.

2.Youronlineprofilecangetyouajob,evenifyou’renotlookingforone.

3. It’sagoodideatoshowyoursenseofhumorinyourprofile.

4. Ifyourbossfindsoutaboutyourjobsearch,youshoulddenyit.

5.Youcangetfiredfromyourcurrentjobbecauseofyouronlineprofile.

6.Whenyou’relookingforajob,itmatterswhoyouronlinefriendsare.

7. It’sfinetobearrogantinyourprofile,ifyou’repromotingyourself.

8.Whenyouwriteaprofile,youshouldimagineyou’retalkingtoanemployer.

D Focus on vocabulary Replace the words in bold with the verbs and expressions from the article.

1.Employersgetinformationaboutcandidatesfromtheironlineprofiles.(para.1)

2.Onereasonemployershavenot hiredcandidatesisbecauseofinappropriatephotos.(para.2)

3.Yourbossmightnot give youapromotionifheorsheknowsyouarelookingforajob.(para.8)

4.Ifyourbosssays you’relookingforanotherjob,don’tsay you aren’t doingit.(para.8)

5.Don’tpostanythingyou’llbe sorry aboutlater.(para.10)

6.Thebestwaytoshow people your good qualitiesistohaveacleanprofile.(para.11)

E Write a response to each of the sentences in Exercise D. Use the verbs and expressions from the article.

1.I think this happens all the time. When I applied for a job, they obtained information about me from my online profile.

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Writing  A script for an online debate A Read the debate script. Circle the correct words to show contrasting ideas.

B Editing Read the Help note. Then correct the mistakes in these extracts from scripts. Change the expression, or the punctuation, or both. There is more than one correct answer.

1.Youmightthinkyourpartyphotosareharmless.Whereasemployersmightseetheminadifferentway. You might think your party photos are harmless. However, employers might see them in a different way.

2.Somepeopleneverputphotosontheirprofileson the other handotherpeoplepostalotofpictures.

3. Jobseekersarenotcleaninguptheirprofileshoweveremployersarecheckingthem. 4.Howeveranonlineprofilemaybepublic,itisnotfairtouseittorejectajobcandidate. 5.WhileIunderstandwhyemployerscheckpeople’sprofilesonline.Personalprofilesarenot

meantforemployers. 6.Youcancontrolwhoseesyourrésuméhoweveryoucan’talwayscontrolwhohasaccessto

youronlineprofile.

C Write a script for the debate in Exercise A. Include an introduction, contrasting ideas, and a conclusion. Then check your script for errors.

These days everyone uses social networking sites, and job seekers are using them to promote themselves to potential employers. While you might think your personal profile is private, . . .

Social networks – a waste of time or a good way to fi nd a job?Some people believe that social networks are a waste of time. However, /

On the one hand, other people enjoy using them to keep in touch with friends and family. While / On the one hand, it is fun to have an online profi le and share news and photographs with people you know. On the other hand, / Whereas it is important to realize that employers can use your profi le to see if they want to hire you. While / However, you might think your pictures are harmless, employers might not agree. If you have a profi le on a social networking site, make sure you promote a professional image. In conclusion, it is better to keep your profi le up to date with appropriate content, or it might cost you your dream job.

Help note: Contrasting ideasHowever, and On the other hand, contrast the ideas in a previous sentence with the ideas in a new sentence.

While and whereas contrast ideas within one sentence.

In sentences with while and whereas, use a comma at the end of the fi rst clause.

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Listening extra  Keeping in touch A Check (✔) the expressions that describe ending relationships.

break up with get engaged make friends fall out with get married separate get divorced lose touch with “unfriend”

B Listen to four people talk about relationships. Answer the questions. Write the names. There is one extra question.

C Listen again. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences.

Andrea 1. Andrea and her roommate stopped calling because they had an argument. 2. They only keep in touch on special occasions. Nuray 3. Nuray likes to know what her old friends are doing every day. 4. Sometimes she’ll contact her old boyfriends online. Oscar 5. Oscar has too many friends to keep in touch with. 6. He gets upset when he reads mean comments on his profile. Christa 7. Christa’s life has changed a lot in the last ten years. 8. She finds it difficult to keep in touch with her husband when she’s traveling.

D Listen again to the last thing each person says. Do you agree or disagree? Write a sentence expressing your views.

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1. Who would never contact someone from a previous relationship? 2. Who “unfriends” people occasionally? 3. Who is getting divorced soon? 4. Who lost touch with someone over a period of time? 5. Who just got back in touch with someone after a long time?

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Andrea Nuray Oscar Christa

Now complete the Unit 1 Progress chart on page 98.

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