Hali Abdelkerim secondary school Level:1st year lit stream

Read the text carefully then do the following activities:

Facebook has become so much a part of our life

now that it’s so prevalent across the world. With close
to a billion users out there, one can easily throw a
stone and hit a Facebook user. The amount of time
users engage in Facebook activities, like updating
statuses, posting photos, commenting and ‘liking’ posts
has also been increasing with smart phones and
3G/Wi-fi networks becoming commonplace in recent
years.

Spending about an hour or so daily looking through

your news feeds and checking out profiles of your friends is still okay, but if it starts going
beyond that, it’s an indicator of a problem. Sure, there’s loads of content on Facebook like
photos, games and other interesting apps, but if you start using increasingly more of your
valuable waking hours surfing aimlessly on Facebook, it’s time to re-examine your lifestyle.

WWW.Hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-addiction-signs-

A- Comprehension & Interpretation :

1- Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer. The text is:
a- An informal invitation. b- A web article. c- A letter of apology.
2- Are these statements true or false according to the text:
a- Facebook is a popular social networking website.
b- 3G/Wi-fi networks decrease the use of facebook.
c- Checking your facebook account for an hour daily is normal.
d- Surfing aimlessly on Facebook means you are addicted to it.
3- Answer the questions according to the text:
a- What activities can users do on Facebook?
b- What helped facebook to spread in recent years?
c- Can Facebook change your lifestyle?
4-In which paragraph is it mentioned: the main marks of facebook addiction??
5-Is the text above:
a-Narrative. b-Argumentative. c-Expository.
B-Text exploration:
1-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
a-Ends#.......... b-decreasing#............ c-solution#.......................
2-Complete the following chart as shown in the example:

verb noun
Example: to refuse refusal
………………………………………… application
To invite ………………………………………
………………………………………… leader
………………………………………… addiction

3-Combine the following pairs of sentences using the given connectors.Make any necessary
changes:
a-The Smart phone is not cheap/the tablette is not cheap(neither……nor).
b-During exam,pupils write a paragraph/during exam,pupils complete a dialogue.(either……or)

4-Classify these words according to their number of syllables:

Become – prevalent – updating – friends – indicator – games.
5-Fill in each gap with only one word from the list: (users –tweets – enables –online):
Twitter is an……1……social networking service that……2……users to send and read short 140-
character message called……3…….Registered ……4……can read and post tweets,but unregistered users
can only read them.

C-Written expression: Choose only one topic:

Topic1: Using the following notes,write a short paragraph to explain the different purposes of using
facebook by people:
-connect with family and friends.
-sharing bits of their lives,as posting photos or videos.
-discussing different topics and subjects.
-organizing activities and events.

Topic2: Imagine that you receive this invitaion recently.write a short reply in which you clearify your
attitude whether by acceptance or refusal.

November30th,2014
Dear Simon,

My family and I would like to invite you to

spend the spring holidays at our spring house
up the hill. It is a beautiful house surrounded
with flowers and trees. I’m sure you’ll like it
and enjoy yourself with us.
Best regards,
Kate