Prime Time 4, Coursebook

Writing: Commenting on Ally’s post a) Which of the things below should you do and which shouldn’t you do to break out of the filter bubble? Tick the right boxes. do it don’t do it Always use your favourite search engine. Delete your browser cookies regularly. Find a search engine that doesn’t track your history. Get information from different websites. Get to know your digital friends in real life. Inform yourself mainly through your favourite social network. Keep personal information on social networks private. Scroll through someone else’s social network feed. Take some free time from the internet from time to time. Try a search engine that doesn’t filter content. b) Write a comment on Ally’s blog. Use the modal verbs from the grammar box to give recommendations. In your comment, you should … • give an example of a filter bubble in your life, • suggest two things you should do to break out of the filter bubble, • suggest two things you shouldn’t do if you want to escape the filter bubble. Example: Dear Ally, I can really understand what you are writing about. There is a filter bubble in my life, too. A few days ago I informed myself about dog food and now I am only shown ads about dog food on any website I visit. To break out of the filter bubble I think you should find a search engine that doesn’t track your history. I have found one. It’s called DuckDuckGo.com … c) Share the comments in class and read each other’s comments. Finally, imagine you are Ally and pick one comment to reply to. Use the useful phrases box. In your comment, you should … • thank the reader for posting the comment, • agree or disagree with the recommendations. 3 Useful phrases Phrases to thank sb. for their effort: I really appreciate your ideas. • Thank you for sharing your opinion. • Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. • You did an excellent job on that comment. P Grammar See 1 G 7 Using modal verbs for suggestions and advice You should find another search machine. You shouldn’t post personal information on social media. G 57 7 fifty-seven Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv