S Semester self-checks Unit 1: Digitalisation Reading–writing: Growing up on social media (B1+) a) First, read the following blog post from a teen blog. by CriticalCyberThinker 10 October, 10:27 p.m. Are social media stars tricking us? Every day, lots of young people dream about becoming famous on apps like Instagram and TikTok. These apps let users share pictures and short videos and get tons of followers, becoming what we call “influencers”. These influencers seem like they’re our buddies, sharing fun parts of their lives and cool stuff with us. But there’s something we should think about: Is everything they share really as friendly and honest as it seems? Sure, scrolling through bright, happy photos and entertaining videos is a lot of fun. We start to feel like we know these influencers, like they’re our friends, and we start to trust them. When they say they like a product or use a certain brand, we might want to try it too because our “friend” recommended it. But this is where we need to pause and think. Is this “friend” sharing because they care about us, or because they’re getting paid to get us to buy things? It’s really important for us, especially young people, to understand that not everything we see online is 100% real or honest. Sometimes, influencers get money or free stuff if they can get their followers to buy certain things. So, their “advice” might not always be because they believe it’s the best, but because they’re making money from it. We, the young folks who live in this digital world, should remember to be smart about what we see online. Let’s try to build a space on the internet where people are real and honest, not just trying to sell us something. It’s super important to be able to trust our online pals and know that they’re not just trying to make a quick buck from our clicks and likes. b) Now find the following passages in the text. 1. The author writes about people pretending to be someone they aren’t. 2. It is explained how marketing products to teens work nowadays. 3. Suggestions are given for young internet users on how to best deal with this phenomenon. Tip • This section helps you to find out if you have acquired the competences which you should have learned in a specific unit. • In order to do the tasks successfully you have to combine the four skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing). • Take your time. It is important that you find out what you are able to do and what you need to work on. • Useful tips, the keys and the audio scripts can be found by scanning the individual pages with the QuickMedia app. T 1 140 Semester self-checks Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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