LET'S UNDERSTAND 1 📚
Social Media Verbs
A. post verb
- display (a notice) in a public place or publicly; a message, such as text or photos, published online by a user while referring to a message board, comment section, or social network.
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I was shocked to see her post online.
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B. share verb
- is when you click the share button to share a piece of content on any SNS so other people can see it as well.
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I wanted to share her post because I think it was useful.
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C. send verb
- to give (a message) to someone
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I sent her a direct message last night before I went to bed.
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D. update verb
- way of telling people what’s new in your life online.
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It's time for me to update my status online.
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E. subscribe verb
- arrange to receive something regularly
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I was happy to finally subscribe to her YouTube account, now I can receive updates for her new videos.
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F. follow verb
- adding some people's account to see their posts and stories posted online
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I followed her on Instagram to see her posts.
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LET'S TRY IT!
A: Fill in the gaps with the words you learned.
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If you liked this video, please it with your friends.
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I hate it when people hundreds of photos from their holiday.
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Do you know Monic Seina? She's just me a friend request on Facebook.
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I just my status to tell people we've arrived safely at the hotel.
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You can to our channel, and we'll email you when a new video comes out.
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She likes to chefs and food writers on Twitter.
LET'S UNDERSTAND 2 📚
A social media app
A.profile noun
- is a place on SNS where you can share information about yourself, such as your interests, photos, videos, current city, and hometown
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Dani has a lovely profile on Facebook.
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B. upload verb
- an act or process of uploading data like photos
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You hope to upload the new photos as soon as possible.
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C. photo noun
- a photograph
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Her photos on her Facebook page were taken from different places.
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D. post update noun
- to write online declarations about how one feels or what one is doing (on a social networking website) idiom.
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I think you should stop posting updates online to protect your privacy.
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E. share link verb
- s the process of sending a secure digital file to another person via a simple URL link
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I shared the link of the video to my friend so she can watch it as well.
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F. comment noun
- verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction
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His comments show a lack of sensitivity.
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G. view noun
- times people have watched something on SNS
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His video gathered a lot of views after an hour.
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H. like noun
- times people have clicked the "like" button on SNS
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She is very popular online and her photos online get a lot of likes.
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I. notification noun
- messages to tell you when something has happened
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I have received a lot of notifications after not being online for a few days.
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LET'S PRACTICE!
Direction: Choose the correct word for each sentence below.
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I've just uploaded comments / photos of Sunday's baseball match to the team's Facebook page.
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Sean Siam posts / views a lot of updates about his training for the 15l run.
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Sam posted a really interesting article about racing, but it didn't get any likes / rates.
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To enter the competition, share / view this picture on your timeline before 8 pm on Sunday.
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Ellaine made a video for the animal charity she works for and it got 3,000 views / uploads.
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An old friend commented / viewed one of my photos, asking where I was living now.
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I received a lot of notifications / uploads because of my recent post.
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I have always wanted to have an attractive Instagram profile / views.
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She was a bit hesitant to upload / view her photo.
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I shared / rated the link so everyone can watch it.
LET'S RECAP! 📝
Which three words/phrases were the most challenging to understand or remember?