1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs.

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs.

2. What, according to the text, should we do to avoid the negative effects of social media on our mental health? Do you agree?

(reproduce the ideas from the text)

3. How is the meaning of the verb “should” expressed in the text?

SHOULD

4. Read the article and fill in the table with arguments for and against removing like counts from Instagram.

Instagram should get rid of likes.

For Against

5. Express your opinion using the ideas from the table.

Getting rid of like counts on Instagram Removing like counts from Instagram Hiding like counts from Instagram users is a good idea is a sensible idea is the correct thing to do is the only right thing to do because…

It is important It is essential It is necessary for Instagram to get rid of like counts to remove like counts to hide like counts from its users because…

6. Look through the essay sample and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words and ideas from the table.

40. 1 Instagram should get rid of likes.

These days, more and more people are beginning to think that it is a good idea for ………………………… to ………………………………………………………………………….. . However, there are still those who …………………………………….

Personally, I believe that Instagram should / should not ………………. like counts from its users. Firstly, .. ………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Another negative aspect of seeing the number of likes on Instagram is that…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. On top of that, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

However, there is an opinion that hiding like counts from Instagram ………………….. is a bad idea. Supporters of this viewpoint argue that ………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In my opinion, it is a mistake to assume that ………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… On the contrary, / In fact, ……………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In conclusion, I firmly believe that Instagram should …. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Clearly, it would be a great thing to do / it is an absolutely essential thing to do / there is absolutely no need for this.

1. Social Media

Some people are saying that social media are harming our mental health. Many teenagers worry too much about what others think. They post photos and want everyone to like the photo and they feel sad if people do not like it.

Maybe people should take a break from social media to live the real life. It is a good idea to go on a digital detox and spend some time meeting face to face. The best thing to do is to like each other instead of liking online 'likes’.

For parents of little children the only correct thing is to ban them from using social media. It is necessary for kids to avoid the negative effects of social media.

SHOULD:

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