Conversation(Expert Chapter 1)｜日常会話（上級１章）Lesson55: The Dark Side of Social Media

PART A_1

Let’s learn new vocabulary. Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　go viral （インターネットで情報が）急速に広まる
	The famous band’s newest song went viral. Thousands of people listened to it.
2.　blow up 爆破する、突然発生する、沸き立つ
	My friend’s tweet blew up. It gained hundreds of likes and shares.
3.　explicit 明示的な
	We must keep explicit content away from children as these are inappropriate for them.
4.　spread like wildfire 素早く広がる、あっという間に広がる
	The story about her spread like wildfire in the community.
5.　invasion of privacy プライバシー侵害
	We must avoid invasion of privacy. We must know our limits.

PART A_3

Let’s make sentences using the vocabulary we’ve just learned.

PART A_4

1. go viral
Answer:
2. blow up
Answer:
3. explicit
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4. spread like wildfire
Answer:
5. invasion of privacy
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PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. I will play Ron, and you will play Emma. Then, we’ll switch roles.

PART B_2

Hey, Emma!

Hi, Ron! What’s up?

Nothing much. How about you?

I’m doing great! I have been browsing through social media the whole day.

Oh, I see! Have you seen the controversial news about a student being cyberbullied, which spread like wildfire on the internet?

Yes! I have just read about it. His story posted on Facebook blew up and went viral. I really feel sorry for what happened to him.

Me too. Indeed, social media has its dark side. We must become responsible with every click we make.

I agree. We must avoid sharing explicit content that would harm other people.

It is also important that we limit what we share on the net to avoid invasion of privacy.

That is exactly true. Thanks for the reminders, Ron.

Sure, Emma. Always practice responsible use of social media.

I will always keep that in mind. Thank you!

PART C_1

Please summarize the conversation using your own words and expressions.

PART C_2

PART D_1

Fill in the blanks and complete the conversation.

PART D_2

1.	A: Have you seen Carl’s tweet that went ________________? B: Yes! Hundreds of people liked that tweet.
2.	A: How did you learn about Taylor Swift’s newest album? B: Haven’t you seen it on Facebook? Her post ________________ and gained hundreds of likes.
3.	A: Why should we hide ________________ contents from minors? B: These contents are inappropriate for their age, so we must keep it away from them.
4.	A: Have you heard about the news regarding the newly formulated vaccine, which ________________ across the globe? B: Yes, it is all over the internet.
5.	A: Carl hacked my account and read my private messages. What should I do? B: That is an ________________. You must go to the authorities and seek their advice.

PART E_1

Let’s do a roleplay. Talk with me according to the situation below using the expressions you just learned.

PART E_2

You saw your younger sibling browsing the internet for explicit content. Exchange arguments with your tutor (who will act as your sibling) on why those contents need not be seen.

PART E_3

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.