F2F Class Notes (Andy) [R]

Vocabulary Review
Fill in the blanks with words from the list. Some words will not be used.

1. People these days don’t have time to ___________ with their friends _______________.
2. I need to change my ___________ to say that I am going away for the weekend.
3. My daughter ______________ sending ________________ instead of doing her homework.
4. A popular social media ___________ in my country is Facebook.
5. I didn’t know that I had a _________________ until my aunt’s daughter added me as a relative on Facebook.
6. She finds it difficult to __________________ when the people around her are socializing.

Vocabulary

lewd | BrE l(j)uːd, AmE lud | adjective 淫荡的 ‹gesture, behaviour, grin›; 淫秽的 yínhuì de‹joke, remark, pictures›▸

a lewd song 下流歌曲

etiquette | BrE ˈɛtɪkɛt,ɛtɪˈkɛt, AmE ˈɛdəkət,ˈɛdəˌkɛt | noun uncountable ① (social propriety) 礼节

recluse | BrE rɪˈkluːs, AmE ˈrɛkˌlus,rəˈklus | noun 隐居者 ▸ he’s something of a recluse 他有点像个隐士

Grammar

everyone. anyone

even though he doesn’t know them before. even though he hasn’t met them before.

Social Media Networks Taking Time for Friends

Keeping in touch with friends is easy these days. You can update your Facebook status and follow your friends’ tweets on Twitter. You can also send and check text messages from your cell phone. Social media is convenient, but how often do you see your friends face-to-face? Time and technology often go hand in hand. Some people say they use networks like Facebook because they don’t have time to socialize in person.

Others admit they waste time online when they are at work. Social networking on-the-job is a common cause for dismissal. Some companies block popular websites. They don’t trust their employees to stay on task. Perhaps there is a happy medium. Do you really need to know what your second cousin had for lunch? Maybe you should wait until your break to check.