The Battle for Your Time: Exposing the Costs of Social Media
This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the video in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.
To be willing (to do something)
To stare (at something/ someone)
To pursue (something/ someone)
15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.
1. What is this video about?
2. What does his chart show at the beginning of the video?
3. What does he say are the consequences of too much screen time?
4. What does he say about some of the main apps?
5. What does he say about books and letters?
6. What does he say about the business model of social media?
7. What do you like to do in your free time?
8. ‘How you spend this [free] time is going to determine the quality of your life.’ Do you agree with this comment?
9. Do you have a weekend routine?
10. Do you feel guilty when you do nothing with your free time?
11. What do you consider to be a bad way to spend your free time?
12. What do you consider to be a good way to spend your free time?
13. Do you think some apps/ social media are more harmful than others?
14. Are you embarrassed by your screen time statistics, and do you wish you spent less time online?
15. Is Netflix an anti-social waste of time?