Have you ever been cyberbullied? or have you ever been a cyberbully yourself without really knowing it?
Let's begin by defining what cyberbullying is:
cyberbullying ˈsʌɪbəˌbʊlɪɪŋ/ is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Example:
"Children may be reluctant to admit to being the victims of cyberbullying"
Here are some articles to read about cyberbullying:
Is your child a cyberbully? (BBC News)
Education key to fighting cyberbullying of children (The Guardian)
Cyberbullying follows teen to the grave (CNN)
Here's a related Selectivity exam to do: What is cyberbullying? (2015)
Important piece of advice >>>> Here's a guide to educate internet users about the importance of online privacy and how to save themselves from a data breach they have just sent me and which may interest you just in case:
The Ultimate Online Privacy Guide
It includes tips on how to improve one’s privacy online
and how to anonymize information online. Also, they crafted useful guides
which can be checked out here: https://www.bestvpn.com/
Oscar Wilde was also bullied in his days.
The Importance of Being Earnest, Part 4: A visit from Earnest (Parts 5 , 6 & 7) Dramas from BBC Learning English
Here are 6 TED talks about the issue: STAND UP TO BULLYING!
REVISION EXERCISE for 1º Bachillerato >>>
108. Express these ideas using
"likely":
1. I will probably go to
Spain soon. 2. Spain will probably win
the World Cup in Italy.
3. Those students who didn't
work hard during the year won't probably pass.
109. Write answers with
"had better" appropriate to these situations:
1. It is very cold outside
and your brother is going out. What would you say?
2. You have an exam tomorrow
and you are in a disco at 11 o'clock. What would you say to your
friends?
3. There's very little
coffee and it's Saturday morning. What would you do?
110. Fill in the blanks with
STILL / YET / ALREADY:
1. Haven't you finished
__________ ? No, I'm __________ working.
2. My father has __________
paid the bill, but I haven't finished the lunch __________ .
3. Look at the time! It's
_________ 8 o'clock and you're ________ cooking.
4. Do you think I'll
__________ be working when I'm 64? I don't think so, because you are
__________ tired.
Ex105 >>>
Shampoo is some soap you use to wash your hair.
An alarm clock is a clock that wakes you up in the morning.
A suitcase is something you use to carry your clothes and other things when you travel.
A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle you use use to do sport or to go from one place to another.
A dishwasher is a machine that does the washing up for you.
Ex106 >>>>
1. What a 2. How 3. What 4. What an 5. How
Ex 107 >>>
1. So did I. 2. So would she. 3. Neither do we. 4. So are you. 5. So must we.
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 170809 / 9 August 2017 >>> Expressions presented: elective, forsaking, fairly and squarely & top dog.
