The Popularity of Social Networks

What a beautiful Monday afternoon! It was great to see so many smiling and warm faces. Here is a recap of our class yesterday.

Yesterday in class, we started with talking about our weekend. Many of you told me all about what you did last weekend.

"I ate at a restaurant with my friends."
"I slept."
"I watched T.V."

See the previous blogpost for more tips on how to answer this question!

"Are you studying for English class tonight?"

We also reviewed present continuous with a mingling activity where we had to find someone that was doing something "around now" and you were to ask some follow up questions.

1-"Are you watching T.V. this weekend?"
2-"Yes, I am watching T.V. this weekend."
1-"What are you going to watch?"
2-"I am going to watch Criminal Minds."
1-"What time are you planning to watch it?"
2-"I am going to watch it around 9PM."

After we mingled we began looking at Unit 1 in our Reading and Writing books called, "Why does something become popular." We brainstormed about why social networking sites are popular. We decided that they are convenient, cheap, help us keep in touch, see our friend's lives and experiences and allow us to share our own lives.

"Psst, Hae Sik, what's the answer to number 3???"

Finally, we read an article titled, "The Popularity of Social Networks" and answered questions on a practice reading exam about the article. Remember we must answer the short answer questions in full sentences and make any false statement true! DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THIS SHEET BACK TO CLASS COMPLETED!

Read the next blogpost for a preview of the next class!