Social Media

Question 1

a way of telling the public about your opinions

Answer 1

platform

Basically, he uses the blog as a platform for airing his political views.

Question 2

someone who leaves an intentionally annoying or offensive message on the internet, in order to upset someone or to get attention or cause trouble

Answer 2

trolls

A well-constructed troll will provoke irate or confused responses from flamers and newbies.

Question 3

articles, photographs, etc. on the internet that are intended to attract attention and encourage people to click on links to particular websites

Answer 3

clickbait

Question 4

someone who chooses to see a particular person’s posts (= messages) on Twitter™ (= a website where people can publish short remarks or pieces of information)

Answer 4

followers

She has over 100,000 followers on Twitter.

Question 5

information, images, video, etc. that are included as part of something such as a website

Answer 5

content

All this cool content is available to subscribers only.

Question 6

to look at information on the internet

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browsing

Question 7

knowledge of the name of a company and the products it sells

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brand awareness

Manufacturers see the Internet as a way to promote brand awareness.

Question 8

do-it-yourself websites: the activity of decorating or repairing your home, or making things for your home yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you

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DIY websites

Question 9

the business of buying and selling goods and services on the internet

Answer 9

e-commerce

Question 10

a new window with an advertisement that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on

Answer 10

pop-up ads

Question 11

the activity of using the internet to harm or frighten another person, especially by sending them unpleasant messages

Answer 11

cyberbullying

In the past ten years, cyberbullying has become increasingly common among students.

Question 12

a type of anxiety disorder that causes extreme fear in social settings

Answer 12

social anxiety

Question 13

an inability to stop doing or using something, especially something harmful

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addiction

He successfully battled his addiction to heroin.

Question 14

to be potentially dangerous

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to pose a risk

Drinking too much Coca Cola poses a health risk.

Question 15

to have an influence on something

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impact

impact on mental health

Question 16

the length of time that someone can keep their thoughts and interest fixed on something

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attention span

Young children have quite short attention spans.

Question 17

something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else

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distraction

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

Question 18

causing someone to believe something that is not true

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misleading

misleading information

Question 19

to become very popular very quickly

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to go viral

There’s no surefire way to make a given video go viral, even if it features a celebrity.

Question 20

wrong information

Answer 20

misinformation

There’s a lot of misinformation about the disease that needs to be corrected.

Question 21

to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

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manipulate

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

Question 22

making someone look less attractive or seem worse than usual

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unflattering

an unflattering dress

Question 23

If an activity or situation spills over, it begins to affect another situation or group of people, especially in an unpleasant or unwanted way.

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to spill over into…

I try not to let my work spill over into my life outside the office.

Question 24

the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation

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morale

There have been a lot of job losses recently so morale is fairly low.

Question 25

a way of dealing with a problem so that the difficulty is removed.

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to seek a solution

Question 26

a web page, screen, etc. that updates (= changes) often to show the latest information

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feeds

Question 27

a psychological strategy or adaptation that a person relies on to manage stress

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coping mechanism

Question 28

the quality of being unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored

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restlessness

Side effects can include restlessness and irritability.

Question 29

the feeling or fact of not being important or useful

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worthlessness

She started to sound off about the worthlessness of most television.

Question 30

light which is human-made and can emanate from sources including fire, candlelight, gaslight, electric lamps and so on

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artificial lighting

Question 31

repetitive acts that are characterized by the feeling that one has to perform them while one is aware that these acts are not in line with one’s overall goal

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compulsive behaviour

Question 32

the opposite of online community / face to face community

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offline community

Question 33

If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.

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to boost self-esteem

Question 34

move the text up or down to find the information that you need

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to scroll through

Question 35

a lack of social connections leading to loneliness

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social isolation

Question 36

the human emotional need to affiliate with and be accepted by members of a group

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sense of belonging

Question 37

the fact of being involved with something

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engagement

He was known for his engagement with the problems of the most difficult students.

Question 38

to create emotions in which a person feels they want something that someone else has

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to elicit feelings of envy

Question 39

the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have

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temptation

As a young actress, she resisted the temptation to move to Hollywood.

Question 40

communicating with someone in person

Answer 40

face-to-face interaction