Should kids be banned from social media?
Assignment 1
You may use English-language Internet sources or a dictionary to help you.
a Write down all social media sites you know.
b Mark the social media sites that you yourself use.
c Name your favourite social media site.
| Kids and social media is a hot topic in many countries. Now Australia is taking action. Find out more about Australia’s plans for banning social media for kids. |
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text.
Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. bans | a. to become official or active; to begin to work |
| 2. social media | b. fair, practical and sensible |
| 3. law | c. to find out |
| 4. passed (a law) | d. forbids people from using something |
| 5. to prevent | e. formally agreed to a law |
| 6. go into effect | f. to influence, to impact |
| 7. reasonable | g. intimidated, pushed around, made fun of, picked on, terrorized |
| 8. fined | h. punished by being ordered to pay a sum of money when you have done something illegal |
| 9. affect | i. a rule that deals with a particular agreement, crime, etc. |
| 10. (to be) in favor of | j. a special note that warns people that something is dangerous to their health |
| 11. mental health | k. to stop (someone) from having or doing more of something |
| 12. bullied | l. to stop (someone) from doing something |
| 13. (to) figure out | m. to support something and agree with it |
| 14. health warning | n. the condition of someone’s mind |
| 15. to limit | o. websites or apps where users can share their ideas, pictures, and videos with other users of the same service |
Assignment 3
a True or false?
1 Companies that do not follow the new law can get a fine of 32 million US dollars.
2 Sites like Facebook and TikTok will be banned for kids when the new law takes effect.
3 The Australian government wants to protect kids with the new law.
4 The new Australian law will be effective from January 2025.
5 The new law will also prevent kids from using YouTube.
6 Under the new Australian law kids under 16 will be banned from social media.
b What is the official name of the new Australian law?
1 The Australian Social Media ban.
2 The Law to Protect Young People From Social Media.
3 The Social Media Minimum Age bill.
4 The Social Media Under 16 act.
c For each statement, say if it is an argument for or against the new law.
1 If kids cannot use regular social media, they might visit more dangerous sites.
2 Kids have been bullied online and later hurt themselves.
3 Kids might find it harder to find friends and support.
4 Social media can harm kids’ mental health.
Extra Assignment
1 Write down at least 1 argument for and 1 argument against a social media ban.
(Try to think of your own arguments.)
2 Discuss your arguments with a classmate or the whole class.
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