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NEB English Grade 11: Media and Society in Social Media

Published on: March 25, 2021

WRITING

(a) There are different schools of thought regarding the social media. Some people see the benefits while others see problems in them. What are your observations? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the social media giving your position in it.

Answer:

Here, ‘school of thought’ means a set of ideas or opinions that a group of people share about a matter.

There are different opinions of a different group of people about social media.

Some people see the benefits while others see problems in them.

I am going to write here some benefits and problems related to students regarding social media.

Benefits of social media for the students are:

Communication and collaboration with friends

Finding online information for study

Distance learning opportunities

Team project facilities

Video conference abilities etc.

Problems of social media for the students are:

Time wastage

Distractions in education

Reducing learning and research capabilities

Reduces command over languages

Lack of control for inappropriate content

Cyber bullying from peers

Effect on health etc.

My observations

Everything has its pros and cones so as on social media.

There are a lots of study material on Google and YouTube for any age level of the students.

I cannot teachers to repeat chapters and topic in the class but I can search the easiest study materials for my education.

I can watch visual of many study materials; it helps to remember them easily.

If I can limit the use of social media, it is beneficial; otherwise it will destroy the capability of the students.

(b) What is cyber bullying? What are its effects? How can it be stopped?

Answer:

The use of electronic communication to bully a person is known as cyber bullying.

Here, bullying is the use of force, pressure, hurtful teasing, threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate.

Effect of cyber bullying

There are three types of effects of cyber bullying; they are emotional effect, mental effect and physical effect.

Emotional effect	Mental effect	Physical effect
Humiliation	Depression and anxiety	Eating disorder
Isolation	Low self-esteem	Sleeping disturbance
Anger	Self-harm	body pain issue
Powerlessness	Academic loss
	Suicide thoughts

Bullying can be stopped

Parents, school staff, classmate and friends can stop cyber bullying; some steps for them are:

Let the kids know about bullying.

Talk what bullying is and how to face it.

Listen to kids’ problem and ask their problems.

Know their friends and their background.

Keep notice on internet and social media activities.

Encourage them to speak to a trusted adult if they are bullied.

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GRAMMAR

Prepositions of direction

(A) Look at the following prepositions of direction with examples:

Preposition	Examples
away from	Why are you going away from me?
across	She walked across the road.
along	A soldier walked along the rope.
out of	He came out of the room.
up to	He came up to her and asked a question.
past	The bullet whistled past my right ear
through	The river runs through the woods
to	This bus goes to Dhankuta.
into	The thief jumped into a car and drove away.
round	We travelled round the country.
onto	The cat climbed onto the roof
towards	He started walking towards the library.
off	Don’t jump off that wall.

(B) Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions of direction: to, toward, onto, into

(a) Prem drove Milan to the airport.

(b) The plane landed onto the runway.

(d) Manish and Richa moved the table into the dining room.

(e) Ganesh almost fell into the river.

(f) Lalit and Sarita took the bus that was heading towards the university.

(C) Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the brackets.

(a) While we were hiking through the forest, we saw a mountain lion. (across/ through/along/under)

(b) The leopards walked in a circle round the baby giraffe before they attacked. (into/towards/round/through)

(d) She ran away from home when she was eighteen. (towards/away from/down/ across)

(e) Raindrops ran down the windscreen making it difficult to see the road. (into/up/down/over)

(f) Hemanta put the plate onto the table and began to eat his dinner. (onto/ into/up/off)

(g) The frightened deer disappeared into the forest. (up/onto/into/toward)

(h) We were driving towards the City Centre when we had an accident. (up/into/ towards/along)

(i) The smoke from the fire went up into the sky. (into/up/to/onto)

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LISTENING

Audio

Audio credit: CDC, Nepal

(A) Answer these questions:

(a) Do you prefer television or radio programme?

(b) Which is your favourite television programme?

B. Listen to the TV programme about The Function of Mass Media in the society and fill in the blanks with correct words.

(a) Television, radio and internet are …… of mass communication.

(b) Shankar Gandhi is invited on television studio as ……

(d) Mass communication is categorised according to …… production, transmission and reception.

(e) Billboards, signs and placards are the examples of ……

(f) Internet is becoming …… of mass media.

C. Match the given mass media with their starting date:

a. Print media	i. about 1900 AD
b. Cinema	ii. 2000 AD
c. Television	iii. late 15th century
d. Mobile phone	iv. 1950 AD D.

Which is your favourite mass media? Why? Give your reasons.

SPEAKING

Giving directions

asking for direction	Giving direction
How can I get to the office?	Go straight on till you see the hospital then turn left.
How do I get to the health post?	Go along here/Go along Green Street.
What’s the best way to get to your house?	Go as far as the bus stop. Turn left/right.
Can you please tell me how I can get to Pushpalal Chowk?	Take the first/second/third turning on the left/right.
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the bus station?	You are going the wrong way. I’m sorry I can’t help you as I’m not from around here. Yes, there is one right across the street next to the Library.
Excuse me, do you know where the post office is?	Take the second road on the left and you will see the hospital straight ahead.
Excuse me, how do I get to the bus station?	You have to go straight along this road for about 200 metres.
Is this the way to Durbar Square?	Turn right when you see Bhrikuti Street.
Is there a bank around/near here?	Go on straight ahead till you see the Trinity supermarket.
How do I get to the mall? Do you know the way to the	The mall is opposite to the supermarket.
Nepal Academy?	It’s this way\It’s that way.

(B) How do we get to the zoo from the school as it is marked in the map? Work in pairs and give directions to your friend.

Giving instructions

(A) Act out the following conversation:

Gopal:	Excuse me, are you busy? I need your help.
Asta:	Sure! What can I do for you?
Gopal:	Can you tell me how to operate a washing machine?
Asta:	First open and put clothes into the washing machine. Then put washing detergent into detergent compartment. (You can use liquid or powder)
Gopal:	Just a moment, let me write this down.
Asta:	Add bleach or fabric softener in its compartment. And then choose programme and select temperature according to the fabric type.
Gopal:	Can you repeat it?
Asta:	Add bleach or fabric softener in its compartment. And then choose programme and select temperature according to the fabric type.
Gopal:	Ok, after that?
Asta:	You just press START. But remember! Don’t open the door while on function.
Gopal:	Thank you, Asta
Asta.	Not at all.

(B) Work in pairs and ask for and give instructions.

(a) How to open Facebook/Twitter/Gmail account

(b) How to book online air ticket

PROJECT WORK

Look at the status of Facebook of your Facebook friends in the last 24 hours or last two days. Do not write their names or any other identity. Categorize the information into various groups and critically discuss how you find them. Explain what kind of messages the users were trying to communicate, whether or not the messages have any ethical issues, how people might perceive the messages on the status.

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