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1. The document is an English language worksheet about selfies. It contains a reading passage about the history and social impact of selfies. 2. The passage discusses how a 19-year-old patient's terminal illness selfie went viral and raised 贈3 million. It also mentions selfies taken by Pope Francis with fans. 3. The earliest known selfie was taken in 1920 in New York, showing five men on a rooftop looking into an old analogue camera. However, the concept of "selfies" did not have a name until recently.

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PHOTOCOPIABLE lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A GENERAL ENGLISH The selfie revolution Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F INTERMEDIATE + 1 Warm-up What is a selfie? Do you take selfies? When/where? 2 Key words Complete the definitions with the correct words below: airbrush draw attention make a fuss out of fashion share terminally vain viral 1. If something goes , it is not popular anymore. 2. If somebody is , they are too proud of their appearance or abilities. 3. If you a photo, you improve it with special equipment or computer software. 4. If something goes , it becomes extremely popular on the internet. 5. If a person is ill, they have an illness that cannot be cured. 6. If you about something, you show unnecessary excitement or interest about it. 7. If you something on Facebook or Twitter, you let other people see, read or use it. 8. If you to something, you focus on it. 3 Find the information You are going to read an article about selfies. Find the information below in the text. 1. Who took a selfie that raised 多3 million? 2. Which religious leader took selfies with fans? 3. When was the first selfie taken? 4. Where was it taken? 5. What does it show? 6. Where was it shared? You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 1/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH Selfies: a visual revolution? They are not just a vain trend. They are also a form of communication. 1 What to say about the selfie? Good or bad? Are they going out of fashion or are they a symbol of our vain times? And which to do? A no-make-up selfie? Gym selfie? Is it OK to airbrush? And what if, after all of that, nobody bothers to "like" it? 2 It seems that almost every week, a selfie is on the news. Theres the thumbs-up selfie by a 19- year old terminally ill patient, which went viral and raised 多3 million. There were selfies taken by Pope Francis with fans at the Vatican. There was the first selfie from Space, and that Obama funeral selfie. 3 We have been making a fuss about the selfie recently, especially since the word entered our dictionaries. It is like we have discovered some-thing new and brilliant. In fact, we were taking selfies for most of the past century. For example, theres a photo that has been shared on Twitter. It shows five men on the roof of the Marceau Studio in New York, looking into the lens of an old analogue camera. Its possibly the worlds first selfie. The date is December 1920. 4 "We didnt have a word for it until recently," says Jason Feifer, creator of the infamous Selfies at a Funeral on the social networking site Tumblr. "And it is the word selfie, I think, which helped draw so much attention to them. Will we get bored of taking selfies? I doubt it. Selfies are a convenient way to document yourself. But Im sure well get bored of talking about selfies, or treating them like theyre new." 5 The fact is, we live in a world in which we all have cameraphones. The new generation has grown up with them. Young people have created a new visual language which is understood by both sender and recipient. Communicating with this new visual language takes less time than writing long text messages. Adapted from The Independent, by Lena Corner, 12 May 2014 4 Checking understanding Put T (True) or F (False) next to the statements below. Correct the statements which are false. 1. The writer thinks that selfies are something new. 2. The word selfie has made people draw attention to selfies. 3. According to Jason Feifer, people will get bored of taking selfies. 4. According to Jason Feifer, people will get bored of talking about selfies. 5. It takes more time to communicate with selfies than with long text messages. You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 2/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 5 Find the words Find the words and phrases from the text which mean ... 1. takes the time or trouble to do something (verb P1) 2. a ceremony or service held shortly after a persons death (noun, P2) 3. famous for a bad reason (adjective, P4) 4. easy to do/use (adjective, P4) 5. someone who receives a message (noun, P5) Now complete the sentences below with the above words/phrases: 1. Tim didnt to do his homework. He was too lazy. 2. My smartphone is very I can do so many things with it. 3. Jesse James was an bank robber who lived in the United States in the 19th century. 4. The of my email didnt get the message. There must be a problem with the email service. 5. Everybody came to Joannes to pay their respects. 6 Talking point Discuss any of the questions below: 1. Do people talk about selfies in your country? 2. What do you think of this trend? 3. Do you think people are too vain nowadays? 4. Can you think of other modern trends? What do you think of them? You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 3/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 7 Grammar in the text - Present perfect simple vs continuous Complete the rules below with ... present perfect (have/has + past participle) present perfect continuous (have/has + been + -ing) 1. We often use the to talk about a recent event or a change that began in the past and is complete in the present. It is like we have discovered something new and brilliant. Young people have created a new visual language. 2. We often use the to talk about unfinished activities that started in the past and are still in progress in the present. We have been making a fuss about the selfie recently. Remember: If we say `when' something happened in the past (for example, 2 months ago, last year, yesterday, etc.), we cannot use the present perfect tenses. We use a past tense. 8 Recent changes Form sentences with the present perfect simple to describe the recent changes below. Make the sentences true like in the examples. 1. communication / become / easier Communication has become easier. 2. English / stop / learning Engish People havent stopped learning English. 3. smartphones / make / our lives easier 4. technology / create / new trends 5. people / stop / watching television 6. global temperatures / increase 7. my English / improve 8. the transport system in my country / become / more efficient You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 4/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 9 Recent events Complete the sentences below with the verbs in the present perfect simple. discover break finish hear open receive steal win 1. Scientists have discovered a cure for cancer! 2. Brazil the World Cup! 3. Its cold in here. someone the window? 4. Look at Tom. It looks like he his leg. 5. I cant find my wallet. I think someone it. 6. At last! I my homework! 7. the news? Norman a promotion. 10 Recent unfinished activities Complete the sentences below with the present perfect continuous. . work look for rain run sleep spend teach wait 1. Julia is exhausted. She s been working hard for over 10 hours. 2. If you want to go outside, youll need an umbrella. It all morning. 3. People in my country less money over the past few years because of the economic situation. 4. Scientists a cure for cancer for centuries. 5. Joe is a teacher. He since June. 6. They are almost at the end of the marathon. They for over three hours. 7. Are you nearly here? I for over 20 minutes! 8. Its nearly midday. How long Dan ? 11 Review Don't forget what you learned in this lesson! Go to www.linguahouse.com, click `Learning English' and enter Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F. You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 5/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com

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  • 1. PHOTOCOPIABLE lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A GENERAL ENGLISH The selfie revolution Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F INTERMEDIATE + 1 Warm-up What is a selfie? Do you take selfies? When/where? 2 Key words Complete the definitions with the correct words below: airbrush draw attention make a fuss out of fashion share terminally vain viral 1. If something goes , it is not popular anymore. 2. If somebody is , they are too proud of their appearance or abilities. 3. If you a photo, you improve it with special equipment or computer software. 4. If something goes , it becomes extremely popular on the internet. 5. If a person is ill, they have an illness that cannot be cured. 6. If you about something, you show unnecessary excitement or interest about it. 7. If you something on Facebook or Twitter, you let other people see, read or use it. 8. If you to something, you focus on it. 3 Find the information You are going to read an article about selfies. Find the information below in the text. 1. Who took a selfie that raised 多3 million? 2. Which religious leader took selfies with fans? 3. When was the first selfie taken? 4. Where was it taken? 5. What does it show? 6. Where was it shared? You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 1/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
  • 2. PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH Selfies: a visual revolution? They are not just a vain trend. They are also a form of communication. 1 What to say about the selfie? Good or bad? Are they going out of fashion or are they a symbol of our vain times? And which to do? A no-make-up selfie? Gym selfie? Is it OK to airbrush? And what if, after all of that, nobody bothers to "like" it? 2 It seems that almost every week, a selfie is on the news. Theres the thumbs-up selfie by a 19- year old terminally ill patient, which went viral and raised 多3 million. There were selfies taken by Pope Francis with fans at the Vatican. There was the first selfie from Space, and that Obama funeral selfie. 3 We have been making a fuss about the selfie recently, especially since the word entered our dictionaries. It is like we have discovered some-thing new and brilliant. In fact, we were taking selfies for most of the past century. For example, theres a photo that has been shared on Twitter. It shows five men on the roof of the Marceau Studio in New York, looking into the lens of an old analogue camera. Its possibly the worlds first selfie. The date is December 1920. 4 "We didnt have a word for it until recently," says Jason Feifer, creator of the infamous Selfies at a Funeral on the social networking site Tumblr. "And it is the word selfie, I think, which helped draw so much attention to them. Will we get bored of taking selfies? I doubt it. Selfies are a convenient way to document yourself. But Im sure well get bored of talking about selfies, or treating them like theyre new." 5 The fact is, we live in a world in which we all have cameraphones. The new generation has grown up with them. Young people have created a new visual language which is understood by both sender and recipient. Communicating with this new visual language takes less time than writing long text messages. Adapted from The Independent, by Lena Corner, 12 May 2014 4 Checking understanding Put T (True) or F (False) next to the statements below. Correct the statements which are false. 1. The writer thinks that selfies are something new. 2. The word selfie has made people draw attention to selfies. 3. According to Jason Feifer, people will get bored of taking selfies. 4. According to Jason Feifer, people will get bored of talking about selfies. 5. It takes more time to communicate with selfies than with long text messages. You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 2/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
  • 3. PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 5 Find the words Find the words and phrases from the text which mean ... 1. takes the time or trouble to do something (verb P1) 2. a ceremony or service held shortly after a persons death (noun, P2) 3. famous for a bad reason (adjective, P4) 4. easy to do/use (adjective, P4) 5. someone who receives a message (noun, P5) Now complete the sentences below with the above words/phrases: 1. Tim didnt to do his homework. He was too lazy. 2. My smartphone is very I can do so many things with it. 3. Jesse James was an bank robber who lived in the United States in the 19th century. 4. The of my email didnt get the message. There must be a problem with the email service. 5. Everybody came to Joannes to pay their respects. 6 Talking point Discuss any of the questions below: 1. Do people talk about selfies in your country? 2. What do you think of this trend? 3. Do you think people are too vain nowadays? 4. Can you think of other modern trends? What do you think of them? You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 3/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
  • 4. PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 7 Grammar in the text - Present perfect simple vs continuous Complete the rules below with ... present perfect (have/has + past participle) present perfect continuous (have/has + been + -ing) 1. We often use the to talk about a recent event or a change that began in the past and is complete in the present. It is like we have discovered something new and brilliant. Young people have created a new visual language. 2. We often use the to talk about unfinished activities that started in the past and are still in progress in the present. We have been making a fuss about the selfie recently. Remember: If we say `when' something happened in the past (for example, 2 months ago, last year, yesterday, etc.), we cannot use the present perfect tenses. We use a past tense. 8 Recent changes Form sentences with the present perfect simple to describe the recent changes below. Make the sentences true like in the examples. 1. communication / become / easier Communication has become easier. 2. English / stop / learning Engish People havent stopped learning English. 3. smartphones / make / our lives easier 4. technology / create / new trends 5. people / stop / watching television 6. global temperatures / increase 7. my English / improve 8. the transport system in my country / become / more efficient You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 4/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com
  • 5. PHOTOCOPIABLE The selfie revolution lingua house Innovation in Learning TM A A A A GENERAL ENGLISH 9 Recent events Complete the sentences below with the verbs in the present perfect simple. discover break finish hear open receive steal win 1. Scientists have discovered a cure for cancer! 2. Brazil the World Cup! 3. Its cold in here. someone the window? 4. Look at Tom. It looks like he his leg. 5. I cant find my wallet. I think someone it. 6. At last! I my homework! 7. the news? Norman a promotion. 10 Recent unfinished activities Complete the sentences below with the present perfect continuous. . work look for rain run sleep spend teach wait 1. Julia is exhausted. She s been working hard for over 10 hours. 2. If you want to go outside, youll need an umbrella. It all morning. 3. People in my country less money over the past few years because of the economic situation. 4. Scientists a cure for cancer for centuries. 5. Joe is a teacher. He since June. 6. They are almost at the end of the marathon. They for over three hours. 7. Are you nearly here? I for over 20 minutes! 8. Its nearly midday. How long Dan ? 11 Review Don't forget what you learned in this lesson! Go to www.linguahouse.com, click `Learning English' and enter Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F. You can review our worksheets online. Lesson code: H6CT-NR7B-8QKS-F 5/5 If this worksheet has a lesson code, go to www.linguahouse.com/ex and enter the code. c Linguahouse.com