Hint Writing a blog entry
| Vocabulary Hints | ||
| Topic words | Emotion words | Action verbs |
| social media | stressed | connect |
| apps / platforms | overwhelmed | scroll |
| followers / likes | motivated | post / comment |
| screen time | disappointed | communicate |
| notifications | tired / exhausted | compare |
| online identity | confident | avoid / manage |
| mental health | relaxed | take a break |
| privacy | worried | focus / concentrate |
| Linking Words | |
| Purpose | Linking Words |
| Adding ideas | and, also, in addition, besides |
| Explaining | because, since, that’s why |
| Giving examples | for example, for instance, such as |
| Contrasting | however, on the other hand, although |
| Showing results | therefore, as a result, so |
| Summing up | to sum up, in conclusion, overall |
| Sentence Starters | |
| Introduction | • Have you ever wondered how much time we spend on social media? • Social media plays a big role in teen life today. • Most teenagers, including me, use social media every day. |
Giving Opinions
| • In my opinion,... • I personally believe... • To me, social media is... |
Examples / Explanation
| • For example,... • One situation I experienced was... • Let me give you an example... |
| Showing Contrast | • However,... • On the other hand,... • Still, it can also be... |
| Conclusion | • To sum up,... • In conclusion,... • So what do you think? Share your ideas in the comments! |
Fill-In-The-Blog Template: "Social Media & Teen Life"
Title (Try to make it interesting!):
___________________________________________________________________
Introduction
Hook (question / surprising idea / personal moment):
Have you ever ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________?
Introduce the topic:
Social media plays a big role in teen life because __________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
State your opinion:
In my opinion, social media is ________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Main Body
Point 1 - How teens use social media
Many teenagers use apps like __________________________ to ____________________________ . For example, I __________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Point 2 - Positive effects
One advantage is that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
It helps us ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Point 3 - Problems / challenges
However, sometimes social media can be ______________________________________________________________________________________.
For instance, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
When this happens, I feel ___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Conclusion
Overall, social media can be ________________________________________________________________________________ but it is important to
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
To sum up, we should _______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
What do you think? Do you __________________________________________________________________________________________________?
Tell me in the comments!
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