FULL BLAST UNIT 1 READING 1

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

FULL BLAST PG 8 -9

READING TIPS

• DON'T PANIC IF YOU SEE WORDS YOU DON'T KNOW. You can still understand the text even if don't know all the words

• Decide which words are important to understand the text and then try to guess what they mean.

First strategy

Let's read the first text from Alicia

Did you see the word that was highlighted?

• The next task will ask you to choose what do you think that word means.

• One way to guess what this word means is by seeing words around this.

1. drawback

a. disadvantage (keburukan)

b. advantage (kebaikan)

Look at the sentence before that word

• I'm really into trivia games, but also word games and chess, which I find amusing and educational.

• These words are positive words.

• The next sentence said: I can't see any drawback there.

• If you translate it, it will be : Saya tidak nampak sebarang drawback

1. drawback

a. disadvantage (keburukan)

b. advantage (kebaikan)

Alicia said that "I can't see any drawback there,"

The most logical one would be :

"I can't see any disadvantage there"

The answer is (a)

Now, do that for the following texts.

Which word is the meaning for this word:

2. nasty

a. boring (bosan)

b. unpleasant (tidak menyenangkan)

Multiple Choice

Which word is the meaning for this word:

2. nasty

• boring

• unpleasant

Which word is the meaning for this word:

3. constantly

a. rarely (jarang)

b. continuously (berterusan)

Multiple Choice

Which word is the meaning for this word:

3. constantly

• rarely

• continuously

Which word is the meaning for this word:

4. update

a. give the most recent (terkini) information

b. give false (palsu) information

Multiple Choice

Which word is the meaning for this word:

4. update

• give the most recent information

• give false information

Which word is the meaning for this word:

5. highlights

a. the best parts of something

b. the highest parts of something

Multiple Choice

Which word is the meaning for this word:

5. highlights

• the best parts of something

• the highest parts of something

Which word is the meaning for this word:

6. deactivating

a. making something stop working

b. breaking something

Now you will match the text A, B, C, and D to the statements given below.

(Siapa cakap ape?)

You can go back and re-read (baca balik) the text if you are not sure. Use the texbook to make it easier for you.

Multiple Choice

Who says:

1. that he/she has been using social networking sites a bit too much?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

2. helping friends through a social networking site?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

3. that some personal information on social networking sites is useless?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

4. the dangers of using social networking sites?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

5. organising an event at school?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

6. how a family member might make him/her stop using a social networking site?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Multiple Choice

Who says:

7. finding an old friend?

• A - ALICIA

• B - ADRIAN

• C - RAYYAN

• D - EMMA

Thank you for doing the quiz.

Post your marks in the class WhatsApp group.

If you have any questions, please post it in your Whatsapp group. (ask your teacher)