Reading comprehension

Social networks are...

• people who are the first to buy or use new technology

• websites and apps like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

• all the time without a break

Needing something too much or in an unhealthy way is...

• beneficial

• illness

• addiction

Unilike

• different from

• the same as

• If something is not likeable

All the time without a break

• sometimes

• never

• Constantly

To be cut off from

• To have access

• To have no access to...

• To be hurt.

Early adopters

• Adopted children.

• People who are born first.

• people who are the first to buy or use new technology.

Read the paragraph and answer.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

More people aged 55 or more use Facebook than people aged 65 or more.

• True

• False

Read the paragraph and answer.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Grandparents typically use Facebook less than their grandchildren.

• False

• True

Read the paragraph and answer.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

Sheila feels grateful to social media.

• False

• True

Read the paragraph and answer.

Unlike her grandmother's generation, Chloe's age group is spending so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has made contact with old friends from school she hasn't heard from in forty years. 'We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,' she says. 'It's changed my social life completely.'

Chloe´´ s age group spends less time on their phones.

• False

• True