Unit 1 Reading 2: A connected world

"Around two billion people in the world use Facebook."

What is the meaning of around?

• about

• make a group of things bigger

• information you didn't know before

• same as

"I added five thousand riyals more to my saving, so now I have 10 thousand riyals."

What is the meaning of add?

• about

• make something or a group of things bigger

• information you didn't know before

• same as

"I visit Facebook site mostly to play game and read news on my community."

What is the meaning of visit?

• to go there

• to get or to use

• information you didn't know before

• same as

"Istanbul is one of the popular summer holiday destinations for many people in Qatar."

What is the meaning of popular?

• you can easily find or get it anywhere

• you make it bigger

• a lot of people like it

• a place on the Internet

"I couldn't get the Antigen test kit anywhere last week, but now it is available everywhere. "

What is the meaning of available?

• you can easily find or get it anywhere

• you make it bigger

• a lot of people like it

• a place on the Internet

"My teacher asked me about the sites I use to help me with my homework. I told him they are Chegg.com and Study.com"

What is the meaning of site?

• you can easily find or get it anywhere

• you make it bigger

• a lot of people like it

• a place on the Internet

"I can help you fix your broken camera, however, you need to pay me. "

What is another word for however?

• but

• although

• and

• so

"Khalid got married yesterday?! That's news to me!"

What is the meaning of news?

• information you know before

• information you didn't know before

• a place on the Internet

• on the other hand

Fill in the blank using the correct word.

With 500 million users, Instagram is one of the most __________ social media apps in the world.

• available

• popular

Fill in the blank using the correct word.

On most social media __________, users can share pictures and comment on their friends' posts.

• sites

• news