Social Media, Algorithms & AttentionL13
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Everyday Scene

A realistic scene for final speaking practice with useful thematic vocabulary.

20 minC1c1everyday_scenesocial-media-algorithms-attentionsocial mediaalgorithmsattention spandigital life

Lesson objectives

  • Practise spontaneous description from a realistic visual prompt.
  • Use the unit vocabulary for natural, image-based speaking.
  • Close the unit with a final communicative task linked to social media, algorithms & attention.

The Digital Dinner Table

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En esta imagen vemos la desconexión entre la vida real y el mundo digital durante un momento cotidiano. La escena ilustra cómo los algoritmos y el flujo constante de información pueden interrumpir nuestras interacciones sociales y hábitos básicos.

Preguntas para hablar (Speaking practice)

  1. Describe what is happening in this photograph and the atmosphere it conveys.
  2. What can you infer about the person's relationship with technology from this scene?
  3. How might the person in the photo feel in the moments after they put the phone away?
  4. Compare this scene to how people typically interact in social settings in your country.
  5. To what extent do you think digital devices have changed our basic daily rituals?