Class 11 Unit 3: Social Media: Its Influence and Control over People’s Lives

 

Unit 3: Social Media: Its Influence and Control over People’s Lives

-         Aulia Maharani Karli

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cD5En8Vfg 

Reflection of the Text

Social media is a way of sending and receiving messages from any part of the world. It also helps to communicate and be updated with the people we follow.  Nowadays, it has become an inseparable part of our lives. We can watch videos, listen to music, and update our images through social media.

Moreover, we can scroll on Twitter or Facebook to get the latest news from around the world. However, the writer raises the question about the ruling of social media over human life. Therefore, the writer exposes the incident in Indonesia that is about the misuse of social media. Prita Mulyasari in August 2008 was an example of a victim of using social media. She just wrote her disappointment with the hospital services in Jakarta. But, her message got viral on social media. She wanted to make her friends aware of such services.

The management of the hospital blamed her for spreading bad news and claimed the loss of Rp. 161 million. She was charged with the amount and kept in jail for 8 months. She was convicted by the court for violating the law about using ICT. Most of the Indonesian people were ready to help Prita as they did not care what she did against the hospital. They ran a campaign in favour of saving her by collecting money. Many volunteers, social workers, activists, students, and even artists came together to help her.

They were collecting many coins from people on the street, in offices, and even in an entertainment center. In December 2009, the campaign was concluded, and they succeeded in collecting the coins to help Prita, about Rp. 825 million. The writer tries to make us believe that social media has the strength to influence and control human life. Prita’s case clearly explains to us that social media was able to make people’s lives get worse or get better.  

It certainly does not mean that we need to stay away or become anti-social media. People are stronger than social media because we can easily think before we act and think before we speak.

Ways with words (page 24)

A.   Find the words from the text that have the following meanings. (Answers only)

a.      blog: a personal or corporate website

b.     profession: a job requiring expertise in a particular field

c.      disappointment: a feeling of sadness

d.     detained: put under custody

e.       convicted: found guilty

f.       violating: breaking or disregarding rules or a system

g.      pros and cons: advantages and disadvantages

h.      amercement: a non-statutory monetary penalty

B.    Study the underlined phrases in the following sentences. (page 25)

Perhaps some people think about the media that enables them to meet and communicate with people around the world. When you want to listen to music or watch a music video from your favorite singer, you can go to YouTube.

These are prepositional verbs. A prepositional verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition. It is simply a verb followed by a preposition (prepositional verb = verb + preposition).

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiSqYe5Tmxs

Now, use the following prepositional verbs in sentences.

a.      apologize to = They apologize to their mistakes in arguing.

b.     adapt to = We should adapt to the new environment for survival.

c.      devote to = We must devote to our study for better results.

d.     refer to = Generosity refers to the human trait.

e.      reply to = We should reply to the urgent message in time.

f.       admire to = Everybody admires to the best quality of human life.

g.     apply for = She has applied for the job that suits her qualifications.

h.     pray for = She prays for the lives of the victims of the earthquake.

i.       scold for = The manager scolds the employee for his irregularity.

j.       vote for = Parliament members vote for implementing new rules.

k.     aim at = The hunter aims at the prey in the forest.

l.       arrive at = The Prime Minister arrives at the airport on time.

m.   glance at =  He glances at the window for help.

n.     look at = Look at both sides of the road if you are crossing it.

o.     bring up = Nowadays, we bring up children in a new environment.

p.     agree on = A wise man always agrees on his mistakes.

q.     comment on =  Critics always comment on the way he talks.

r.       concentrate on = A good student always concentrates on studying.

s.      rely on = We never rely on false friends.

t.       count on = They always count on her to help in completing work.

u.     grow up = A plant grows up well in fertile soil.

v.     escape from = A wise man uses his mind to escape from obstacles.

w.   recover from = She has not recovered from illness.

x.     resign from = The Supervisor has resigned from his job.

y.     suffer from = We should not suffer from psychological stress.

z.      separate from = It is difficult to separate truth from false.

a.      worry about = He worries about his exam results.

b.     argue about = It is not good to argue about minor things.

c.      boast about = He always boasts about his property.

d.     dream about = I always dream about being a successful person.

e.      acquaint with = We must acquaint ourselves with the obstacles of our life.

f.       agree with = I agree with her for sharing our study.

g.     charge with = A criminal is charged with Rs. 10,000 for the crime.

h.     trust with = My father trusts me with my affairs.

i.       confuse with = They are confused with their decisions.

j.       believe in = We should believe in our deeds.

k.     involve in = Good learners are always involved in group discussion.

l.       succeed in = They succeeded in appointing a new member.

m.   specialize in = She has specialized in Major English.

n.     absorb in = She has absorbed in kitchen work after her class.

Comprehension

A.   Fill in the gaps with appropriate words/phrases from the text. ( page 25)

a.      People are using social media for individual as well as  marketing  purposes.

b.     Social media is not only a platform for sharing views, but also a platform for marketing strategy.

c.      The hospital wanted Prita to pay Rp. 100 million for immaterial losses.

d.     Some singers organized a charity to help Prita.                          

e.      The campaign to help Prita was able to collect Rp. 825 million.

B.    Answer the following questions. ( page 25)

a.      Social media is defined as a common platform that facilitates of sharing the idea, information through virtual meeting and communication. 

b.     Social media has been an integral part of modern life because it helps people to communicate with people across the globe. People often do online business, entertain themselves, and learn business strategies. They also get updates from the people whom they follow.

c.      People use Facebook to keep in touch with their friends, family members, uploading their photos, and they use YouTube to upload their videos and entertain themselves by watching entertaining movies.

d.     A blog is an informational website that allows a person to write regularly about the recent issues that interest them. It can be beneficial to us to share what we think about any articles, pictures, and videos.

e.      No, her intention was not bad. She just tried to remind her friends to be more selective in getting the hospital services and to be more careful in accepting their services.

f.       Her message became a big problem when her friend shared it through a website, and so many people read it and commented on it.

g.     She was convicted by the court for violating the law and code of ICT.

h.     The purpose of the Champaign ‘Bantu Bebakan Prita’ was for collecting the amount to help Prita so that she could pay the amercement.

i.       People are stronger than social media because they can easily think before they act, as well as they can think before they speak. 

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