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Prepare 2 в презентациях LIFE SKILLS Writing a blog A blog can help you: Improve your computer skills Organise your ideas Share opinions and views with other people.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях What do you think the sentences mean ? Do you agree with the statements ? Why ? / Why not ? Do you have a blog ? Do you know any bloggers ? 1. GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE 2. WE CAN LEARN A LOT SHARING OUR IDES, OPINIONS AND VIEWS. 3. THERE IS A BLOG FOR ECERYONE.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Look at the topics for blogs. Choose two topics you think are interesting. Share your ideas with a partner.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Do you read or follow any blogs? What topics do you like to read about? What advice would you give to a person who wants to start a blog? Read an article about some quick and easy steps to start your own blog. Did you mention any of the ideas from the article? Stay safe! Think about your readers. Have one day for writing.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях 1. Choose a topic for your blog The first thing you need to do is choose a topic. What do you want to blog about? Your favourite sport, music or video games? Choose a topic you feel happy to talk about and and interesting. You’ve got a topic? Now choose a title and a design for your blog. 4. Write a blog post It can sometimes be difficult to write your first blog post. It’s a good plan to share your ideas with close friends and family before you put your post online. Don’t worry if you don’t like what you put online – you can always change it later. Remember, make sure people let you use their photos or information. 2. ________________________________ Who’s going to read your blog? Is your blog for your friends and family? Is it on a special topic you and your friends like? What is interesting about it? 5. ________________________________ At the beginning, you can choose a day of the week to write your blog posts. It’s important to write a post every week. 3 3. Decide on a platform There are different free platforms to start your blog. Most platforms give easy instructions on how to start. Some popular platforms are Blogger, Medium and WordPress. Take a look and decide! 6. ________________________________ 6 Blogs can be fun, but never put your personal details online. Never write your address or telephone number. Remember, you need to stay safe online. Read the text quickly. Complete the article with the headings in the box. Is it easy to start a blog? Stay safe! Think about your readers. Have one day for writing.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях 1. Choose a topic for your blog The first thing you need to do is choose a topic. What do you want to blog about? Your favourite sport, music or video games? Choose a topic you feel happy to talk about and interesting. You’ve got a topic? Now choose a title and a design for your blog. 4. Write a blog post It can sometimes be difficult to write your first blog post. It’s a good plan to share your ideas with close friends and family before you put your post online. Don’t worry if you don’t like what you put online – you can always change it later. Remember, make sure people let you use their photos or information. 2. Think about your readers. Who’s going to read your blog? Is your blog for your friends and family? Is it on a special topic you and your friends like? What is interesting about it? 5. Have one day for writing At the beginning, you can choose a day of the week to write your blog posts. It’s important to write a post every week. 3 3. Decide on a platform There are different free platforms to start your blog. Most platforms give easy instructions on how to start. Some popular platforms are Blogger, Medium and WordPress. Take a look and decide! 6. Stay safe! 6 Blogs can be fun, but never put your personal details online. Never write your address or telephone number. Remember, you need to stay safe online. Answer the questions. 1 What do you need to choose first? 4 Before you put a blog post online, who looks at it? 2 Who do you need to think about? 5 Do you need to write posts every day? 3 What do platforms give you? 6 What are some things we should not post online? Do you read or follow any blogs? Choose a topic you feel happy to talk about and interesting. Now choose a title and a design for your blog. Decide on a platform. It can sometimes be difficult to write your first blog post. Blogs can be fun, but never put your personal details online.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Complete the sentences with the highlighted words from the text. There are some letters to help you. 1 f _ o _ _ o _ a blog about sports. ( __________ ) 2 Choose a topic you like and you find i _ _ e _ e _ _ i _ _. (__________) 3 To start a blog, you need to choose a p _ a _ _ o _ _ . (__________ ) 4 It is a good idea to write a _ o _ _ once a week. (__________ ) 5 You need to decide on your topic and _ e _ i _ _, and think about your readers. (__________ ) 6 You need to be careful online. It is not safe to post p _ _ s _ _ a _ _ e _ _ i _ _ like your address or phone number. ( ______________ ) follow interesting platform post design personal details Do you read or follow any blogs? Choose a topic you feel happy to talk about and interesting. Now choose a title and a design for your blog. Decide on a platform. It can sometimes be difficult to write your first blog post. Blogs can be fun, but never put your personal details online.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Do you think it’s a good idea to start a blog? 2. Do you prefer reading a blog or reading a book?
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Listen to Katie and David talking about blogs. Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. 1 They are at a Katie’s house. b David’s house. c school. 2 Katie’s blog is on a dogs. b cats. c music.
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Listen again. Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? 1 Katie’s mum is at home. 2 Katie is in the living room. 3 Katie is studying for an exam. 4 Katie thinks starting a blog is difficult. 5 Katie likes music. 6 Katie wants to write a post about David’s pets David: Hello Mrs Wilson. Uhm, is Katie home? Katie’s mum: Oh, hello David, nice to see you. Please come in. She’s in the living room working on her blog. She’s waiting for you. David: Thanks, Mrs Wilson. Hiya Katie. Katie? Katie? Katie: Ah, oh, hi David. Sorry! I’m working on my blog. David: Great! How’s it going? Katie: It’s going well. David: Is it easy to do? Katie: Yes, for someone like you! You’re good at using computers, David. To start a blog, all you have to do is choose a platform, a title, a design and a topic, and you’re ready. David: Wow! That sounds OK! You’re not posting your address on your blog, are you? Katie: No, it isn’t safe to post personal information. David: Phew! Is your blog about music? I know you like music. Katie: No, it’s not. I like music but my blog is about cats. Look, I’m going to post some photos of my cousin’s cat. David: It looks good. I like the design and the colours. Um. Yeah. Cute cat. I don’t like cats. Is it difficult to organise your ideas? Katie: A little! That’s why I have a notebook here next to the computer. Look at my list of posts. I’m going to write a post about my neighbour’s cat soon. I have a video of my piano teacher’s cat too. David: Hmmm, more cats? You can do a blog post on my dog or my hamster when you want! Katie: No, sorry David, only cats! David: OK, OK, I get it. Do you want a lot of people to follow your blog? Katie: No, my blog is just for my friends and family. Look, some friends and family are following me and reading my posts. Here’s the list. They can leave comments or share links. David: Let’s see. Hey! There are some nice comments about your photos, Katie. Katie: Yes, there are. David: That’s great! Katie: It is! Thanks. So, what will your blog be about? You’re good at … It isn’t safe to … Is your blog … Ask people … Do you want a lot of people … using computers. before you put photos of them online. about music? put personal information online. to follow your blog?
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Prepare 2 в презентациях Match the two halves of the sentences. USEFUL LANGUAGE You’re good at … It isn’t safe to … Is your blog … Ask people … Do you want a lot of people … using computers. before you put photos of them online. about music? put personal information online. to follow your blog?
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Prepare 2 в презентациях DON’T FORGET ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR PARENTS BEFORE STARTING A BLOG. Parents can help young people under the age of 13 set up a blog.