MAKING

FRIENDS
AROUND
THE
WORLD

 MAKE A LIST OF
NEW
WORDS:
1. SAY: DECIR
FOR EXAMPLE:
JUANA IS GOING TO SAY HIS
MOTHER THAT TEN HISTORY SACK.

2. THINK: PENSAR
FOR EXAMPLE:
ANGELA MUST THINK I LIED

3. BECOME: LLEGAR A SER

FOR EXAMPLE:
ANA WILL BECOME A
GREAT LAWYER.

4. TALK: HABLAR
FOR EXAMPLE:
LESLY GOING TO TALK
TO LUISA

5. WRITE: ESCRIBIR
FOR EXAMPLE:
MARIA IS GOING TO WRITE A
LETTER TO HIS MOTHER.

6. KNOW: SABER
FOR EXAMPLE:
YOUR SISTER SHOULD
KNOW THAT YOU`RE SICK.

7. BEGIN: EMPEZAR
FOR EXAMPLE:
HURRY, WILL BEGIN THE
ACTING!
8. UNDERTAND: ENTENDER
FOR EXAMPLE:
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU CAN DOIT!

MAKING FRIENDS AROUND THE

WORLD
HOW CAN
MAKE
FRIENDS
AROUND
THE
WORLD?

YOU CAN TALK

TO OTHER
STUDENTS
ONLINE USING
E-MAILS,
CLASSROOM
BLOGS, AND
VIDEO
CHAT.

HOW CAN I TALK TO

SOMEONE FROM
ANOTHER COUNTRY?

FOR A
LETTER:
JUST WRITE A LETTER
ABOUT YOURSELF.
TO START YOUR
GREETING IN A
FRIENDLY WAY; DEAR
ANTONIO, AND END
YOUR LETTER WITH
NICE WORDS, TOO;
BEST WISHES.

CLASS
BLOG:

ANOTHER WAY TO
SHARE INFORMATION
IS TO WRITE A CLASS
BLOG.
IT IS A DESCRIPTION
OF THE ACTIVITIES
YOU DO EACH DAY.

CHAT:

A CHAT IS AN INSTANT
CONVERSATION THAT
TAKES PLACE OVER
THE INTERNET.
CHATTING IS GREAT
BECAUSE YOU ONLY
WRITE ONE SHORT
SENTENCE AT A TIME.

VIDEO
CHAT:
YOU
CAN ALSO
TALK TO YOUR
NEW FRIENDS
USING VIDEO
CHAT.
VIDEO CHAT IS
EASIER THAN
REGULAR CHAT
BECAUSE YOU
DONT HAVE
TO TYPE.
AND IT IS A
GREAT WAY TO
PRACTICE
YOUR ENGLISH
SPEAKING
SKILLS.

 COMPREHENSION
CHECK
A. PREREADING:
WRITE DOWN SIX
WAYS OF
COMMUNICATING
WITH PEOPLE
FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES IN
YOUR NOTEBOOK.

CHAT:
o IS A SYSTEM WHEREBY
TWO OR MORE PEOPLE
CAN COMMUNICATE
THROUGH INTERNET,
SIMULTANEOUSLY, IE IN
REAL TIME VIA TEXT,
AUDIO AND EVEN VIDEO,
REGARDLESS IF YOU
ARE IN DIFFERENT CITIES
OR COUNTRIES.

twitter:
o TWITTER IS A FREE SOCIAL
NETWORKING SERVICE THAT
ALLOWS USERS TO SEND AND
RECEIVE "MINI POSTS" KNOWN AS
TWITTS.
THE TWITTS CONSIST OF SIMPLE TEXT
AND LINKS, NO MORE THAN 140
CHARACTERS.
AFTER SENT THE MESSAGE THAT IS
DISPLAYED IN THE USER PROFILE AND
ALSO ON THE PROFILES OF FRIENDS
KNOWN AS "FOLLOWERS".

Facebook:
SERVES MAINLY TO SOCIALIZE WITH
OTHER NETWORK USERS, YOUR
FACEBOOK PROFILE INCLUDES
SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS TO POST
EITHER THOUGHTS, COMMENTS,
VIDEOS, ETC.
THEN FIND THE PROFILE OF OTHERS
AND "MAKE FRIENDS WITH THEM"
THROUGH THE CORRESPONDING
BUTTON, YOU CAN CHAT, SEND
MESSAGES, POST NEWS, ETC.

skype:
SKYPE IS A SOFTWARE THAT
ALLOWS EVERYONE TO
COMMUNICATE. MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ALREADY
USE SKYPE TO MAKE CALLS AND
FREE VIDEO CALLS, SEND INSTANT
MESSAGES AND SHARE FILES WITH
OTHER PEOPLE ON SKYPE. YOU CAN
USE SKYPE ON WHAT BEST SUITS
YOUR NEEDS: YOUR MOBILE PHONE,
PC OR TV WITH SKYPE.

blog:
A BLOG IS A PERSONAL WEBSITE WHERE
A USER SHARES NOTES CALLED
TICKETS, INFORMATION ON A SPECIFIC
TOPIC.
A BLOG IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
PRESENCE ON THE INTERNET, AND ALSO
TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS IN TERMS
OF CUSTOMERS, SALES AND RELATED
PERSONS.

Messenger:
SEND INSTANT MESSAGES.
TO BE WITH SOMEONE BY CAMERA
HOW TO TALK ON THE PHONE (BUT
MICROPHONE AND SPEAKERS)
VIDEO CALLS, CONFERENCES
SEND PHOTOS, ARCHIVES
CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL
CONTACTS AT A TIME
VIA TEXT MESSAGES.

B. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. WHY DO WE SAY THE
WORLD IS SMALL?
BECAUSE MEETING
AND TALKING TO
PEOPLE AROUND THA
WORLD FEEL THE
WORLD GETS

2. HOW DO YOU START

AND END A LETTER?
START WITH A
GREETING IN A
FRIENDLY WAY
AND END YOUR
LETTER WITH NICE

3. WHAT INFORMATION CAN

YOU WRITE IN A BLOG?
YOU COULD WRITE
ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE
STUDYING IN CLASS
THIS WEEK. YOU
COULD ALSO DESCRIBE
THE LAST SCHOOL
FOOTBALL MATCH OR

4. WHAT ARE THE GOOD

THINGS ABOUT E-MAILS?
YOU BEGIN AND FINISH
WITH A SALUTATION.
SEPARATE
INFORMATION INTO
PARAGRAPHS.
SPELLING AND
PUNCTUATION IS

5. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO

HAVE A VIDEO CHAT?
ALL YOU NEED IS A
WEBCAM.
THIS IS A SMALL
VIDEO CAMERA ON
YOUR COMPUTER.
IT RECORDS YOU

C. MATCH THE WORLD TO THE

CORRECT MEANING.

A. BLOG.

B. LETTER.

C. E-MAIL.

D. CHAT.

1. A MESSAGE
SENT USING THE
2. INTERNET.
A JOURNAL
PUBLISHED3.
ON
A THE
INTERNET.
CONVERSATION
USING THE
4. A MESSAGE SENT
INTERNET.
USUALLY BY POST.