Trump Wants to Ban TikTok in the U.S.
I
Lead-in.
1.
Do
people use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) in your country? What social
media are popular in your country?
2.
What
type of information or content do people post on those social media?
3.
Are
there any social media that people are not allowed to use (by law, by the
government)? Why cannot people use some social media?
II Vocabulary focus. Match
the words to their definitions. Use three words in your sentences.
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1.
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juggernaut
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A.
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the safety of a nation against threats such as terrorism,
war, or espionage
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2.
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to
threaten
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B.
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powerful
effect
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3.
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to ban
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C.
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to
create a problem for something to stop its normal work
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4.
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trendsetter
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D.
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to say
officially that people must not use or do something
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5.
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to earn
a living
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E.
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to tell
someone that something unpleasant will happen to them if they don’t do what
other person wants them to do
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6.
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to
monetize
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F.
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to vote
(in election for a country’s government or president)
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7.
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to implement
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G.
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someone
or something that starts a new fashion
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8.
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national
security
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H.
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9.
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to
disrupt
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I.
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to
receive money for work and use it to get food, clothing
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10.
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impact
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J.
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to
start using a plan
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11.
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to go
to the polls
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K.
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to make
money from something
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III Vocabulary focus. Follow the
link below. Study the words and word combinations using flashcards, check your understanding, practise their spelling. Check your knowledge in the test. Play matching vocabulary game (match
words to their translations to make cards disappear) and save the planet from
asteroids by typing in correct
words.
IV Watch the video and fill in the gaps
with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to
use.
vote; danced; activity; living; national security; questions;
friendly; Prime minister; President; action; problem; polls; artists; author; users;
authority; domestic; connect; banning
Tonight social media juggernaut TikTok
is in danger after the 1) ______ threatens to shut it down. President Trump’s telling
reporters on Air Force One: “As far as TikTok is
concerned, we're 2) ______ it from
the United States” setting 3) ______
______ concerns with the Chinese-owned
company. A source directly familiar with the talks confirms to NBC news that a
deal to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to a 4)
______ business, most likely Microsoft, is on President Trump's desk.
TikTok has awkwardly 5) ______ its way into becoming a
cultural trendsetter with more than 800 million worldwide 6) ______, 100 million in the US alone.
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TikTok's gone. TikTok's never coming back… I’m gonna miss it, I’m gonna
miss you, guys…
Overnight
TikTokers are reacting including big stars who earned a 7) ______ from monetizing the platform. TikTok’s responding: “We're
not planning on going anywhere. TikTok is
a home for creators and 8) ______ to
express themselves, their ideas, and 9) ______ with people across different
backgrounds”.
Congress first raised concerns about security on the platform last fall.
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The devil's not going to come in a scary costume, it's going to come in
a very 10) ______ danceable costume
and so, you know, I think we should be concerned.”
The President has the 11) ______ to implement a ban when it
comes to questions of national security, but there are 12) ______ on how it would work. He certainly can disrupt it, but
there are better solutions to fixing this 13)
______. And he can do it for now, but we'll see how long that that will
last. But the threat of a ban is already having a real impact online especially
for the millions of young TikTokers heading to the 14) ______ for the first time.
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It has really fired up young people even just overnight I’ve heard so
many young people tell me “I’m going to 15)
______ in this election”.
Young voices are now determined to take
16) ______ in November.
V Watch the video and mark the sentences as
True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements.
1.
The President of the USA threatens to create his own
TikTok channel.
2. President Trump told the
reporters that he wants to ban TikTok from the United
States.
3.
The USA had national security concerns with TikTok
because it was the EU-owned company.
4. There is a plan to
sell TikTok's U.S. operations to a domestic business, most likely Microsoft.
5. TikTok is a cultural trendsetter.
6. TikTok has 100
million worldwide users.
7. A TikTok user in the
video thinks that TikTok is coming to more countries.
8. Some people earn
money from TikTok.
9.
TikTok stars are ready to stop using the platform.
10.TikTok is a home for politicians
and scientists to express their ideas.
11.Congress had concerns
about security on the platform in the past.
12.The President has no
authority to implement a ban on social media when it comes to questions of national
security.
13.No one knows how
President’s ban on social media like TikTok would work.
14.Banning TikTok is not
the only solution to the problem.
15.Millions of young
TikTok users would be voting for the first time very soon.
16.Young voices are
determined to take action in September.
VI
OVER TO YOU. Share your opinion on why (or why not) social media like TikTok
can be dangerous for national security. Would banning this social
media platform solve the problem? Why or why not? Do people use TikTok in your
country? If yes, what content do they post?
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