“Selfie” Is The Word Of The Year
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- selfie: a self-portrait taken with a smartphone or webcam
- forum: a space to have a discussion about a specific topic
- spike: to increase suddenly by a large amount
- smartphone: a mobile phone that connects to the Internet and acts like a mini computer
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“Selfie” Is The Word Of The Year
Comprehension Questions
- What is a selfie?
- What announcement did Oxford University Press make?
- What photography tips are offered in this report?
Discussion Questions: Language changes so quickly these days that it’s almost pointless for new dictionaries to be printed. Do you think we will soon see the end of traditional publishing when it comes to reference books such as dictionaries and encyclopedias?
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10 comments
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flores Yosselin (ENSFEP) says:
Although we can look for information in different sources we must be careful when selecting it,and search reliable sources such as books and encyclopedias.
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Javier Goyri (ENSFEP) says:
Perhaps there will be new words during the development of life where the new generations will have to find a use or a new meaning for existing words or new ones. It depends a lot on the generations and their words in relation to their lifestyle
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De la cruz Yerin (ENSFEP) says:
I do not know, I believe that the news media they give to know a lot of information, but also I think that books and encyclopedias will always exist because are sources true and reliable.
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Olivares Rubi (ENSFEP) says:
I don’t think so, because it only changes the structure in the information but what you want to make known is the same.
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Ramos Brianda (ENSFEP) says:
I believe that traditional publications will have no end, they will only change the way of transmitting information but it will always be based on books and encyclopedias
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Ortigoza Juan (ENSFEP) says:
I think that the dictionaries and encyclopedias wont change their concepts though they will have more.
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García Kristal (ENSFEP) says:
I believe that information does change because each person receives information in a different way and information from books to the internet does become different.
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Salazar Luis (ENSFEP) says:
I don’t think so, because the experience of finding information in encyclopedias or books is the same as looking for it online.
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Hdz Laura (ENSFEP) says:
No, i think that no. Contents change and it enlarge form of present the information (the media) but there are issues traditional permanent. A of they are books such as dictionaries and encyclopedias. For example: there are books physical and digital but essence does not change.
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Donia BEN MANSOUR says:
Even there are many new words who appeared but that does not mean the end of traditional publishing just they have to update the dictionnaries