P1 W36 M3 (3)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 3

MAVO 3 

Leesvaardigheid

What is your favourite social media app? Why?

How much time do you spend on social media?

Have you ever woken up in the middle
of the night and checked your social media apps?
If yes, WHY?

What does F.O.M.O stand for?
Any ideas?

FOMO is...

Fear of Missing Out

a comment, an interesting video or the opportunity to take part in a chat

Do you think you are suffering from FOMO?

Preparation:

Vocabulary 

It is your _____________ to take the dog for a walk.

1. irresponsibility
2. responsibility
3. responsible

I remember when the _____________ of sending text messages started.

1. phenomenon
2. phenomena
3. phenomenal

This year’s _____________ for big colourful handbags appeals to young and old alike.

1. trending
2. trendy
3. trend

She suffers from _____________ in the winter.

1. depressed
2. depressing
3. depression

Young children can suffer from _____________ when they are separated from their parent.

1. anxiety
2. anxious
3. anxiously

I think he made a _____________ request when he asked us to help him.

1. reason
2. reasoning
3. reasonable

It is a _____________ business but I’m sure it will all be OK.

1. worry
2. worried
3. worrying

The film is OK for teenagers and adults but _____________ for small children.

1. inappropriate
2. appropriate
3. appropriacy

Too much sun can have a bad _____________ on your skin!

1. effect
2. affect
3. affection

He is _____________ with an environmental project in the community.

1. involve
2. involving
3. involved

Read the blog post to find out more about FOMO 

Check your understanding

Choose the correct option 

Students won't be able to perform well at school ...

1. if they have phones in class.
2. unless they use common sense.
3. if they don't sleep well.

The writer is worried by ...

1. what he has read in the press.
2. what other teachers have told him.
3. what he is seeing with his pupils.

Research shows that schoolchildren are tired because they ...

1. are going to bed very late.
2. are waking up in the middle of the night.
3. are getting up too early in the morning.

Fear Of Missing Out is ...

1. anxiety about not having the latest technology.
2. an irrational need to go out all the time.
3. a fear of missing opportunities for interaction on social media.

Nearly a quarter of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up to use social media ...

1. once a night, on average.
2. almost every night.
3. once a week.

Students who use social media during the night ...

1. have weaker immune systems.
2. do worse in exams.
3. have a higher incidence of depression and anxiety.

Students need

Experts think 

Getting too little sleep can

A teachers' magazine published

848 Welsh students

FOMO is

Almost a quarter of those tested wake up

affect your school work

to get a good night's sleep

we need eight hours' sleep

nearly every night

a growing trend in teenagers

were involved in the study

an interesting article

FOMO means fear of 1) _____ out. A recent study in a teachers’ 2) ______ observed a large group of students in Wales. The 3) ______of the survey were worrying.

Although students go to bed and get up at a reasonable time, they are not getting enough 4) _____ . Many students woke up in the middle of the night to 5) ______ their social media.

They are afraid of missing a comment or taking part in a 6) ____ . These students are more likely to suffer from depression or 7) _____ . It is a good idea to 8) _____ off your mobile at night because, of course, the world won't end!

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