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Welcome! Happy Monday:)

Are you enjoying the winter weather?

1. Yep! Absolutely! Having fun outside!
2. Skating and playing snowballs! Love it!
3. Are you serious? Haven't been outside for weeks
4. Me and enjoying ...bad combination!

A quick recap

What does FOMO stand for?

Multiple choice

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

1. irresponsibility
2. reponsibility
3. responsible

Make your own sentence with "responsibility", use at least 4 words

2. I remember when the _____________ of sending text messages started.

1. phenomenon
2. phenomena
3. phenomenal

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

1. trending
2. trendy
3. trend

4. She suffers from _____________ in the winter.

1. depressed
2. depressing
3. depression

Make your own sentence with "dog", use at least 5 words

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

1. anxiety
2. anxious
3. anxiously

Remember!

anxiety :

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

1. reason
2. reasoning
3. reasonable

Remember!

reasoning-redenering:  What is your reasoning? NL: Waarom denk je dat?

reasonable -redelijk :  It's reasonable NL: Het is redelijk

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

1. worry
2. worried
3. worrying

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

1. inappropriate
2. appropriate
3. appropriacy

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

1. effect
2. affect
3. affection

Remember

Affect

Is a verb: A word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. How do cigarettes affect my brain?

Effect

Is a noun: A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality. What are the effects of smoking on the lungs?

10. He is _____________ with an environmental project in the community.

1. involve
2. involving
3. involved

FOMO

Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your responsibilities unless you sleep well. I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a reasonable hour. Most experts agree that the optimum number of hours is eight, and this has been accepted as common sense for as long as I can remember. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that – and in some cases it will be affecting your schoolwork.

I read an interesting article in a teachers’ magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at appropriate times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night, not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon: FOMO – fear of missing out!

According to the article, schoolchildren are suffering because of a growing trend to wake up during the night to check social media. Afraid of missing a comment or opportunity to take part in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online and getting involved. All this when they should be sound asleep.

Experts are worried about this growing trend and the report reveals some worrying statistics that I’d like to share with you:

 

23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use social media. 

Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason.

One in three students are constantly tired and unable to function to their full capacity.

Students who use social media during the night are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.

So, I’d like to ask you to be responsible when it comes to social media. Be brave! Switch off your devices at night. The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning! I give you my word that you won't have missed anything important.

Multiple choice 

1) 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.

2) The writer is worried by ...

1. what she has read in the press.
2. what other teachers have told her
3. what she is experiencing with her pupils.

3) 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.

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) 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.

7) What is your opinion on FOMO? Type 2-3 sentences (in English!!)