Lesson 2

"The language of the Internet"

The internet has transformed the way we communicate, creating a unique digital language filled with abbreviations, hashtags, and slang. Whether we text a friend, post, or comment something, we often use shortcuts hashtags land slang expressions.

But why do we use these expressions?🤔

The digital world moves fast and people want to express their thoughts quickly while also making their posts fun, relatable and easy to read.

Lesson Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
🟣 Understand and use common internet abbreviations.
🟣 Analyze the role of hashtags in social media communication.
🟣 Identify and apply social media slang and informal expressions.

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Task 1.

📍Warm-up discussion: "Does internet slang damage traditional language skills?"

📍Look at the slides and try to guess the meanings popular internet abbreviations and slang terms and discuss which ones you use.

Task 2. Decoding Internet Language

📍Divide into groups, decode the meaning and discuss how abbreviations shape online communication.

Decoding Internet Language

Speak about🗣️:

The role of hashtags in online trends.
How brands and influencers use hashtags for engagement.

Task 3.

📍Analyze real hashtags:

#dancechallenge

#behindthescenes

#yummy

#ThrowbackThursday

#FitFam

#BHFYP

#Fashionista

📍Discuss why they became popular.
📍Create the most engaging new hashtag based on given topics (e.g., food, travel, education) and then we'll choose the most interesting variant.

Rewriting

Task 4.

📍Analyze real posts and identify what makes them engaging (use of emojis, humor, call-to-action).

📍Rewrite a dull post using hashtags, slang, and effective structure.

📍Share your work in the presentation.

Homework

Create a short video explaining one internet slang term or abbreviation and send it to this email: julia_atyaksheva007@mail.ru

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