Activity 1
Texting Etiquette
After reading the text, check each one of the following sentences (1 to 10) and select “yes” or “no” according to the information that you read in the article. You have one opportunity for answering correctly. Go back to the text whenever you feel it's necessary. At the end of the exercise, click the button to know your result.
| True | False | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| You should always answer all the texts that you receive to show that you're polite. Good! Not all the messages. You have to be careful with certain senders (stalkers)Try again! You have to be careful with what kind of people? | |||
| If you keep on texting somebody, you could produce and unwanted reaction from them. Good! Keep on texting is excessive and it will produce the opposite effect on receivers.Try again! Keep on texting is not good because… | |||
| Texting acquaintances or strangers, is a good form of having a good time and sharing interesting information. Good! It could be shocking.Try again! You don´t know them well, so it could be…? | |||
| Using “chat-speak” when texting, it's only accepted if senders and receivers know the meaning of all the abbreviations you're using. Good! Only if people know those meanings.Try again! It is ok only if… | |||
| Write long complex text messages only when you feel it's necessary to make yourself clear. Good! Keep it short and concrete.Try again! A text message should be… | |||
| It´s possible to telephone shy people after they send you a message, but only if you let them know in advance and if they accept it. Good! It´s possible, after they have agreed to receive the phone call.Try again! It is only possible to telephone them if… | |||
| It´s not recommended to text people at odd hours, unless they are your best friends (BFF). Good! Not even to your BFF. Try again! Even with your BFF you have to be… | |||
| If you are very angry, it´s preferable not to text anybody until you get calmer. Try another option to communicate what you're feeling in that moment. Good! Don't text anybody until you get calmer.Try again! Don’t text anybody until… | |||
| It´s necessary to correct all the messages before sending them to avoid awkward situations. Good! In hilarious cases is unnecessary.Try again! What kinds of messages are unnecessary to be corrected? | |||
| You should avoid texting whenever you are with people around you. It doesn’t matter if they're relatives, friends or colleagues. It´s not polite. Good! Exceptions: particular cases and people who tend to do the same.Try again! The exceptions are…? |
