Share Speakout Advanced Plus Unit 4
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put on a p___________ = idolise
pedestal
influence behind the scenes = p_____ s________
pull strings
follow in the footsteps of = e__________
emulate
A social media tool used to deliver information that only supports a user´s existing opinions
echo chamber
isolated online communities that are only exposed to specific content
bubbles
information that is seen as truthful only because it has often been repeated
post-truth
A set of mathematical instructions that tell a computer program how to function
algorithm
Hey Jessica. Do you _____ ___ ___ watching a film tonight? (feel like/fancy)
feel up to
I´m busy tonight. Can we ______ ___ ___ going until the weekend? (wait/postpone)
hold off on
We can just meet and ______ ___ ___ what´s going on in our lives and everyone else´s. (update/find out)
catch up on
If there was no ___________ (gflirenit), our social media accounts would overwhelm us with vast amounts of information every day.
filtering
In many countries, postings on social media are _________ (orseecnd) on the basis that certain material is sensitive, harmful or politically incorrect.
censored
Since we didn´t believe her, she sent us a _____________ (chnreesost) of the offensive text message so that we could see it for ourselves.
screenshot
The salespeople were so p______ that we left the store without buying anything.
pushy
Of all the job candidates, Ms Jones is the most ________t. I feel that she is sincere about her career goals.
earnest
His talk was clear and s________, so at least we didn´t have to spend ages listening to boring details.
succinct
