On 7 February Safer Internet Day was celebrated. The Safer Internet Day published the video below to promote the event.
Self-study activity:
Watch the video and complete the blanks in the transcipt with the missing words. The activity is suitable for Básico 2 and Intermedio 1 students.
The online world is an integral life of children’s (1) ... today. We are growing up digitally with technology invented in every aspect of our lives. Now the internet is such an important part of life adults want to keep children safe and (2) ... guidance in the virtual world as well as the real one.
Since year 2004, Safer Internet Day or SID has been celebrated on the second day of the second week of the second month of the year. SID (3) ... safer and more responsible use of online technology, now including mobile internet.
Safer Internet Day was born in Europe and has grown rapidly now (4) ... to 74 countries worldwide with thousands of people involved in events.
Each year the Insafe network chooses a different theme. Previous years have focused on a variety of topics including cyber (5) ... and social (6) ... .
Safer internet activities are often organized around one major central (7) ... in each country accompanied by a press conference. After that there are lots of small initiatives held in each country.
We’d like to (8) ... schools, institutions, companies and partners to celebrate SID and organise their own (9) ... and activities.
The online world is a (10) ... arena where people of all ages can learn together and from each other, especially regarding online safety.
Whether you are five, forty or seventy-five years old, whether you use the internet once a month or several times a day, each person can add something different and can help (11) ... our online experiences and our safety.
This year’s theme is connecting generations, and we invite you to help (12) ... global awareness of online safety (13) ... by organizing or attending an event on Safer Internet Day.
Go to our website for links and resources on how to get involved. Join us on 7 February 2012 when the world celebrates Safer Internet Day.
Let’s discover the digital world together, safely.
If you are interested in the topic of internet safety, a few days ago Richard Byrne, from Free Technology for Teachers, posted a number of resources where you can get acquainted with everything related about online safety.
Key:
1 reality 2 provide 3 promotes 4 spreading 5 bullying 6 networking 7 event 8 encourage 9 events 10 unique 11 shape 12 raise 13 issues
