Pre-reading questions:
- How often do you use the Internet?
- What do you usually do on the Internet?
Vocabulary:
- social media /SOH-shuhl MEE-dee-uh/
- suspend /suh-SPEND/
- implement /IM-pluh-ment//
- arrange /uh-REYNJ/
- refuse /ri-FYOOZ/
[noun] programs that allow people to communicate using the Internet
A lof of fake news can be found on social media sites.
[verb] to stop something from being active
He was suspended from the team for missing too many practices.
[verb] to start using a plan or a system
The training plan is harder to implement that we thought.
[verb] to plan or prepare something
More people would come if you arrange the events on the weekend.
[verb] to say that you will not do or accept something
She refused the job offer even though the salary is good.
Internet connection in Algeria and Iraq was shut down to stop students from cheating during examinations. This was due to high school test papers being shared on social media sites. Nouria Benghabrit, the Algerian education minister, said that the Internet was suspended for two hours on the mornings of the 20th to the 25th of June 2018. Iraq implemented the same rule as high school students take the final tests in June.
Internet service provider Algeria Telecom explained that the instruction was arranged by the government. Benghabrit informed Algerian newspaper Annahar that she was uncomfortable with the decision. However, she refused to risk having another leak from happening again.
Internet service provider Algeria Telecom explained that the instruction was arranged by the government. Benghabrit informed Algerian newspaper Annahar that she was uncomfortable with the decision. However, she refused to risk having another leak from happening again.
Comprehension Questions:
- Where was the Internet suspended during examinations?
- Who is the Algerian education minister?
- How did Benghabrit feel about the decision?
- For how many hours was the Internet shut down every morning for five days?
- What is the name of Algeria’s internet service provider that was mentioned in the article?
Discussion Questions:
- Do you like using social media sites? Why or why not?
- Do you think suspending the Internet during exam week is effective? Why or why not?
- What do you think schools should do to stop students from cheating?
- Is it better to get information from books or the Internet? Discuss.
- How do you prepare for final exams?