TED ANTALYA COLLEGE 7th GRADE WEEKEND HOMEWORK (1st October)

Instashams LAKEWOOD, New Jersey. How would you feel if your neighbors posted a selfie on Instagram zip lining above the cobblestone streets of Paris, the Eiffel Tower in the background? Happy for 'em? Impressed? A teensy bit jealous? Perhaps all of the above? Now imagine how you'd feel if you saw them five minutes later. At a local grocery store—thousands of miles from France. Wait, what?It could happen!Some people are using social media to share pics of #dreamvacations.Often, these vacations areonlyhappening in their dreams.In a 2019 study, 10% of adults surveyed admitted to posting faketravel shots on social media.Some use Photoshop to make it look like they're in Barbados or Barcelona instead of their backyard.But now, tricksters without tech skills can get in on the act too.Companies like Fake A Vacation (FAV)—hey, at least theirnameis honest—help these people out.The companysuperimposescustomers' images on pics of dream destinations.FAV even offers clothing suggestions to make the snapshots more convincing.Cuz, let's face it:Nobody'll believe you're relaxing on a beach in Hawaii in a parka.But everyday people looking to wow their friends aren't the only folks putting thefauxinphoto.Some social mediainfluencerswith hundreds of thousands of followers do it, too.One posted a stunning shot on a Paris bridge.Only problem?Her feet appeared to be floating above the ground.#PhotoshopFail!These influencers say the images may have been doctored, but the vacays were real.They also argue that lots of people edit the pics they post.After all, who doesn't want a morepicturesqueworld or a better self-image?Other influencers have faked entire trips to Disneyland, Bora Bora, and Coachella.Then they explained how they pulled it off.They did it to show how easy it is to trick people on social media.But the Facebook fibs and Instainaccuraciesgo far beyond fake photos.In a recent study of U.S. adults, less than one-third of people surveyed said they were always honest online.And it's not just an adult thing.People young and old are guilty of faking it to some degree.Even users who don't completely lie on social media are likely to focus on the exciting and skip the boring.On social media, most people's lives look like a nonstop parade of amazing achievements.People show off fabulous trips and fun times with friends and family.There's morewoo-hooand lessboo-hoo.What's the harm in seeing everybody else's life through rose-colored glasses? Some experts say people compare themselves and their own lives to what they see online. And this can lead to lower self-esteem. News flash: Nobody—from the kid next door to the world's most Insta-famous influencer—is living their best life 24 So put aside your FOMO (fear of missing out). Go ahead and post that goofy selfie. Call up a friend to complain about homework. Sit down with someone in your family to talk about your less-than-perfect day. Because real life is worth sharing. Based on the Article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? People who view others' fabulous lives online can suffer from lowered self-esteem. Followers of Insta-famous influencers can become angry when they see fake photos. Many of the influencers' followers admit that they, too, have faked their online postings. Nobody, including the world's most Insta-famous influencer, is living their best life 24 What is this Article mainly about? Social media influencers have faked trips to Disneyland, Bora Bora, and Coachella, explaining only afterwards how they pulled it off. Some influencers who post fake photos online feel they're not really doing anything wrong because they say that it's quite common for people to edit the pics they post. People young and old are guilty of faking it to some degree on social media, and some experts say that comparing one's life to lives seen online can lead to lower self-esteem. Fake A Vacation provides its customers with suggestions for what clothes to wear so that the snapshots appear to be more convincing. Which information is not in the Article? How followers reacted when a social media influencer posted a stunning shot that was supposedly taken on a Paris bridge How comparing one's own life with the lives of other social media users as seen through their online postings can hurt one's self-esteem How companies such as Fake A Vacation help guide their customers to create more convincing, but nonetheless fake, travel photos How major social media influencers explain the fact that not all of the information that they post on social media is true Based on the Article, which is most likely to happen? With the ease of creating fake travel photos using companies like Fake A Vacation, more and more people will share photos of vacations that they only took in their dreams. The popularity of companies that are used to create fake travel photos will drop as more and more people care less about the image they project on social media. People will stop following social media influencers who post photoshopped selfies and fake travel photos. Social media giants Facebook and Instagram will start cracking down on the tricksters who send fake photos by closing their accounts. Fill in the correct words: 1. You are talking to your mum, but your phone doesn't have a lot of credit. You say: I'll call back later.2. You have to do a research for a school project. You say: We've got to look for more information.3. You don't know what time your exam starts. You say: I need to find out what time the exam starts.4. You want to design a website. You ask: How do I set up a website?5. You are meeting an old friend tomorrow. You say: I'm looking forward to catching up with her.