UNIT #

6 EXTENSION Name: .........................................................

1 The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Write the words in your own language.
You can use a dictionary.
1 captions ............................................. 2 expect ............................................. 3 figured out .............................................

2 Read the discussion forum.

MY FAVOURITE MEME
Have you ever shared a meme? Memes are pictures with funny captions at the bottom. They’re easy to create and
are a wonderful way to communicate ideas. Memes help you describe a situation, an emotion or a trend. Everybody
has got their favourite meme – what’s yours?

Joe - I love memes with ordinary people. My favourite The message of the meme is to show people they can
is definitely the Skating Professor. It shows a university create their own style, and that they don’t have to be a
professor, Tom Winter, skateboarding across campus. follower of fashion.
But Professor Winter isn’t a young lecturer wearing a
Rob - There are some great memes about
hoodie or stylish trainers. He’s 68, and he’s wearing a
cybersecurity. In my favourite meme, there’s a picture
plain blue shirt and blue trousers. I guess that’s why the
of a dog. At the top, it says, “Someone figured out my
photo is so funny – it’s not what you expect. After it was
password”. Then, at the bottom, the sentence, “Now I
uploaded to the Internet, it quickly went viral. Many
have to rename my dog,” is written. It makes me think
users created memes using the photo of Winter and
of my sister. Many people choose their pets’ names for
different captions..
their passwords, but they mustn’t do this. I’ll show my
Sandy - My favourite meme is a fashion meme. It shows sister the meme tomorrow. It will probably teach her to
a glamorous girl with stylish glasses. The caption says, think of a more complicated password!.
“Didn’t like anything in the stores. Created my own
brand”.

3 Complete the sentences according to the text. Then write the sentences in reported speech.
1 “I love memes about ................................................................................................................................. ,” said Joe.
Joe said that .................................................................................................................................................................. .
2 “The professor is wearing ....................................................................................................................... ,” Joe said.
Joe said that .................................................................................................................................................................. .
3 “My favourite meme shows a glamorous girl with ........................................................................ ,” said Sandy.
Sandy said that ............................................................................................................................................................ .
4 “The meme shows people they can create .................................................................................. ,” said Sandy.
Sandy said that ............................................................................................................................................................ .
5 “I’ll show ................................................................................................................ the meme tomorrow,” said Rob.
Rob said that ................................................................................................................................................................. .

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4 Complete the sentences with words from the text.

1 In a meme, you usually see a ................................................................. under a picture.
2 It’s ................................................................. to make memes.
3 The picture of the professor meme is funny because it’s not what you ................................................................. .
4 The girl in the fashion meme started her ................................................................. .
5 Rob gave an example of a meme about ................................................................. .
6 Many people use their ................................................................. as their passwords.

5 Write a forum post about your favourite meme, picture or video clip on the Internet. Include:
• a description of the meme, picture or video clip
• the message of the meme, picture or video clip
• the reason you like it

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