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Do you feel FOMO?
1. What can you miss? Match the different uses of the verb miss with their
explanations
a) to fail to understand, notice or hear c) to notice that something is lost or absent

something d) to be too late for an event/activity or not
b) to feel sad a person or a thing isn’t be present at it
present e) to fail to hit or reach something
2. In pairs, answer the following questions.

• How often do you miss something or somebody from your past?
• Have you ever missed an important appointment or event? Why? What
happened?
• Do you feel like you’re missing out if you don’t go out at the weekend or skip a
party everybody’s going to?
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Do you feel FOMO?
3. Complete the gaps with the words from the box to create phrasal verbs with
out. Change the form of the verb if necessary.
bring figure get hang opt

point miss sort stamp stand
a) The aim of these activities is to offer people with mental health needs a way of
………… out and meeting people, and to build skills and self-confidence.
b) The following documents clearly ………… out the potential risks to our company.
c) The government must act to ………… out interracial hatred and violence.
d) Because so many things have already been invented, creating something which
………… out becomes very challenging.
e) Your friends always ………… out your best self!
f) If you are not a member of our group, you’re definitely ………… out on something
marvellous.
g) The Old Town Square is a lively place where many locals ………… out in the
evening.
h) It took me some time to ………… out who the killer in that story was.
i) We had a misunderstanding, but we ………… it out and now everything is alright.
j) You can ………… out of this marketing campaign at any time by sending us an
email.
4. There is some logic in the use of prepositions/adverbs in phrasal verbs. For
example, up is used when something is ‘better or improving’ as in cheer up,
brighten up or dress up. Discover what meanings out can bring by matching
phrasal verbs from exercise 3 to the right group below.
a) not being included or not taking part in something
b) being or moving outside; this usually means that you leave a place or you do
something outdoors
c) trying to find an answer or solution to a problem or something you don't know or
understand
d) used when something that you can't see or has been hidden suddenly appears
e) when something is finished or you finish it; sometimes, it means it’s done to the
end or completely, until nothing is left

Do you feel FOMO?
5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
a) Nowadays, it’s sometimes difficult to decide what things in life give us real
…………… . [PLEASED]
b) He might seem a bit rude, but he has very good ………… . [INTEND]
c) What are my …………… to the community I am a part of? [OBLIGE]
d) Some people say that life is ……… and you can do anything you want. [LIMIT]
e) Julius Caesar was the most ………… man in ancient Rome. [POWER]
f) A life without limits is ………… and we shouldn’t strive for it. [MEANING]
g) Oscar Wilde said he could resist everything except ………… . [TEMPT]
6. Watch the video [http://bit.ly/EmbraceJOMO] and find out what FOMO and
JOMO mean.
7. Watch the video again and answer the questions.
a) What are 2 factors that make us feel FOMO?

…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
b) What should we do to experience JOMO?
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
c) What does ‘moderate life’ mean according to
Aristotle?
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
d) What does it mean to be human according to the speaker?
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
e) How does the example of Nero show that limitless life is life of despair?
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………

Do you feel FOMO?
8. Decide which of these are true for you and explain why.
We should always want to develop to We should resist the demands of constant

become someone better. OR development of ourselves.
I want to ensure that I live my life to I try to experience JOMO by willingly

the fullest and do everything to not missing out on the possibilities I have.
feel FOMO. OR
You should tell kids that they can do You should tell kids that they may have
anything in their lives if they really limits and they can’t really do anything or
want to. OR become anybody they want to.
It’s really difficult to not compare If you love your life and feel happy, you
yourself and your life to others on don’t compare yourself to others on social
social media. OR media.
I try to resist the temptation to buy I can’t resist the temptation to buy more
more and more consumer goods. OR and spend a lot of money on new things.

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Do you feel FOMO?

a) to fail to understand, notice or hear c) to notice that something is lost or absent

2. In pairs, answer the following questions.

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bring figure get hang opt

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7. Watch the video again and answer the questions.

a) What are 2 factors that make us feel FOMO?

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We should always want to develop to We should resist the demands of constant

I want to ensure that I live my life to I try to experience JOMO by willingly

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