- What is a selfie?
- How often do you take selfies? Why do you do that?
- How might people perceive someone who is known for posting a lot of selfies?
- What do you think about the idea of branding oneself through posting selfies?
- Do you know any people who post a lot of selfies and photos on social media and make a living from it?
Answer the following questions:
Match the underlined words and phrases with their meanings:
a) to beg the question
b) to up the ante
c) People are always trying to one-up each other
d) “Oh, I can maybe market this”
e) I just showcase it
f) to pop a picture
1) show the best qualities or parts of something
2) advertise or promote (something)
3) try to get a greater advantage from a situation by taking a bigger risk
4) take a photo
5) raise a point that has not been dealt with; invite an obvious question
6) outdo somebody
Look at the words below and their definitions. Have you heard or used any of them?
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to spoil a photograph (of a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera's field of view as the picture is taken
an accidental death that has been
caused whilst trying to take a
dangerous selfie
a short word to call something ugly
an avid photographer; derived from
"shutter," the camera's light-admitting mechanism
describes a photo that hasn't been
photoshopped or tampered with in any
way to supposedly look as it does
a person who helps a partner manager
their Instagram social media channel,
especially by taking photos