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Society and you

7.3| Herd Mentality
SPEAKING
 When you spend time with your
friends, where do you usually go?
Do you prefer places with a lot of
people or more private spaces?
 Think about the last time you were in a crowd.
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Then, answer the questions about that moment.

1) Where were you?

2) What were you doing?
3) How did you feel?
4) Did you enjoy the
experience? Why? Or
why not?
READING
 Read the following statements. Complete them
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using your own words.

1) The writer didn’t go into the apartment because …

2) Starlings don’t collide when they move in formation because …
3) Animals are safer in groups because …
4) A trucking company saved thousands of dollars by …
5) Robots can help people in disaster areas by …
6) Crowds are often unruly because people … rather than …
 Reflect on the topic we have read about.
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Discuss the questions with your partners.
Picture References
Slide 1 Herd: https://images.pexels.com/photos/390025/pexels-photo-390025.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=pexels-snapwire-390025.jpg&fm=jpg

Girls: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3289167/pexels-photo-3289167.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=pexels-andrea-piacquadio-
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Friends: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1036804/pexels-photo-1036804.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=pexels-afta-putta-gunawan-
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Crowd: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2246258/pexels-photo-2246258.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=pexels-amine-m%27siouri-
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Read: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3457273/pexels-photo-3457273.jpeg?cs=srgb&dl=pexels-ma%C3%ABl-balland-
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Slide 7 Students: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/08/22/12/06/team-4423339_1280.png