S2 Unit 3 Uniform Dictation Teacher’s version Name: _______________ Class: _______ ( ) Date: ___________________
Part A Vocabulary 1. puzzled 2. arguments
3. victims of trolls 4. cyberbullying
5. physical bullying 6. personality clashes
7. cultural misunderstanding 8. insecure
9. private account 10. disagreements between friends
Part B Seen Paragraphs [Text 1] (~ 120 words)
Maybe you’ve already guessed what I’m talking about – online trolls. I had no idea how many people enjoy posting nasty comments about complete strangers. When it started happening to me, it came as quite a shock. According to one comment, my eyebrows look like sea cucumbers. Ouch! That comment’s almost funny, really, but many were far worse – really hateful. I tried to defend myself, but then the abuse increased and other people joined in. I had no idea who they were – trolls are always anonymous. After a while, I couldn’t bear it any longer and deactivated my account. I felt so miserable that I went to see the school counsellor. She explained that trolls post provocative things to get attention.
Part C Unseen paragraph (~ 60 words)
Social networking service is a big part of many young people’s social and creative lives. Children and teenagers use social media to have fun, make and maintain friendships, share interests, explore identities and develop relationships. For older teenagers especially, it’s often a key part of how they interact with friends. However, there are many trolls who spread hate on different platforms.