• Pre-Intermediate
  • Listening

The impact of technology on humans

  • Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
Choose True, False or Not given
1) Now people do not live in groups.
  • False
  • True
  • Not given
2) Mark Granovetter was the first to use the term ‘weak-ties’.
  • True
  • Not given
  • False
3) Mark’s research showed the influence of ‘weak-ties’ was very important in the field of marketing.
  • Not given
  • True
  • False
4) When Mark Granovetter came up with this theory, his work had been cited in over 19 000 papers.
  • False
  • True
  • Not given
5) The number of weak-tie acquaintances has exploded due to the Internet.
  • False
  • Not given
  • True
6) Today, the Internet is more popular source of news than papers.
  • True
  • Not given
  • False
7) The number of networking sites devoted to sharing advice on health issues is decreased.
  • True
  • False
  • Not given
8) It is not easy to blame the Internet for our problems.
  • Not given
  • False
  • True
9) Robin Dunbar: We can give real attention only to a restricted number of people.
  • Not given
  • True
  • False
10) Robin Dunbar is against to online relationship.
  • True
  • Not given
  • False