• Pre-Intermediate
  • Listening

The impact of technology on humans

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