Upper-Intermediate 7A WB

Complete the sentences with must have, might have or can’t have and the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with must have, might have or can’t have and the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with must have, might have or can’t have and the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with must have, might have or can’t have and the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with must have, might have or can’t have and the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences using should / shouldn’t / ought to / oughtn’t to have + a verb from the box.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box Use the past form of the modal verbs.

Read the text quickly and answer the questions.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Read the text quickly and answer the questions.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Read the text again and choose the right answers.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Question:

Arguments on the internet occur most frequently when someone…

Read the text again and choose the right answers.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Question:

According to Professor Markman, arguments online are more aggressive than face-to-face

Read the text again and choose the right answers.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Question:

Professor Markman thinks that online arguments have no value because people tend to…

Read the text again and choose the right answers.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Question:

In Professor Markman’s view, an online argument usually results in the participants…

Read the text again and choose the right answers.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Question:

Professor Markman believes that news websites should…

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning Then use them to complete the sentences.

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Internet rage: a new trend?

Until now, people have usually carried out their arguments face-to-face. A d sagreement occurs and each side wants to make his or her views known. But the internet has changed all this. Today, more and more people are getting involved in arguments online. Many of these take place in the comments section following on from articles on news websites. The tone of some of the posts on these threads can be extremely aggressive. So why is everyone so angry on the internet?
Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, has an explanation for this. Firstly, he points out that the people who post these comments are anonymous. Nobody knows their real name or who they are, which means that they do not have to explain their actions. Secondly, the commenter and the person who is the target of the’r anger are not actually in the same room. The distance between them makes the commenter lose his inhibitions and so he becomes more offensive Thirdly, it is much easier to be nasty in writing than in speech, according to Professor Markman.
Although Professor Markman believes in self-expression, he regards online arguments as a complete waste of time. He says that the whole point of an argument is to try to persuade someone else to agree with you. In order to do this, the people involved have to listen to each other This sort of interaction is lacking on the internet, says Professor Markman. Exchanges on comment threads do not happen in real time and so people have longer to focus on their opinion and write lengthy monologues to justify themselves. In the process, they become ever more convinced that they are right, and they stop listening to other people. In the end, there is a complete absence of communication and the only thing they have achieved is to work themselves up into a rage.
So, what is the solution? Professor Markman does not think that comment threads should be banned, but he does think that controls should be stricter. In his view, it is the news outlets themselves who should be responsible for the content of the thread. ‘If, on a website, comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you’re sending the message that this is acceptable human behaviour’, he says. Professor Markman would like site administrators to remove the offending remarks from the comment thread. ‘Having a conversation with someone you don’t agree with is a skill,’ he says. Unfortunately, it seems to be a skill that some commenters are not familiar with.

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