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25. Reread the points of view and take a stand. Some members of your team
might be in favor, and some against. That is good, so you will be able to have
an enriching discussion.

26. Divide your team in two: those against and those in favor.

• Once you have taken a stand, think about how to support your points of view and
convince the interlocutors.
• Consider looking for clues in the comic strip and reflecting on the implications
the situations, and attitudes have.
• Look at the example below.

In favor isolate (v.):
aislarse
» People are allowed to do whatever they want in their free time.
self-centered
(adj.):
» The Internet is part of our lives; we can’t do much to prohibit it.
egocéntrica
to bear: (v.):
» They should take advantage of the fact that there is free WiFi in the
soportar
left out(adj.):
restaurant. In Mexico, not every food establishment has free WiFi.
excluido
encourage: (v.):
Common-sense opinions. Examples. Points of view
fomentar
» There are so many stimuli in the city that when we’re in public
we always isolate ourselves. Nobody speaks to strangers in a
restaurant. They didn’ t do it before smartphones, either.
» We always pay attention to what we are interested in: our
thoughts, a newspaper, or our cellphones. We have
always been self-centered.
» As more and more of our world
takes place online, the idea of
being disconnected becomes harder
to bear. Everything is happening on
social media, we don’ t want to be
left out.

» The promise of constant connectivity
encourages more people to go to
food establishments with free WiFi.

Being Through ◗ Show interest in other peoples and cultures.
Language

session 8 27. Engage in a discussion with your original team.

• Use the points of view you wrote in Activity 25 and support them
with the reasons you provided in Activity 26.
• Identify any common-sense opinions that might arise and question them.

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