Reader's Digest Report
Student's Name: Carlos Alva Teacher's name: Antonio Rios Date: January 16th
1. Write the title of the article: HomeTown Heroes: Facebook friends save teen from suicide
2. Write the author's name: Caitlin O'Connell
3. Before you read, look at the picture(s) if any, as well as the title. What do you think the article will be about?
I think the article is about a social network can also saves people life in different ways. According to the tittle, two teens prevented a Facebook friend commit suicide. After that, they become popular around the web and foster a life free of troubles.
4. Read the article and describe in as much detail as possible what you understand of it.
The article is about the story of two teens that saved a troubled teen life that was about to committed suicide. The two heroes were chatting in a kid's chat-room then they noticed there was a kid who was writing apologies and goodbyes to his Facebook friends, but in a different way. So they started to chat to him and tried to change the teen mind sending private messages. So, one of guys called the police and fortunately, they arrived the kid home and prevented to ended his life. After that, the two teens made social groups in Facebook, twitter and another web site to help teenagers in troubles.
5. Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (word, collocation or idiomatic expression, etc.) and think of ways that could help you understand/learn these vocabulary items more effectively. Do so in your vocabulary log in your learning journal.
Avert: to prevent something happened.
At risk: (adj) someone(s) in danger.
Reach: (verb) to get to
Troubled: (adj) someone who are worried about something.
Come across (verb): to meet or find someone
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