1. Discuss the questions.

(Thảo luận các câu hỏi.)

1. When was the last time you took a selfie and why did you take it?

(Lần cuối cùng bạn chụp ảnh tự sướng là khi nào và tại sao bạn lại chụp nó?)

2. Why do you think selfies are so popular?

(Tại sao bạn cho rằng ảnh selfie lại được ưa chuộng đến vậy?)

2. Choose the correct option. Then read the text and check your ideas.

(Chọn phương án đúng. Sau đó đọc văn bản và kiểm tra ý tưởng của bạn.)

1. The first teenage selfie was taken in 1839 / 1914/2006.

2. The word 'selfie' originated in Russia/ Australia/New York.

A short history of the selfie

They're everywhere - people posing with their phones held out in front of them or on a selfie-stick. And it's not just young people - social media users of all ages take selfies, including space-walking astronauts and the Pope.

So when did this selfie mania begin? Most people would guess that it was around the beginning of this century or perhaps a bit later when smartphones became mainstream. But most people would be wrong, just as Britney Spears and Paris Hilton were wrong when they declared on Twitter in 2017 that they had invented the selfie eleven years previously. In fact, they were around 167 years too late to make that claim. The oldest existing selfie dates back to 1839 when photographer Robert Cornelius took a self-portrait photograph of himself. To achieve this, he had to uncover the lens, run to his place and pose in the same position for up to fifteen minutes and then run back to cover the lens. again. Cornelius couldn't take a dozen shots and choose the best one-his selfie had to be just one photo. Half a century later, in 1914, thirteen-year-old Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia took a picture of herself in a mirror and became the first teenager to take a selfie.

And what about the origin of the word itself? It is thought to come from Australia where people have a habit of putting -ie on the end of words - barbie for barbecue, postie for postal worker and even Aussie for Australian. In 2002, an Australian man took a photo of an injury to his lip and put it up on a public forum to ask for advice on how to treat it. He referred to the photo as a selfie, and the term was bom. Selfie became Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year in 2013.

So, why do we take so many photos of ourselves? A 2017 study into 'selfitis', as the obsessive taking of selfies has been called, found a range of motivations, from seeking to feel more part of a group to shaking off depressive thoughts and - of course - capturing a memorable moment. Since we live so much of our lives online, there is pressure to present good quality images, and so it is no surprise that airbrushing apps that enable people to retouch images and present an idealised version of themselves are gaining popularity.

3. Read the article again. Complete the sentences with up to five words from the article in the correct form.

(Đọc lại bài viết. Hoàn thành các câu với tối đa năm từ trong bài viết ở dạng đúng.)

1. Anybody who __________ media is also likely to be a selfie-taker, and this doesn't just mean young people.

2. Although Britney Spears and Paris Hilton claim to have taken the first selfie ever, the real pioneer was 19th century photographer Robert Cornelius, whose _______ was taken in 1839.

3. The first teenager to take a selfie was a young Russian princess who managed to do it by _________ in a mirror.

4. The term 'selfie' comes out of the Australian _______ adding -ie to the end of words.

5. 'Selfitis' is a term for people who ___________  and post them on social media in order to feel happier or more accepted.

4. Complete the phrases with the verbs in blue in the text. Then listen, check and repeat.

(Hoàn thành các cụm từ với động từ màu xanh lam trong bài văn. Sau đó nghe, kiểm tra và lặp lại.)

1. become mainstream = be ordinary or normal

(trở thành chủ đạo = bình thường hoặc bình thường)

2. _______ back to = begin at a time in the past

3. _______  popularity = become more popular

4. _______ a habit of = do sth regularly

5.  _______ a claim = state that sth is true

6. _______ = try to do

7. _______ sth off = get rid of

5. Complete questions with one word in each gap. Then answer the questions according to the information in the text.

(Hoàn thành câu hỏi với một từ trong mỗi chỗ trống. Sau đó trả lời các câu hỏi theo thông tin trong bài.)

1. When did smartphones become ____________?

2. Who made the ____________ that they had invented the selfie?

3. When does the oldest selfie date back _____________ and how was it taken?

4. What do Australians have a habit ____________ adding to the end of words?

5. What might some people ____________ by taking a lot of selfies?

6. What can taking lots of selfies help you to shake ___________?

7. What kind of apps are gaining __________ and why?

6. SURVEY YOUR FRIENDS.

(KHẢO SÁT BẠN BÈ CỦA BẠN.)

Go around the class and ask your friends. Then write their answers in your notebook.

(Đi quanh lớp và hỏi bạn bè của bạn. Sau đó viết câu trả lời của họ vào sổ tay của bạn.)

1. When was the last time you took a selfie on your smartphone?

(Lần cuối cùng bạn chụp ảnh selfie trên điện thoại thông minh của mình là khi nào?)

2. How do you usually do for selfies - is it a smile, duck-face or wink?

(Bạn thường chụp ảnh selfie như thế nào - đó là nụ cười, khuôn mặt cúi xuống hay nháy mắt?)

3. Think of your favourite photo. When and where was it taken?

(Hãy nghĩ về bức ảnh yêu thích của bạn. Nó được chụp khi nào và ở đâu?)