If you want to keep your Google account for two more years, you just need to sign in or use it to send an email, use Google Drive, or watch a YouTube video. It's also a good idea to make sure you have an extra email address connected to your Google account in case you need to get back into it. Google has already told people with accounts that will be deleted by sending messages to them and to their extra email addresses. But, if you use your Google account for work, school, or to take care of a child's account, it won't be deleted.
People who have used their Google accounts lately don't need to worry. Their accounts are seen as active, so they won't be taken away.
Original news source: Inactive Google accounts to be deleted from Friday (BBC)
π Vocabulary:
Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: Ask the students to read the article and summarize the main points in their own words. Encourage them to use complete sentences and focus on the key information.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Have them discuss and share their opinions on the topic of Google removing unused accounts. Then, have each group present their opinions to the class and facilitate a class discussion.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Select a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. Google, account, email, YouTube). Divide the class into teams and give each team a whiteboard or a piece of paper. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and draw a picture to represent one of the vocabulary words. The rest of the team must guess the word based on the drawing. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Choose important keywords or phrases from the article and write a series of dashes on the board to represent each letter. Have the students take turns guessing letters to try and uncover the keyword or phrase. If a student guesses a correct letter, write it in the appropriate position. If a student guesses an incorrect letter, start drawing a hangman. The students must guess the keyword or phrase before the hangman is complete.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: Have each student come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the topic of the article. In small groups or pairs, students take turns sharing their statements and the other students must guess which statement is the lie. This activity encourages speaking and listening skills while also reviewing the article content.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Google is going to start removing accounts because accounts that are not used can be easily broken into and can cause safety issues.
If you sign in or send an email with your Google account, your account will stay open and will not be deleted.
You can keep your Google account for two more years by signing in or using it to send an email, using Google Drive, or watching a YouTube video.
It is a good idea to have an extra email address connected to your Google account in case you need to get back into it. It helps you recover your account if you forget your password.
Google has sent messages to people with accounts that will be deleted. They have sent messages to both their Google account and their extra email addresses.
No, your Google account will not be deleted if you use it for work, school, or to take care of a child's account.
People who have used their Google accounts lately don't need to worry. Their accounts are considered active and will not be taken away.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
is to start removing accounts that people don't use anymore. They are doing this slowly, beginning with accounts that someone made but then never used again. Google says this is to keep safe because accounts that no one uses can be easily broken into. If you sign in or send an email, your will stay open. If you to keep your Google account for two more years, you just need to sign in or use it to send an email, use Google Drive, or watch a video. It's also a good idea to make sure you have an extra email address connected to your Google account in case you need to get back into it. Google has already told with accounts that will be by messages to them and to their extra email addresses. But, if you use your Google account for work, school, or to take care of a child's account, it won't be deleted. who have used their Google lately don't need to worry. Their accounts are seen as active, so they won't be away.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is Google going to start doing with accounts that people don't use anymore?
2. How would you feel if your Google account was deleted because you didn't use it?
3. Do you like using Google Drive? Why or why not?
4. What would happen if someone broke into an account that no one uses?
5. Do you have an extra email address connected to your Google account? Why or why not?
6. How do you think people feel when they receive a message saying their account will be deleted?
7. Do you use your Google account for work, school, or to take care of a child's account? Why or why not?
8. What do you think happens to accounts that are seen as active?
9. Why do you think it's important to keep your Google account active?
10. How often do you use your Google account? Why or why not?
11. Do you think it's fair for Google to delete accounts that people don't use anymore? Why or why not?
12. What would you do if your Google account was going to be deleted? Why?
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π Write a Summary:
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