Short-Form Videos (TikTok, Reels): Changing Attention Spans?

Conversation - B1-B2 | Intermediate Level

8 $

Feb. 26 Thu , 18:00 USA

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Description

In this session, we will discuss how short-form videos on platforms like TikTok and Reels may be changing the way we focus and consume information. You will learn useful vocabulary related to attention span, digital habits, and social media. We will practice expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing politely, and giving examples from real life. By the end of this session, you will feel more confident discussing the effects of social media on our daily lives and attention.

Session Activities

1: Can you stop watching after one video, or do you keep scrolling?

2: Have you ever learned something useful from a short video?

3: How do you feel after watching many short videos?

1: Do short-form videos give you instant gratification? Why or why not?

2: Have you ever lost track of time while watching TikTok or Reels? What happened?

3: Why does time pass in the blink of an eye when we watch short videos?

4: Do you think the idea that “short videos reduce attention span” is food for thought? Why?

5: Is multitasking becoming more common because of social media?

6: How can we improve our attention span?

7: n the future, do you think content will become even shorter?

Instant gratification

getting pleasure immediately

Lose track of time

forget what time it is

In the blink of an eye

very quickly

Food for thought

something that makes you think