Are "Selfies" Harmful to Your Friendships?

According to a recent study done in the UK, posting too many selfies on Facebook and other social media may not be so good for your relationships. "Wait", you may ask, "what exactly is a selfie?" A selfie is a photo you take of yourself, simple as that! Read more about it here in this Wikipedia entry.

And for more see"What is a Selfie" explanation here:

For this first part of a 2 part lesson on the above-mentioned UK study on selfies, the students did this exercise below (thanks to Breaking News English for word list!):

See how many of these words you can use in a sentence. Work in pairs.

study / social networks / relationships / photograph / photo sharing / close friends / Wikipedia / popularity / buzzword / shocked / control / flattering / supportive / opposite

After students had time to go through the list with their partner, many students had the opportunity to share a sentence with the rest of the class. Here are few:

1. A study shows that posting too many selfies on Facebook might not be a good thing.
2. Facebook is the social network I use most often.
3. If you post too many selfies, you might hurt your relationships. 
4. Taking a photograph of yourself is called a selfie. 
5. One photo sharing app is Instagram.  
6. I like sharing things with my close friends. 
7. If I want to know something, I sometimes look it up on Wikipedia.
8. I was shocked when I saw Miley Cyrus dancing the other night on TV! 
9. Don't post so many selfies. Try to control yourself! 
10. My parents are very supportive people. 
11. Good is the opposite of bad. Posting too many selfies: bad. Not posting too many selfies: good. 

You may notice there are a few words missing from this list of sentences. The reason is because some of the words proved difficult to make sentences with. Below are those words, with definitions and sentences provided by The Free Dictionary

1. Popularity: the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity."
2. Buzzword: A stylish or trendy word or phrase. "[Selfie] is the new buzzword."
3. Flattering: To portray favorably: "That photograph is flattering to you."

For a humorous look at selfies, here's a Selfie Song for you:

Coming up next week: Should there be rules to Social Media? What photos do you think are OK to post on Facebook? Which do you think are not?