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Unit 3 READING 2
S ocial networking services like Facebook and
MySpace are fun ways to communicate with friends.
But (a) these services are also changing the way the
world sends and receives information. One service that
recently proved (b) this is Twitter. In Iran, many people
protested in the streets after a bad election. The government used
violence to make them silent. The government did not allow the media to
report on the events. They even put some reporters in prison. As a result,
most contact with people outside Iran was cut off . Then some Iranian
people came up with ideas about how they could let the world know about
their situation. (c) They were still able to use Twitter, so they sent messages
to people all over the world through it. And some of (d) them were reported
on news programs. The whole world could learn what happened to people
in Iran. Twitter .
English Usage
• causative verbs [make/let/have] + object + a base form of a verb
- Causative verbs show that someone causes another person to do
something.
They want to make your friends participate in some activities.
Please let her know your real question.
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S ocial networking services like Facebook and
MySpace are fun ways to communicate with friends.
But (a) these services are also changing the way the
world sends and receives information. One service that
recently proved (b) this is Twitter. In Iran, many people
protested in the streets after a bad election. The government used
violence to make them silent. The government did not allow the media to
report on the events. They even put some reporters in prison. As a result,
most contact with people outside Iran was cut off . Then some Iranian
people came up with ideas about how they could let the world know about
their situation. (c) They were still able to use Twitter, so they sent messages
to people all over the world through it. And some of (d) them were reported
on news programs. The whole world could learn what happened to people
in Iran. Twitter .
English Usage
• causative verbs [make/let/have] + object + a base form of a verb
- Causative verbs show that someone causes another person to do
something.
They want to make your friends participate in some activities.
Please let her know your real question.
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