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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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In this programme, is social media the new smoking?
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Hello, I'm Georgie.
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And I'm Pippa.
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In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
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So, Pippa, let's hear more about this story.
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A group of senior doctors in the UK say that time spent on screens and social media harms children.
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The UK government is considering how to deal with concerns about the impact of social media on teenagers.
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Banning social media for under-16s,
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as has already happened in Australia,
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is one of the options being discussed.
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The senior doctors from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared social media to smoking
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because they say the issue is a unifying force for the medical profession,
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or in other words, many doctors are worried about the impact of social media and the harm it could cause.
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It's difficult to prove that social media directly causes harm,
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but it has been linked to problems like anxiety and poor well-being in some studies.
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Let's have our first headline.
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This is from BBC News Overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children,
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top doctors say And that headline again from BBC News Overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children,
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top doctors say This headline is about what the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have said about social media
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that there is an overwhelming consensus that using screens and social media harms children We're looking at this phrase, overwhelming consensus.
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Firstly, let's look at consensus.
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Consensus means an agreement or decision by a group of people.
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Yes, so let's say I ask everyone in the office about what time we should have our team meeting,
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and most people say we should have it on a Monday morning.
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I could say that the consensus is that Monday morning is the best time for the meeting.
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Yes, importantly, a consensus doesn't mean that every single person agrees,
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just that the opinion or decision is generally accepted.
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To use your example about the team meeting,
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Georgie, one or two people might have suggested a different time,
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but most people agree there's a consensus.
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Yes, now in the headline,
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it says that there is an overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children according to the doctors.
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An overwhelming consensus means that in a group of people,
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pretty much everyone agrees.
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Overwhelming is used to emphasise how strong the agreement is.
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Again, there may be some people who don't agree that screen time harms children,
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but lots of people believe it does.
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As well as overwhelming, you'll also hear the word general used to describe a consensus.
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And another phrase using consensus,
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if a group of people reach a consensus,
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they come to a decision or an agreement about something,
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perhaps by a vote or a debate.
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We've had overwhelming consensus, an opinion that almost everyone in a group agrees with.
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For example, there was an overwhelming consensus among the factory workers that they should be paid extra for working weekends.
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This is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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Today we're talking about expert warnings about social media.
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As we've heard, leading UK doctors have compared social media to smoking,
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not because it has the same physical health impacts,
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but because they believe it's an important health issue that people need to take seriously.
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Yes, as well as smoking,
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the doctors also compared the issue to not wearing seatbelts in cars,
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which people in the UK previously didn't think was dangerous until attitudes about safety changed.
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Many people want the UK government to do more to protect children and young people from the potential harms of social media.
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Australia has banned social media apps for under-16s,
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and some European countries, such as Greece and France, are planning a ban.
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Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has also compared the harms of social media to smoking.
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Let's have another headline.
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This is from The Guardian, a UK newspaper.
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Wes Streeting says Starmer behind the curve on under-16's social media ban.
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And that headline again.
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Wes Streeting says Starmer behind the curve on under-16's social media ban.
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And that's from The Guardian, a UK newspaper.
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This headline reports on what Wes Streeting,
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the UK's former health secretary,
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has said about social media.
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He says the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is behind the curve Pippa,
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what does that mean?
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Well, if you are behind the curve,
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you are not acting quickly enough to deal with a particular change or trend.
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Yeah, so if you think about data and statistics,
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we might show the rise in a certain thing as a curve on a graph.
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Yes, and if you're behind the curve,
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you react more slowly than other people.
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You don't change direction to meet the curve on the graph quickly enough.
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Yeah, so another example, my local cafe is a bit behind the curve only take cash payments, not card.
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And in the story, Wes Streeting says the UK Prime Minister is behind the curve on a social media ban for under-16s,
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which means he believes the Prime Minister is not acting quickly enough.
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Other countries, such as Australia,
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have already introduced a ban,
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but the UK is still considering what to do to protect young people online.
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You can also be ahead of the curve,
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and this means you take action or respond to a particular change before everyone else.
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We've had behind the curve,
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slower than other people to change or react.
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For example, the company is behind the curve changing from paper forms to digital ones.
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This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.
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We're talking about comparisons between social media and smoking.
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In the UK, the government is asking for opinions from experts,
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charities and parents about how to keep children safe online.
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UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said new measures for under-16s will be brought in by the end of 2026.
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Campaigners don't all agree on whether a total ban on social
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media apps for children is the best way to keep them safe.
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As well as considering banning apps,
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the government is also thinking about curfews,
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where social media apps can't be used by children late at night.
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They're also considering stronger age checks,
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as well as stopping features such as autoplay and infinite scroll.
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Many young people say that social media can also have a positive impact on their life.
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Some experts also argue that a ban similar to the one in Australia will not work to prevent harm for children.
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Let's have another headline.
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This one is from ITN, a British news broadcaster.
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Government, nothing's off the table on social media ban.
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That headline again from ITN, a British news broadcaster.
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Government, nothing's off the table on social media ban.
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So this headline is about the UK government's plans to protect people from social media.
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We're interested in this phrase, nothing's off the table.
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Can you tell us more, Georgie?
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Yes, we can use off the table to talk about debates or negotiations.
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Right, off the table is a metaphorical phrase and it means that something is no longer being considered as an option.
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The opposite, on the table,
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means that something is being considered as an option.
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The phrase nothing is off the table means that all options are still on the table,
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they're still being considered and no decisions have been made yet.
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So, in the story, the government says
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that it is still deciding what action to take to prevent social media harming young people,
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and all options, including a ban or less extreme measures,
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are still being considered.
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Nothing's off the table.
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We have similar phrases, off the cards or on the cards,
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and these mean unlikely or likely to happen.
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We've had nothing's off the table.
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Everything is still being considered.
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For example, my cousin really doesn't know what she'll study at university.
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Nothing's off the table.
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That's it for this episode of learning English from the news.
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We'll be back next week with another news story.
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If you've enjoyed this program,
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you can find loads more programs about social media and how it affects us on our website.
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Follow the link in the notes below this program to our technology topic page.
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Goodbye for now.
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Bye you
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- Overwhelming consensus: '압도적인 합의'라는 표현은 특정 주제에 대한 강한 의견 일치를 나타냅니다. 이 표현을 사용하여 자신의 의견이나 논지를 강조할 수 있습니다.
- Harm: '해를 끼치다'라는 의미의 단어로, 건강이나 심리적으로 부정적인 영향을 줄 때 자주 사용됩니다. 이 단어를 활용하여 소셜 미디어가 미치는 영향을 설명할 수 있습니다.
- Consider: '고려하다'라는 뜻의 동사로, 다른 사람의 의견이나 조언을 반영할 때 유용합니다. "Government is considering options"와 같이 상황에 따라 사용하면 좋습니다.
- Link to: '연결되다'라는 의미로, 두 가지 사안 간의 관계를 설명할 때 사용됩니다. 예를 들어, "Social media is linked to anxiety"와 같은 문장으로 활용할 수 있습니다.
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