The Main Ideas of the Texts (3 – Write the main ideas of the two texts on your blog.)

Text One: 

“Reality shows"

A “reality show” is a television program based on real life. Always with ordinary people and not actors, there are no scripts. But in my opinion, it’s a very modified and influenced form of reality, because participants are placed in an abnormal place and situations.

In Portugal the most famous reality show was probably “Big Brother”, a group of people living together in a house, trying to make some tasks and being voted, by the audience, to leave every week.

I don’t like this kind of shows very much, but I guess people like it because they can relate to the situations and we never now what will happen.

Text Two: 

"Young people and the internet"

Young people can’t live without internet today. They work better with new technologies so normally they are more advanced users than their parents. Most of them spend a lot of time surfing the Net.

Internet has brought them a lot of advantages: easy access to information; fast communication with friends from everywhere; entertainment, like games, chat rooms, music; it’s even a great help with studies. But Internet as also changed the way young people live, it can separate them from real world, they loose personal contact and have difficulties in real communication.

The Internet is a great help for young people but it can also be an addiction.

Main Ideas in the both texts:

1. Text One - "Reality Shows"

• Reality shows are programs based on real life.
• They are made with ordinary people (people like us).
• In the writer's opinion, reality can become distorted from nowadays.
• Portugal stood out with Big Brother.
• People like this kind of shows because they can relate to them and see unexpected situations.

2. Text Two - "Young people and the internet"

• Young people can't live without internet.
• Young people spend lots of time online and they can use new technologies easier than their parents.
• Internet turned easier to access to information, to communicate faster, to entertain users and help students on studies. 
• People lose personal contact with real people and real world on the Internet.

Miguel Lopes, Nº13, 10ºK