Social media actions – B1+ English Vocabulary

Social media actions

Exercise 3

Complete each gap using a word from the box. You can use each option ONLY ONCE.

changed my status – ghost him – went viral – my feed – post – react – sent me a DM – sent me a friend request – tagged – unfollowed

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Like most people my age, I'm hooked on social media. I regularly 1 stories and check 2 several times a day. One morning, I saw a party photo where someone had 3 my boyfriend Zac. When I zoomed in, I saw him with his arms around another girl. Too furious and surprised to 4 to her post, I immediately 5 to ‘single' and then 6 Zac on all my accounts.

Zac tried to get in touch with me several times over the next few days, but I had decided to 7 and get on with my life. My friends told me I should give him another chance, but I was too angry to speak to him.

A few weeks later, an ex-classmate called Brad 8 . Although we'd never been that close, I decided to accept. Minutes later, Brad 9 , asking how I was, and whether I'd be interested in meeting him for a coffee the next day.

We met for coffee, and one thing led to another—we started seeing each other more often, and I soon fell madly in love with him. A few months later, during halftime at a football match, Brad surprised me by getting down on one knee in front of the cameras and proposing. The crowd cheered, I said yes, and the video 10 after someone posted it. We were flooded with messages from friends and family. Now we’re happily married, and I have social media to thank for helping me find my true love.

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Social media actions

In this Upper-intermediate Vocabulary Lesson about Social Media Actions, you will learn common verbs and phrases to talk about what people do on social media. The pictures, descriptions, and examples below will help you understand and remember the terms.



1 Check your feed: To look through the latest posts or updates from people you follow.

• I usually check my feed first thing in the morning.

2 Change your status: To update your profile with a new message or information.

• He changed his status to “on holiday!”

3 Post a story: To upload a short photo or video that disappears after a certain time.

• She posted a story from the concert last night.

4 Send a friend request: To ask someone to connect with you on social media.

• I sent her a friend request after we met at the conference.

5 React to a post: To respond quickly using an emoji, like a thumbs-up, heart, or laugh, instead of writing a comment.

• Lots of people reacted to her graduation post with a heart emoji.

6 Tag someone: To mention or link to another person in a post or photo.

• Don’t forget to tag me in the group photo!

7 Mute someone: To stop seeing someone’s posts or stories without unfollowing them.

• I muted his stories because he posts too much.

8 Unfollow someone: To stop following a person or page, so their updates no longer appear in your feed.

• I unfollowed that account because it was too negative.

9 Pin a post: To keep a post at the top of your profile or feed.

• She pinned her announcement to the top of her page.

10 Send a DM: To send a private message to someone (DM = direct message).

• If you have a question, just send me a DM.

11 Ghost someone: To suddenly stop replying to messages or communication with someone.

• He ghosted me after three weeks of chatting online.

12 Flag a post/comment: To report content as inappropriate or against community rules.

• You should flag that comment – it’s really offensive.

13 Swipe right on (someone’s profile): To show interest in someone on a dating app.

• I swiped right on her profile – now we’re chatting!

14 Swipe left: To show you’re not interested in someone on a dating app.

• I swiped left – not really my type.

15 Go live: To broadcast video in real time on social media.

• She went live during the event to show what was happening.

16 Go viral: To become extremely popular and spread quickly on the internet.

• That cat video went viral – millions of views in one day!

After completing the exercises in this lesson on Social Media Actions, you can use the unit’s Vocabulary Flashcards to revise and help you memorize the terms.