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Read the conversation and do the exercises.

Hi, Alex. What's up? What are you doing?

Hey, Martha. I'm okay. Thanks.

I'm trying to get a new social media account.

A new social media account. How many social media accounts do you have?

I guess four. You know social media is now more popular than ever.

Do you spend too much time on social media?

I think three or four hours a day. I guess an average teenager spends two to three hours online.

Wow, I think it is too much. I am not very interested in using the internet.

Really? There are around five billion active social media users and around 5 .5 billion internet users in the world.

It's interesting. I don't have a smartphone, so I don't connect to the internet. Most of my friends at school don't have smartphones.

I see, but people can also connect to the internet via a laptop, a tablet or even a smart TV.

Yes, but we don't have an internet connection at home. We can only connect to the internet at school to do our homework.

Can I keep in touch with my friends that live in other cities using the internet?

Yes, of course.

It is great then. My father will buy me a smartphone for my birthday. Can you show me how to connect to the internet?

Of course, Martha. I can help you create a social media account too.