Do you know mukbang? It is about the eating shows in front of the camera (相机) on the Internet. In the shows, people may see mukbangers eating food and sometimes talking to people who watch their videos.
The eating shows started in South Korea in around 2010 and then became popular all over the world. Why did mukbang start in this country? Actually, South Korea has the culture of eating together, but eating on one’s own is quite common in the country. Many people like mukbang shows because watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with. People can connect with(联系) others even though they are at home alone.
However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn’t healthy. These bad eating habits can bring serious health problems. Worse still, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food but throw away much food without others knowing during the show or after the show. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.
Now, many people criticize(批评) such shows. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and there are lots of people who still don’t have enough food to eat. Our country does a lot of things to solve the problem and asks short-video platforms(平台), such as TikTok and Kuaishou, to take action.
1. What may people see when they watch mukbang videos?2. Where did the eating shows start?
3. Why do many people like mukbang shows?
4. Does mukbang have its dark sides?
5. What do you think of mukbang shows?
Twenty-five years ago, most British young people wanted to be doctors or lawyers in the future. If they were open-minded, they might even want to be singers. But today, things are quite different.
According to a survey, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger or “vlogger”(视频博主). The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as much as 40 percent of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal jobs.
The reasons for this change are the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach everyone around the world, without having to enter an acting career in the traditional way.
“In years gone by, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios(工作室). Now, anyone with a computer camera can become a star,” a Tesco Mobile spokesperson said. “These self-made stars record(记录) and show their hobbies to their fans. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people chatting with their fans about everyday life.”
However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they don’t notice the fact that only those who are successful get fame(名望) and money. For every success, there are a hundred others who fail. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that still stay dreams.
Among those vloggers, some have different opinions. Fame is not what they really want. They just make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. A Young man called David Leshaw, for example, has his own company called the Finishers Club. It’s an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races. He thinks his job helps him to show his passion(热情), and at the same time, he learns a lot from it. That’s enough for him.
1. How many young people choose “vlogger” to be their dream job in the survey?| A．40. | B．400. | C．1000. |
| A．Their hobbies. | B．The Hollywood studios. | C．The Internet and social media. |
| A．To be a star is easier than before. |
| B．It’s unusual that vloggers are the big stars. |
| C．Hollywood stars are popular all over the world. |
| A．What vloggers really want is to get money. |
| B．Most young people’s dreams are easy to come true. |
| C．Among all the vloggers, only some can be popular and rich. |
3 . QR code（二维码）yes or no
Walking along a common street in China, you will easily find people hold their phones, scan（扫描）something and take away the products.
However, some people are afraid of using it.
What do you think of QR code? Do you like to use it?
| A．If you want to know some information of a product, just scan the QR code. |
| B．QR code was first invented by a Japanese company in 1994. |
| C．People all over the world use QR code. |
| D．If you are a foreigner, you may feel surprised because people don’t pay cash. |
| E．Nowadays in China, QR code can be found in every corner of the society. |
| F．The first reason is that you can’t control your spending. |
| G．They think QR code is dangerous. |
Since 2017, short videos have got millions of views online in China.1.短视频已成为中国现在最受欢迎的交流方式之一。Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps (应用程序) like Douyin. You can even add music and special effects to your videos. 2. The videos usually last l5 seconds to a few minutes. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.
3. Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. Because the videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they don’t usually see. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a famous blogger named Li Ziqi has posted videos showing traditional Chinese culture. This has won her many fans.
However, the videos can also cause trouble.4. —些学生花太多的时间看他们。They don’t have enough time to study. To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function (功能) in April, 2018.5. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. In this way, the apps have been controlled much more strictly since then.
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