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1.- What do people gossip about?
Gossip gives humans the ability to spread valuable information to very large social networks. For humans is so important comunicate and talk about trivial or important things. You can gossip about any topic with your family or your friends. so it can be very helpful to get information about people.
2.- Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?
The gossip can be used in positive way when you are able to listen and share information with someone.
Sometimes we need talk about problems or routines, we need share information about people without ham and becomes in a gosipry person. Always we have to tell the truth because with our mouth and with our words we can start a damage.
- Alba Alejandra Fernandez

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1. Why do people gossip?
In my opinion, people usually gossip to bond with their group members, for example talking about a yellow press or trivial things. People usually dont accept that they gossip, they call it "exchange information" they talk about near people or news. It doesn't matter if they talk hearsey the important is "stay informed".
Other reason to gossip could be for vent emotions, people listen a hearsay, they often blab with their friends o with their families to express themselves.
2. Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?
Yes, I think that a gossip can be use to help someone. for example if a person talk with a reliable friend about a problem. Probably that friend try to help him. This friend could search the way to help and without blab he can search the best way to help.
- Veronica Tancara

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1. What do people gossip about?Well, personally I think that people can gossip about anything, you know, I don't think that exist an specific topic, because people love gossip about everything, for example their friends lives, their couples, their families, their coworkers and even talk about strangers for example about famous people who are very known.

I think that it's a way to belong to something, to be part of something and with gossiping people can say what ever they like no matter if it's true or false, just to fit in somewhere.
2. Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?
I think it could be used in a positive way, because when you gossip, you spreed a rumor and if that rumor could be something good that helps to a good cause, it would be amazing.
Because, that good gossip can get many different people who could even add different good things and at the end, the gossip that it's usually wrong o used for bad things, could help to do something good, maybe create conscious or help a good cause.
Finally, this depends of how people can change the concept of gossip, because is often used for bad and silly reasons and if people can't understand that gossip could be used for good reasons nothing it's going to change and gossip can't used for good causes.

*Diana Angélica Halcón Mamani*

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What do people gossip about?
I think we gossip about our problems, relationships, work and others topics that we need opinions about the problems.
People usually talk about their life.
We listen to gossip because the people are curious and the gossip is an essential part of human interaction, and everyone gossips.
Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?
Yes, I can.
I think, the gossip be used in a positive way because we need to talk about the problems. It's necessary for our life and essential interaction with the environment.
The gossip is positive when we listen and give necessary advice to this person and don't judge our friends or family. We could have empathy whit environment.

-Beatriz Cossio

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1.       What do people gossip about?

I think gossip is present in all areas of the human being. Such as family, work, school but specially on the media. People gossip about famous people, actors, singers, athletes, etc. For that reason, gossip shows are very popular in young people. Although it shouldn't be. I think gossip is bad and does not bring us anything good in life. Only takes time away from us. Even in real life gossip can bring us problems with others. Because we don’t know if the gossip is real or we have false information. It’s a bad habit that we should stop doing.

2.       Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?

Maybe if you hear that something bad or sad is happening to someone, you could help them or seek help. In that case it can be positive for the other person. Or maybe to rat out someone you know did something wrong. Another way to gossip in a positive way could be to spread positive word of mouth gossip. For example, comment: “that person works well and is a good person”. We should always say something good about others.

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When it comes to gossip, people have irrelevant chats about trivial topics that do not involve them too much in the conversation, so as not to expose them to blabing or dishing. Depending on who you are talking to you can chew the fat and have iddle talks. In general people gossip about other people's lives, sometimes famous people, sometimes about friends and many other times about slanders hearsay word of mouth.

+Can gossip be used in a positive way? Which?
I think it's positive as long as you don't become a gosipry and don't harm anybody. A positive way to gossip is to express your own emotions or what you are experiencing without having to talk about yourself as is. That way you don't get involved in the conversation and can discuss the topic as a third person. Your friends, of course, will know you're talking about you, but a person X whose thoughts you want to know, won't necessarily know it's about you. I don't know if I have explained it well.

-Paul Montan Valverde

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1. WHAT DO PEOPLE GOSSIP ABOUT?There are 3 people, 2 of them have an idle talk with the third one, maybe they like to talk about someone, maybe they like to harm someone by talking about trivial things, and finally they like to whisper and joke with the third one. maybe the third likes hearsay

2. CAN GOSSIP BE USED IN A POSITIVE WAY? WHICH?
Yes it's true, being a gossiper can be used in a positive way, for example, maybe if you like to eavesdrop and you hear a fight or someone (1) is lying, you can help the person (2) who thinks the person (1) is telling the truth or maybe you hear a scuttlebutt and you know it is a lie you can help everyone and you can be a reliable person

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1. WHAT DO PEOPLE GOSSIP ABOUT?

First,gossiping gives people a sense of power. Gossip typically centers on the negative aspects of a person's personal appearance, personal achievements, or personal behaviors. People gossip about money and power, they love hearing salary rumors. Also, relationships because love is something that we all have in common , moreover, reputation ;people love to gossip about reputation to find out whom to deal with and whom to avoid. Some people are too busy to participate in a trivial gossip, it's a good way to be reliable and always speak with the truth. Because scuttlebutt can bring serious problems.

2. CAN GOSSIP BE USED IN A POSITIVE WAY? WHICH?

Nowadays, people cannot live without gossiping. Almost everyone gossips or has ever gossiped about some persons or any other themes of interest. However, many people consider gossiping to be a negative phenomenon, which influences their lives in a bad way. In my opinion, there is such a thing as positive and even neutral gossip. Because I have understood that gossip, if it is negative or positive, serves several purposes, such as to establish, develop, maintain relationships with others, to learn how to behave socially, to influence others, etc. for me there is no universal definition if gossip is negative, as I have already written, gossip can be positive, negative, or neutral. Consider this, everybody can slander to someone but before you do, consider all these points, and try not to blab with lies.

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WRITE YOUR FULL NAME
Answer the following QUESTIONS by using the new VOCABULARY that you learned in  class.

1. WHAT DO PEOPLE GOSSIP ABOUT ?
2.  CAN GOSSIP BE USED IN A POSITIVE WAY? WHICH?

THEN, COMMENT OVER A PARTNER' S POST .