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Transcript
Makayla: Hi Gemma. You look terrible!
Gemma: Hey Makayla. Mmm, I haven’t slept.
Makayla: Are you OK? What’s the matter?
Gemma: Well, you know that photo I sent to Clare on Friday night?
Makayla: Yeah?
Gemma: Well, she sent it to Justin ...
Makayla: Oh no! How could she do that? It obviously was only for her.
Gemma: I know! I thought she’d find it funny.
Makayla: Well, it was quite funny ... but you didn’t expect her to send it to anyone.
Gemma: No, of course not! Especially not Justin! It’s so embarrassing!
Makayla: Ah well, don’t worry. I know how you feel though ...
Gemma: And what if he puts it on Facebook or something? What if my mum sees it?
Makayla: No, no, don’t worry ... he won’t. It’s not that interesting for him or anyone else, to be honest.
Gemma: But what if he does?
Makayla: He won’t. But maybe ask Clare to speak to Justin ... Get him to delete the photo?
Gemma: Yeah … maybe. But that might just make him even more interested ...
Makayla: Yeah, true.
Gemma: What do you think I should do?
Makayla: Mmm … I’d just try to forget about it if I were you.
Gemma: But I’m so annoyed with Clare!
Makayla: Maybe speak to Clare, tell her how you feel. She shouldn’t be sharing people’s private photos.
Gemma: OK, yeah. Thanks for the advice, Makayla. I’ll talk to her.
Makayla: Good idea. And don’t worry. Just be careful and don’t send any more embarrassing photos!
Gemma: Yeah, I know, I know … I won’t!
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Makayla: Hi Gemma. You l___ terrible!
Gemma: Hey Makayla. Mmm, I haven’t slept.
Makayla: Are you OK? What’s the m_____?
Gemma: Well, you know that photo I sent to Clare on Friday night?
Makayla: Yeah?
Gemma: Well, she sent it to Justin ...
Makayla: Oh no! How c____ she d__ that? It obviously was o___ for her.
Gemma: I know! I thought she’d find it funny.
Makayla: Well, it was quite funny ... but you d____ expect her to send it to a_____.
Gemma: No, of course not! Especially not Justin! It’s so embarrassing!
Makayla: Ah well, don’t w____. I know how you f___ though ...
Gemma: And what if he puts it on Facebook or something? What if my mum sees it?
Makayla: No, no, don’t w____ ... he won’t. It’s not that interesting for him or a_____ else, to be h_____.
Gemma: But what if he does?
Makayla: He w___. But maybe ask Clare to s____ t__ Justin ... Get him to delete the photo?
Gemma: Yeah … maybe. But that might just make him even more interested ...
Makayla: Yeah, true.
Gemma: What do you think I should do?
Makayla: Mmm … I’d just try to forget about it i__ I w___ you.
Gemma: But I’m so annoyed with Clare!
Makayla: Maybe speak to Clare, tell her h__ you f___. She s_______ be sharing people’s private photos.
Gemma: OK, yeah. Thanks for the advice, Makayla. I’ll talk to her.
Makayla: Good idea. And don’t w____. Just be careful and d___ send a__ more embarrassing photos!
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What advice would you give to Gemma?
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Gemma should forgets everything. -_- And she shouldn't send her privite pictures to nobody even her friends.
I think Gemma shouldn't take especially privite pictures !!!
PS: Correct please if I have done mistakes!
Gemma should stop sending her private photos to any not trustworthy person.
Gemma should be more careful when sending private photos to people.
Gemma should be more be careful when send the private photos for someone.
In my point of view, this situation is really annoying for anyone. Gemma should talk to Justin and say him that photo feels her so embarrased. Maybe she can tell her feelings to Clare and Justin, too.
Gemma should be careful with who she share her private photos with.
Gemma must be more carefully
If I were Gemma , I'd tell Justin that : Please don't post those photos on facebook or something , and delete them , because they are embarrassing .
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it will be super scary if this happened to me! id be crying and shaking
If I were Gemma, I wouldn't send a private photo to anyone, whom I don't trust fully. So my advice is somehow similar to Makayla's, I mean she should talk about this circumstance to Clare, and explain how she feels after this case, and of course, she should make some conclusion for herself.
I think Gemma should have been more careful about sharing private photos which can be embarrassing.
My advice to Gemma is just don't pay attention. I think her friend did very badly. Gemma probably sent just for fun and didn't think that anyone would send it to everyone.However, quarrel because of the picture is not good idea. So, Gemma should talk with Clare and don't send any embarrasing photos at all. :)
My advice to Gemma is to convince her friend that he shouldn't do anything with her photo that hurts her.
She should request him to feel her situation.
My advice to Gemma that don't send embarrassing photo to anyone i mean check what u sending because face books snap chat are more common thing that whole world can see your photos and it shouldn't take to long to send to other peoples and they know you private things. So be aware what you send to other people
My opinion is similar with Makayla. Emma can just tell what she feel. Her feeling should be reason of deleting photo
I want to advice her that now next time don't send your embarrassing photos to your friends but you can show your photos on your phone.
I’ve learned that some people whom I got interested in prefer gossips to building a friendship which is special for people with savvy. ;)
First of all, absolutely don't send your photos to anyone. You shouldn't trust anyone. Don't forget! People can do everything. And I think you should talk it with Claire and Justin. You say that ' Just think. Emphatize with me. What do you do if you were me ? You sent a photo to your friends and they will share it on Facebook. Then, people will see your this contemptible photo. Can you understand my feelings? So please, do the right thing. ' When you say these sentences, they can understand you I think :)
I think that gemma should just talk about the photos to clare, personally i won't photos from myself to another person if i don't know her or him perfectaly
i think that is a big problem you must not send more embarrasing
photos
I think the people have to be more careful with them phtos, because you may die.
i think that gemma not need send your embarrassing photos
Maybe Gemma needs to think about her frienship with that girl. I mean, nobody wants to trush in anyone like she.
I think she should be more carefull with your things and the photos than she take
I think everything starts with the photo why did she do that..?? It is not a good reason to do something like that it is just so crazy for her she has something wrong.
I think, all thing embarrassing it's no problema, because the life is hard, but, don't Worry, the time will sucess fast, you should feell well.
I think that it's a very embarassing situation because if your photo is in facebook you have some problems o something like that but if you can resolve the problem you need to be careful
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