LANG LAB (PRIMO PIANO, LINGUE) INTERMED.ZE – WEDS/THURS TOPIC ONE: FACEBOOK (origins, pros/cons) TOPIC TWO: SINGER-GROUP I.D./PROFILES Step One: LISTEN AND COMPLETE THE MISSING INFO i.e. find the following: “Looking back: the history of Facebook” ABC Australia youtube/watch?v=pHlchq8jBDQ 1. At …............. value its a Site that allows friends and business colleagues to stay …........................... 2. Its got over …................. million users and last year it …......................... a revenue of $ ….......... billion 3. However, its online advertising business has ….......................... lately 4. Its fastest …......................... sector involves those accessing it with …............. 5. Unlike other investors , ….....…....................... has decided to stop advertising on FB 6. FB evolved from the so-called Photo....................book and was co-founded in a ….......................... dorm room by Zuckerberg 7. Exactly who has …............................ of the idea has led to many law suits 8. He was sued for …................... million by a pair of twins who claimed hed stolen their ….................... brainchild to create FB. Apart from them, the other co-…...................... also sued him 9. After Harvard FB membership was extended to other colleges and then….................. Eventually allowed any over …................ to use it, although there are apparently …................. million under this age with accounts illegally using it 10. Zuckerbergs company is dogged by ….................................issues. Personal data can be …...............with advertisers without users consent or …................................. 11. Four years ago many …........................ removed their advertising from it because it was being …..................... on pages of controversial groups 12. FB has also been blame for contributing to cyber-….......................and …...................... Its also often…......................... for lowering worker …................... 13. Despite there being …....................encouraging users to …............the site, FB keeps growing. 14. Zuckerbergs the largest individual …......................... . Thus he remains very much the ….................... of FB. Step Two: Get into groups of 2 or 3 people and then nominate a spokesman to give me feedback ** on the questions that follow: 1. How often do you use FB? 2. How long have you had it? 3. Which of its apps do you use most? 4. “ “ “ least? 5. What do you think of FB? 6. Why do you use FB rather than Twitter? 7. What do you think of Twitter? 8. Tell me two negative things about FB? 9. Tell me two things you like about it? Step Three: GRAMMAR CHECK !! Complete the text that follows with the right verb forms and then tell me what group the text is about: THIS GROUP, i.e. …..................................... are a rock band, (form) …........................... in London in 1994 by singer-guitarist Brian Molko and guitarist-bassist Stefan Olsdal. The band …................ soon …........................... (join) by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who (replace) …............................. in 1996 by Steve Hewitt. Hewitt (leave) …................. the band in 2007 and Steve Forrest (take) …................. over from him in 2008. THIS GROUP (know) ….................. (use) …............... androgynous images in their songs. What about their production? Well, to date, they (release) …........................................ seven studio albums, all of which (reach) …................................... the top 20 in the United Kingdom, and so far around 11 million of their records (sell) …........................................... worldwide. They (release) …................................ their new album Loud Like Love on 16 September 2013. This year they (do) …................. gigs both in Australia and in various European cities. On 13th December they (perform) …....................... in London and next February in Belfast. Make sure you dont miss out ! Step Four: NET SEARCH ! FIND OUT THE FOLLOWING: 1. When the above group (c.f. Solution to step 3) formed? 2. How many times theyve changed the name of the group? 3. How many people have left and/or joined the group? 4. Where they played their last gig? 5. Where their next gig will be? 6. The name of their first major hit 7. The kind of music they play 8. The most recurrent themes present in their lyrics Step Five: write a similar text WITHOUT NAMING the group / singer. Ask your classmates to guess who your text is about ! Keep it cryptic ! Step Six: read this glossary ! threw junk Champs-Elysées as communique super highway left too many cause if I could give away needle hay declaim applications (Im to) blame sorrow pain alone stare Step Seven: Listen to the song and answer the questions that follow: 1. What does the singers computer think about him? 2. When did he trash it? (STEP 7 - contd) 3. Is he likely to use the super highway again? 4. In what capital city does he live? 5. What idiom refers to the difficulty of finding something? 6. Whats to blame for his sorrow and pain? 7. What do people do all day long? Step Eight: Use some of the words from STEP SIX glossary to complete the following sentences, e.g.: He knew he was …...................... for the crash 1. How much ….......... food have you got …...... ? I cant afford to buy my pet any decent dog food 2. How many ….................... have you sent to those companies? If I …............ help you get a job, I would. 3. After gigs the gropies never ….................. any merchandise. Youve got to pay for it. 4. Whats to ….................... for global warming and the greenhouse effect? 5. Whats meant by the information …................................ ? Its a collective term referring to data availability on the Web 6. Ever heard of two proverbs? According to one (carpe diem) you should make …....... while the sun shines, and according to the other (c.f. US English …..... chiefs and not enough (Red?) Indians) the taste of the food suffers (…............ cooks spoil the broth) 7. A song by the police refers to a …..................... in a glass object sent from a desert island in the hope of being rescued. The actual song title: Message in a Bottle ! 8. You shouldnt look at just anyone in the eyes directly as is seen as bad manners or as challenging that person in some cultures or more extreme social contexts, let alone …................. at such people !
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