Curso Profissional de Turismo 12º
Hello, dear students
1.Next Wednesday you have to watch the movie “ The social Network and then comlete some tasks from the Movie.
2. You are going to interview your partner about his/her social network and then preapare speech about your partner’s social profile.
Good Luck!:)
The Social Network
FACT FILE
Directed by David Fincher Produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luna; Ceán Chaffin Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin Release Date: October 1, 2010 Country: United States Language: English Won 3 Oscars. Another 100 wins and 83 nominations Cast: Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg); Erica Albright (Rooney Mara); Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (both portrayed by Armie Hammer); Divya Narendra (Max Minghella); Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield); Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake); Rashida Jones (Marylin Delpy)
Post-viewing tasks:
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Curso Profissional de Turismo 12º A. True or False statements? Correct the false ones.
1. In October 2003, Harvard University student Eduardo Saverin has the idea to create a website.
2. He creates in a few hours a website called "FaceMash.com".
3. On the website female students can interactively choose which of two boys presented at a time is more attractive.
4. Mark is punished with six years of academic probation after the traffic to the site brings down parts of Harvard's computer network.
5. "Thefacebook", an online social networking website exclusive to Harvard University students would let people share personal and social information securely.
6. By the spring of 2004, the Facebook grows in popularity, and it expands to other schools in the Northeastern United States.
7. Mark is impressed with Parker since he presented a different vision of Facebook.
8. Although no deals are reached, Parker suggests that they drop "The" from Thefacebook to make it simply "Facebook".
B. Match the sentences with their corresponding character.
1. Drop the "The." Just "Facebook." It's cleaner .
2. You know, you really don't need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook.
3. If we could just go somewhere for a minute.
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Curso Profissional de Turismo 12º 4. I don't want to be rude to my friends.
5. You are probably going to be a very successful computer person. But you're going to go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won't be true. It'll be because you're an asshole.
6. The letter says we could face legal action.
7. No, it says I could face legal action.
8. Checking in to see how it's going in Bosnia.
9. Bosnia. They don't have roads, but they have Facebook.
10. You invented something in high school too, right?
11. An app for an MP3 player that recognizes your taste in music.
12. Sir, it's against university rules to steal from another student, plain and simple.
Pre-viewing tasks:
A. Work in pairs. Interview each other and prepare a profile of your interviewee to share with the class.
1. Do you have social networks accounts, such as Facebook, Orkut, My Space, Linkedin, Twitter? Which ones? Which one is your favourite?
2. Do you have a Facebook account? How often do you check your Facebook account?
3. How many friends do you have on Facebook? Are they actually your friends? What do you do on Facebook? What’s the best and worst thing about Facebook? Is there anything you don’t like about Facebook?
4. Have you ever had a problem on Facebook? What happened? Do you know anyone who has had a problem on Facebook?
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Curso Profissional de Turismo 12º 5. Do you chat on Facebook? How often do you do it? Do you like chatting on the Internet? Why (not)?
6. Do you know any story about a problem because of Facebook?
7. Is it okay to have your boss as a friend on Facebook? Why (not)? What about your parents? And teachers?
B. Now prepare a speech about your partner and talk about his/her social networking profile.
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