Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while studying at Harvard University. Originally called "The Facebook", it launched as a social network for Harvard students. In 2005, it expanded to other universities and was renamed Facebook.com. Though originally only for students with university email addresses, it began spreading worldwide. Nowadays, Facebook remains free to join and generates profit through advertising revenue. Despite interest from companies like Yahoo and Google in recent years, Zuckerberg has refused to sell the social network.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while studying at Harvard University. Originally called "The Facebook", it launched as a social network for Harvard students. In 2005, it expanded to other universities and was renamed Facebook.com. Though originally only for students with university email addresses, it began spreading worldwide. Nowadays, Facebook remains free to join and generates profit through advertising revenue. Despite interest from companies like Yahoo and Google in recent years, Zuckerberg has refused to sell the social network.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while studying at Harvard University. Originally called "The Facebook", it launched as a social network for Harvard students. In 2005, it expanded to other universities and was renamed Facebook.com. Though originally only for students with university email addresses, it began spreading worldwide. Nowadays, Facebook remains free to join and generates profit through advertising revenue. Despite interest from companies like Yahoo and Google in recent years, Zuckerberg has refused to sell the social network.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while studying at Harvard University. Originally called "The Facebook", it launched as a social network for Harvard students. In 2005, it expanded to other universities and was renamed Facebook.com. Though originally only for students with university email addresses, it began spreading worldwide. Nowadays, Facebook remains free to join and generates profit through advertising revenue. Despite interest from companies like Yahoo and Google in recent years, Zuckerberg has refused to sell the social network.
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GRAMMAR PART 1
1. Read this text about the history of Facebook and fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. (Present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect)
Mark Zuckerberg, 23, _______(found) Facebook while he _________ (study) psychology at Harvard University. In February 2004 Mr Zuckerberg ___________(launch)"Facebook", as it ___________(know) nowadays, which was originally named as “The facebook”. The network ___________(become) Facebook.com in August 2005 after the address____________ (purchase) for $200,000. US high schools _________(can) sign up from September 2005, then it ________(begin) to spread worldwide, reaching UK universities the following month. In September 2006, the network was being used by educational institutions with registered email addresses. Nowadays, the site _______(remain) free to join, and _______(make) a profit through advertising revenue. Since its profit is so high, Yahoo and Google __________(be) among companies which _____________(express) interest in buying the network in the recent years, but Mr. Zuckerberg _____________(refuse) them so far.
2. According to the test, write if these affirmations are true or false.
1. In 2004, Facebook was used by a limited quantity of universities. ( )
2. Anyone with an email address could use Facebook. ( ) 3. Advertising doesn't play a big role in facebook's earnings ( ) 4. Mark is open to the possibility of selling the network ( )
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct personal pronoun.
Example: ‘I love my wife, but she hates me.’
1. ‘That woman has got blue hair and she’s dancing in the street. Look at _______!
a. Us b. She c. Me d. Her
2. ‘Those people are going to sit down before 1. _________ , and we’ve been waiting longer than 2.____________.
1. a. Us 2. a. It b .She b. Me c. Them c. Them
3. ‘I haven’t met your girlfriend yet, is 1.__________ here?
‘Yes, that’s 2. _________ over there
1. a. He 2. a. He b. Her b. Her c. She c. She d. them d. them 4. ‘I’m going to bed.’ . ‘________ too, I’m really tired’
a. I b. Me c. She d. You
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. a.I _______________ a new bike yesterday.
2. A. Bought B. Have bought 3. 4. b. If you don't hurry up now, you _______________ late for school. 5. A. Have been B. Will be C. Are 6. c. Can you tell me _______________ the station is? A. Where B. were C. Wear
d. Do you know the man _______________ is talking to your brother?
7. A. Who B Which 8. 9. e. I haven't been on holiday _______________ 1996. 10. A. For B Since
f. I don't have _______________ money.
A. Much B. Many
g.I would spend my holidays in the USA if I _______________ enough money.
A. Have B. Would have C. Had
h.They _______________ water sports.
A. Like not B. Don’t like C. Are not like a. i. The weather today is even _______________ than yesterday. b. A. Bad B. Badder C. Worse c. m. Would you like _______________ apple? A. a B. an
n. n. My sister has four _______________
o. A. Child B. Childs C. Children D. Childrens p. q. p. He opened the box _______________ A. Careful B. Carefully
VOCABULARY
1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Use every word once.
b. I´m ________ of the dark so I never switch my bedroom light off at night. c. My dog is always _______when we go for a walk. d. I’m sure our pets ________ us when we talk to them. e. My dad writes a list when he goes shopping, so he doesn’t ________anything. f. Can animals _________ about the future like humans do? g. I think you need a good _________ to be a film director. h. If you’ve got a good __________, you can pass exams easily.
LISTENING PART
1. Listen to the audio about the ocean and the jellyfish and fill in the gaps with the correct words. (you’ll listen to the audio 3 times). Pay attention to the general ideas because some words can change their structure or order.
I'd like to start tonight by something completely different, asking you to step off the land and ___________ into the open ocean for a moment. 90 percent of the living ___________ on the planet is in the open ocean, and it's where life began. It's a lively and ___________ place, but our overfishing, irresponsible fishing, our adding of pollutants (like fertilizer from our cropland), are rapidly changing the oceans; but also, most recently, with ___________ change. Now, as we continue to tinker with the oceans, more and more reports are ___________ that the kinds of seas we're creating will be conducive to low- energy___________ of animals, like jellyfish and bacteria. And this might be the kind of seas we're headed for. Jellyfish are hypnotic and beautiful in a___________ way, and you'll see lots of gorgeous ones at the aquarium on Friday, but they ___________like hell, and jellyfish, sushi and sashimi is just not going to ___________ you up. About 100 grams of jellyfish equals four calories. So it may be good for the waistline, but it probably won't ___________ you satiated for very long. And a sea that's just filled with jellyfish can affect the other ___________ that live in the oceans (unless you eat jellyfish). And this is this ___________predator attacking a jellyfish there, a by-the-wind sailor; and that predator is the Mola Mola, the giant ocean ___________, whose primary prey are jellyfish.
WRITING
Write a review about a movie that you like. You have to include:
a. Reasons why you like it.
b. Something that disappointed you. c. The type of person you would recommend it.
Record a voice note (1:30 long max) in which you talk about an important anecdote in your life. Try to add as much detail as possible: Who you were with? Why was it important for you? etc. The length of the audio must be about 1 - 2 minutes maximum.
