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Exercise 1

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C that answers the following questions.

What is the lecturer's opinion about Facebook?

A. Students use Facebook too much in class.

B. Facebook is popular.

C. Facebook has just had new updates.

What is the most basic human need?

A. To have lots of belongings

B. To have Internet connections

C. To keep in touch with other people

Exercise 2

Watch the rest of video 1 about the founding of Facebook. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(3) In : Facemash was created in order for Harvard students to (4) .

A few days after the first creation: The site was shut down.

(5) In : thefacebook.com was (6) in the school.

Within a month after the creation: (7) of the total number of Harvard students joined Facebook.

(8) In : (9) were permitted to join Facebook.

Up to now: More than (10) million people use Facebook.

Watch video 1 to 00:50. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C that answers the following questions.

What is the lecturer's opinion about Facebook?

A. Students use Facebook too much in class.

B. Facebook is popular.

C. Facebook has just had new updates.

Sau khi kết thúc phần giới thiệu chủ đề bài giảng về Facebook, giảng viên nói "I would like to start off by exploring the underlying reasons for its popularity." Như vậy, đáp án B là đúng. Các đáp án còn lại chỉ chứa từ trong bài nhưng nêu lên nội dung hoàn toàn khác.

What is the most basic human need?

A. To have lots of belongings

B. To have Internet connections

C. To keep in touch with other people

Khi nói về nhu cầu của con người, giảng viên nói rằng "one of the most basic human needs is to have a sense of belonging, a need to stay connected. Belonging và connected là các cách diễn đạt khác của từ keep in touch. Đáp án A có chứa từ belongings nhưng mang nghĩa hoàn toàn khác là "đồ dùng cá nhân". Đáp án B có từ Internet connection gần giống với từ connected trong bài, tuy nhiên ý nghĩa khác nhau ("Internet connection - kết nối Internet" và "stay connected - có quan hệ với những người xung quanh")

Exercise 2

Watch the rest of video 1 about the founding of Facebook. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

(3) In 2003: Facemash was created in order for Harvard students to (4) contact.

A few days after the first creation: The site was shut down.

Dựa vào một số từ khóa Facemash, Harvard University students, ta xác định vị trí của thông tin "In 2003, Zuckerberg first created Facemash with the primary purpose of allowing Harvard students to contact each other." Ta lựa chọn được thông tin là 2003 và contact.

(5) In 2004: thefacebook.com was (6) popular in the school.

Within a month after the creation: (7) half of the total number of Harvard students joined Facebook.

Bài nghe có thông tin "In 2004, Zuckerberg created thefacebook.com which was popular at Harvard University. Within a month, half of all students joined the site which was quickly spreading to other universities and colleges."

(8) In 2005: (9) high schoolers were permitted to join Facebook.

Thông tin được đề cập trong bài nghe là "In 2005, high schoolers were allowed to join the network." Trong đó, allow và permit là các từ đồng nghĩa. Đáp án là high schoolers.

Up to now: More than (10) 800 million people use Facebook.

"Facebook has over 800 million users all over the world."