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Read the passage and the statements below and decide whether they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)

Read the passage and the statements below and decide whether they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Mark Zuckerberg, along with his classmates invented Facebook which is now the world’s most popular social networking page. In 2003, Zuckerberg, a second-year student at Harvard at the time, wrote the software for a website called Facemash. He put his computer science skills to questionable use by hacking Into Harvard’s security network, where he copied the student ID images used by the dormitories and used them to populate his new website. Website visitors could use the site to compare two student photos side-by-side and decide who was “hot” and who was “not.” On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched a new website called “The Facebook.” He named the site after the directories that were handed out to university students to aid them in getting to know one another better. Six days later, he was accused of stealing ideas for an intended social network website called Harvard Connection, but the matter was eventually settled out of court. In 2004, Napster founder and angel investor Sean Parker became the company’s president. The company changed the site’s name from The Facebook to just Facebook after purchasing the domain name facebook, com in 2005 for $200,000. Facebook would later expand to other networks such as employees of companies. In September of 2006, Facebook announced that anyone who was at least 13 years old and had a valid email address could join. By 2009, it had become the world’s most used social networking service, according to a report by the analytics site Compete.com. 1. Mark Zuckerberg is the sole inventor of Facebook. 2. He made copies of the Harvard students’ ID images and used them to populate his website 3. On February 10, 2004, he was accused of stealing ideas for a social network website 4. In 2004, the site’s name was changed from The Facebook to Facebook. 5. People regardless of age and country can join Facebook q q   q q q

1. Đáp án: False

Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Mark Zuckerberg tự mình sáng lập ra Facebook.

Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “Mark Zuckerberg, along with his classmates invented Facebook...”

2.  Đáp án: True

Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: ông ta đã sao chép hình ảnh ID của các sinh viên đại học Harvard và sử dụng chúng để đưa vào trang web của mình.

Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “...hacking into Harvard’s security network, where he copied the student ID images used by the dormitories and used them to populate his new website”

3.  Đáp án: True

Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Ngày 10 tháng 2 năm 2004, ông ta bị buộc tội ăn cắp ý tưởng từ một trang web khác. Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “Six days later, he was accused of stealing ideas for an intended social network website called Harvard Connection...” (Sáu ngày sau, anh ta bị buộc tội àn cắp ý tưởng của một trang web có tên Harvard Connection...), ở đầu đoạn văn tác giả có nhắc đến mốc thời gian “On February 4, 2004” (Vào ngày 4 tháng 2 năm 2004) và câu sau đó nói “Six days later” (6 ngày sau) tức là ngày 10 tháng 2 năm 2004.

4.  Đáp án: False

Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Năm 2004, trang web được đổi tên từ “The Facebook” thành “Facebook”.

Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “The company changed the site’s name from The Facebook to just Facebook ...in 2005...”

5.  Đáp án: False

Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Mọi người bất kể độ tuổi và quốc gia đều có thể tham gia Facebook.

Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “anyone who was at least 13 years old ... could join”

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Read the passage and the statements below and decide whether they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Mark Zuckerberg, along with his classmates invented Facebook which is now the world’s most popular social networking page. In 2003, Zuckerberg, a second-year student at Harvard at the time, wrote the software for a website called Facemash. He put his computer science skills to questionable use by hacking Into Harvard’s security network, where he copied the student ID images used by the dormitories and used them to populate his new website. Website visitors could use the site to compare two student photos side-by-side and decide who was “hot” and who was “not.” On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched a new website called “The Facebook.” He named the site after the directories that were handed out to university students to aid them in getting to know one another better. Six days later, he was accused of stealing ideas for an intended social network website called Harvard Connection, but the matter was eventually settled out of court. In 2004, Napster founder and angel investor Sean Parker became the company’s president. The company changed the site’s name from The Facebook to just Facebook after purchasing the domain name facebook, com in 2005 for $200,000. Facebook would later expand to other networks such as employees of companies. In September of 2006, Facebook announced that anyone who was at least 13 years old and had a valid email address could join. By 2009, it had become the world’s most used social networking service, according to a report by the analytics site Compete.com. 1. Mark Zuckerberg is the sole inventor of Facebook. 2. He made copies of the Harvard students’ ID images and used them to populate his website 3. On February 10, 2004, he was accused of stealing ideas for a social network website 4. In 2004, the site’s name was changed from The Facebook to Facebook. 5. People regardless of age and country can join Facebook q q   q q q
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A. reading and painting         
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B. experimenting and cycling
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C. reading and experimenting
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D. painting and cycling
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B. 1869
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C. 1876
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D. 1899
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A. established his first laboratory
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B. collaborated with some politicians

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C. invented a phonograph     
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D. got married
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B. 4
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C. 5
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D. 6
Talk about an important invention you know. You can use the following questions as cues: •  What is it? •  How does it work? •  What do you use it for? •  What benefits does it bring? Useful languages: Useful vocabulary Useful structures •  microwave, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, air- conditioning, car, airplane, ... •  handy, portable, light, convenient, ... • playing games, listening to music, cooking, travelling to work and school, cooling hot weather, ... • contacting easily, serving well for entertaining purposes, travelling more quickly, saving time on cooking, ... •  ... is one of the most important inventions of human beings. •  I would like to talk about ... which is one of the most revolutionary creations in my opinion. • It is used for many different purposes such as ... •... can help us in many ways such as ... •  There are a lot of benefits brought about by ... •... has changed people’s lives by ... Complete the notes: Structures of the talk Your notes What is it? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ How does it work? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ What do you use it for? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ What benefits does it bring? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Now you try! Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes. 1. I would like to talk about... 2. It is... 3. ... Is used for many different purposes ... 4. There are a lot of benefits brought about by ... 5. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ... 6. In conclusion, ...              Now you tick! Did you ... q answer all the questions in the task? q give some details to each main point? q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation? q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic? q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately? q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?  Let’s compare!