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4°QUESTIONS
a- what does a normal Internet user do online ? how people
spend their time online: list the various domains & activities b- What are the most popular Internet
activities? c-What are the most visited websites? d-What are the two most connected countries in the world ? Continents ? What are the least connected continents ? e-Name 4 dangers of life on social media f- your reaction & opinion : compare your own use of social media to these statistics
Fill in the
blanks with adjectives
expressing her feelings ( Happy/ Sad/surprised/ difficult/ hard are not
permitted in this exercise), use the Quizlet to find the corresponding words
-When she
planned to go to The USA Stacy was very (a)……………….about her gap year
-In the USA
at first she felt a bit(b)……………………by her new way of life, as it was a
new experience for her.
-Not
removing her shoes off seemed quite(c)………………….to her
-Her new
host family told her to eat whenever she felt like, but she was too (d)………………….to do it on her own.
What she
was most ……(e)………………../ ………was junk food & shopping, However she felt……(f)…………………….about
being moneyless very quickly.
Although at first she was …(g) ………………………about
going to school , and (h)……………………………about the homeworks, she was soon …(i)…………………….about
taking AP classes ( They are so ……(j)…!)
After a
few weeks she found
the American habits are …………(k)…………………and she wished to go back home, as she
felt………………….(l)
After 6
months in the USA
she got……..(m)…………………. her new lifestyle , yet she put on weight and
felt…….(n)……………………..about it !
Then,during the last quarter of the
year, she was so ………………….(o) about graduating from an American school and wore
a lot of flags to show that she was ………………….(p).
When about
to leave and packing, she had bought so many gifts that she
had to mail them to Russia, nevertheless she was (Q)………………………about the
cost, since she had no other option !
On the
one hand, she
wanted to stay in the USA, on the other hand she missed her family, so
she felt/was………………………(R).
At last , back in Russia she cried because
she was……(S)…………………………. And missed the American way of life she had
experienced.
How do we build our identity through social media ?How do social media impact one's behaviour ?
Watch the trailer and read the text : summarize what you have guessed/leaned about the origins of Facebook. You will focus on : Who ? Where ? What ( different steps)? What For ? Reactions of people at the time ? Why ? Define the tone of the title and use examples from the text or trailer to justify your answer
An addictive and controversial medium
On the 4th February Facebook turned 14 years old. Now one of the biggest companies in the world, it’s become an everyday fixture1 of millions of lives the world over. [...] So how did one young US student go from coding in his dorm room2 to the head of one of the most important and influential tech firms in history? [...]
Having turned down two of the biggest tech companies in the world, Zuckerberg headed off to Harvard
in 2002. Clearly, he had bigger plans. He chose to major in psychology, but took plenty of computer
science classes along with it. At first the psychology choice seems strange. Why not major in programming or something similar? But when you think of Facebook’s nature, the supposed ‘addictive’ nature of the likes, comments, and pokes, the psychology part becomes clearer. Facebook from the off
pulls you in to share personal details and seek out interaction from other people. Being able to design
something like this must involve some knowledge of the human mind.
Zuckerberg attracts his first big controversy in October, 2003. He creates and published Facemash, a
website that lets Harvard students judge the attractiveness of each other to create rankings3 [...]. As he
didn’t actually get permission to use student photos, unsurprisingly many were not happy with his work. Within a few hours the site had seen 22k photo views, but within a few days it was shut down. He was
hauled4 in front of the Harvard Administration Board. With the risk of expulsion on the table, the board
finally decided to let him stay. After a public apology he moved on from his first brush with authority
and set his sights on his next project.
It wasn’t long until we saw the first iteration of a now near ubiquitous5 company. February, 2004 saw
Thefacebook launch. With a slightly different name, the platform was familiar. It had a profile where you
could upload a photo, share your interests, and connect with other people. It also offered a network
visualization of your connections. Thefacebook was an instant hit and interest grew and grew and grew.
By the end of 2004, membership was open to nearly all universities in the US and Canada and people
were clamouring6 to sign up. June of that year also saw Zuckerberg move the company’s operations to Palo Alto, California and secured some important investment. In May 2005 TheFacebook received more money. In August the ‘the’ was dropped and the company officially became Facebook.
1. (ici) événement • 2. chambre d’étudiant • 3. position on a scale • 4. pulled heavily • 5. everywhere • 6. demanding www.brandwatch.com, 5 February 2018
READING
Comprehension : an addictive and controversial medium/ VIDEO ( TRAILER)
a)Zuckerberg’s profile/ Quote the text
Activities when he founded Facebook:
Studies :
Personality : quote elements from the text to support your answer(+end
of Video)
Today’s status :
b)-What do these dates correspond to ?
2002 :
2003 :
2004 :
2005 :
What do these dates correspond to
? highlight ?
c)-First Project :
name :
What did his first project consist in ? Explain in your own words
(+Video : 1mn13)
d)What were Zuckerberg’s motivations for creating it ? ( Video : 1mn)
e)-REACTIONS
What were students’ reactions to it ( use feelings), why ? ( 2 reasons)
f)The schoolboard’s reaction ?
g)What was Zuckerberg blamed for ? ( Video 2mn-2mn30)
h)What does it show about him ?
i)-To what extent was his second project different from the first ?
Name 3 differences
j)-Explain the journalist’s opinion about Zuckerberg/ Quote
elements from the text to support your statement.
k) ESSAY:“ By giving people the power to share, we’re making
the world more transparent” ( Zuckerberg) Is it a reassuring definition of
Facebook ?
A New Trend in museums / Source : CBC
(Canadia Broadcasting Corporation) News, 28/11/2015
The
Royal Ontario Museum is transforming : now not only a place to see but to be seen
Increasingly
visitors are takingselfies in front of their favourite pieces of art and sharing them
online.
It’s a
trend that museum’s social museum coordinator not only condones (=
fermer les yeux sur) but encourages
People love
to share where they go, what they do with friends and family; and we love to
see it
(Shows the
best spots to take the most eye-catching selfies).
For Ryan
Dodge and his colleagues, selfies are a cheap and effective way for
the museum to promote itself especially with younger visitors; it
shows the museum is fun/you can have fun in the museum.
Other
museums capitalize on the popularity of selfies, a big difference
from a few years ago when many art institutions didn’t allow photography of any
kind.
Some still
draw the line at the use of the so-called selfie sticks which could cause
physical damage to the art if used carelessly.
But some
feel the problem lies not with the sticks, but with the selfies themselves : it
distracts from an engagement with art. Instead of being about the
works of art ,the greatest achievements of the civilization, it becomes
about individuals, about putting yourself in the picture rather than taking
yourself out and looking at something beyond yourself.
The Van
Gogh museum in Amsterdamnow bans photography saying the majority of visitors prefer to
view art in peace and quiet; it’s an example Michael Savage wishes more
curators would heed(= tenir compte)
I really
think they are evading their real job : which is actually about encouraging
us to slow down and behaving differently when we are in an art gallery to
step away from technology and experience something more transcendent.
En
rendant compte, en français, du document, vous pourrez montrer, par exemple,
que vous avez compris :
-
la nature et le thème principal du document ;
-
la situation, les informations ;
- l’identité des personnes ;
- les éventuels divers points de vue ;
-
la fonction du document (relater, informer, convaincre, critiquer, dénoncer,
etc.) et sa portée.
2.
Expression écrite (10 points)
Vous traiterez
en anglais l’un des deux sujets suivants, au choix. Répondez en 120 mots au moins.
Sujet A : You’ve just
visited a museum in which photos are banned. Post a comment on the museum’s
website to react.
Sujet B : Why do you
think so many people take selfies?
Use adjectives of likes (She's fond of, keen on,...she dreams of, she
longs for, she yearns for+Ving) and dislikes (She can't bear, she is
sick of+Ving) + Adjectives
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