Advantages and disadvantages of being famous

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Keeping in contact

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2nd Intermediate - Facebook

Watch this video about the origins of Facebook and choose the correct answer:

1. Mark Zuckerberg

  a. didn’t finish his degree

  b. wasn’t yet 21

  c. stars a new film

2. 7 mill … use facebook

  a. students

  b. colleges

  c. people

3. Mark invented facebook in his

  a. bedroom

  b. dorm room

  c. garage

4. On average, students

  a. create 18 profiles

  b. are 18 years old

  c. are connected 18 min a day

5. Facebook makes money from

  a. investors of big companies

  b. advertisement

  c. subscriptions

6. Mark Zuckerberg

  a. likes sports

  b. lives in Palo alto

  c. doesn’t wear suits

7. Millions of Americans want

  a. to meet people

  b. people to know about them

  c. contact people

Answers: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5b, 6c, 7b

Modern family

Watch the video and answer the questions:

How has the role of children in the family changed?
Children in the past didn’t use to be the centre of family life
When did this change take place?
by the end of the 20th C
How old is their older child?
their older child is 13
What do Lucy and Michael feel?
They feel their children dominate their home
How has parents’ attitude changed recently?
Current parents are childcentric. It’s in the media, books, parenting classes; everyone is talking about their children
What would Lucy’s mother say in some cases?
her mother would say they are dominated in a way they shouldn’t be. Children rule the house

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