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Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ lined up for you exp. - organized for you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a talk n. - a speech
• ☐ ☐ ☐ say a few words exp. - give a speech
• ☐ ☐ ☐ folk n. - people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wonders n. - amazing things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flash photography n. - photographs using a flash (light)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ primeval adj. - from the early history of the world
• ☐ ☐ ☐ instincts n. - naturally acting without thinking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ primeval instincts n. - the instincts of prehistoric people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wrap it up phv. - finish

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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1. The man introducing Jen is a computer expert. (0:23)
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   False
   
   
2. Moss and Roy are excited about hearing Jen's speech. (0:25)
   True
   False
   
   
3. Jen doesn't want to give a boring speech. (0:30)
   True
   False
   
   
4. Jen believes the black box is the Internet. (1:05)
   True
   False
   
   
5. The shareholders believe the black box is the Internet. (1:29)
   True
   False
   
   
6. Jen believes that the Internet is very fragile. (1:33)
   True
   False
   
   
7. Jen believes the world will fall into chaos if the Internet breaks.(1:43)
   True
   False
   
   
8. Jen invites people to take pictures of the Internet. (1:48)
   True
   False
   
   
9. Jen tells the audience that the black box is quite heavy. (2:12)
   True
   False
   
   
10. The audience thinks Jen's speech is boring. (2:23)
    True
    False
    
    
11. The people start to panic because they think the Internet is broken. (2:53)
    True
    False
    
    
12. Moss and Roy are happy that their trick on Jen led to a disaster. (2:53)
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. We have a very interesting talk [ organized for you ] today.
   

   [ lined up for you ]

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2. At last, I thought, a chance to explain the [ amazing things ] of technology to ordinary [ people ].
   

   [ wonders ] [ folk ]

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3. No [ photos with a flash ], you'll harm the Internet.
   

   [ flash photography ]

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4. Man's [ prehistoric ] instinct to survive at any cost would lead to terrible violence.
   

   [ primeval ]

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5. Okay, guys, I guess I should [ finish ].
   

   [ wrap it up ]

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

man / introduce / Jen / and / describe / her / computer / expert

A man introduces Jen and describes her as a computer expert.

Jen / say / she / not / want / give / bore / speech

Jen says (that) she didn't want to give a boring speech.

so / she / decide / bring / wonder / technology / show / audience

So, she decided to bring a wonder of technology to show the audience.

Jen / present / black / box / and / claim / it / be / Internet

Jen presents the black box and claims (that) it is the Internet.

Jen / warn / audience / not / use / flash / photograph / because / it / could / harm / Internet

Jen warns the audience not to use flash photography because it could harm the Internet.

Jen / say / anything / happen / box / world / fall / chaos

Jen says (that) [if/whether] anything happened to the box, the world would fall into chaos.

when / woman / ask / Internet / be / heavy / Jen / say / Internet / not / weigh / anything

When a woman asks if the Internet is heavy, Jen says (that) the Internet doesn't weigh anything.

audience / beg / Jen / not / stop / but / she / say / she / have to / wrap / it

The audience begs Jen not to stop, but she says (that) she has to wrap it up.

at / first / Roy / Moss / disappointed / because / everyone / love / Jen / speech

At first Roy and Moss are disappointed because everyone loves Jen's speech.

then / box / fall / and / audience / start / panic

Then the box falls and the audience starts [to panic/panicking].

people / seem / believe / world / going / end / so / Roy / Moss / satisfy

The people seem to believe (that) the world is going to end, so Roy and Moss are satisfied.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.

We have a very interesting talk lined up for today.

I'm certainly looking forward to hearing what she has to say.

When I was asked to give a speech about what it is I do and everything,

Wouldn't it be better if I could actually bring one of these wonders in to show you it?

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you the Internet!

If anything were to happen to this box, the world as we know it would fall into chaos.

Society would tear itself apart.

That's a bit of a silly question. The Internet doesn't weigh anything.

I guess I should wrap it up.

I thought at least we would get a good story out it. You know, something we would remember.

We are all going to die!

1. Why did nobody laugh at Jen during the presentation?
2. If you met a real Internet expert, what would you want to ask her/him?
3. Are you tech savvy (able to use technology well)? If your computer has a problem, can you fix it yourself? What can you fix and not fix on your computer?
4. Who is the computer expert in your family?
5. Who do you ask for help when you have computer problems that you cannot fix yourself? Is that person usually helpful?
6. Test your computer knowledge:
   • What is the difference between a laptop and desktop?
   • What is the difference between hardware and software?
   • What is the difference between a modem and a router?
   • What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
   • What is the difference between a hard drive (HDD) and a solid-state drive (SSD)?
   • Why is the primary drive on a computer called C: drive (and not A: drive)?