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• ☐ ☐ ☐ be related exp. - be in the same family
• ☐ ☐ ☐ insult v. - say or do something offensive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ row crew exp. - take part in a team sport using rowing boats [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a partner n. - someone you work with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ impressed adj. - admiring something because it is good or clever
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a no-brainer n. - an obvious choice; something very easy to decide
• ☐ ☐ ☐ recognize v. - identify someone or something; know who or what it is
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prestigious adj. - respected and admired by many people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ exclusivity n. - the quality of being limited to a small group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ put it indelicately adv. - say it in an impolite or overly direct way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ go with phv. - date
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fatwa n. - a strong public condemnation (from Islamic law)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gifted adj. - naturally very talented or skilled
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take it in the shins exp. - suffer criticism or an unpleasant experience
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rehabilitate v. - improve someone's damaged reputation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be overwhelmed exp. - have too much to deal with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be in exp. - agree to take part in something

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

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Mark	Cameron	Tyler	Divya

• Mark Zuckerberg is a computer science student at Harvard University.
• He recently made a website called Facemash which let students rate female students on their attractiveness.
• Because of this, much of the Harvard student population hates Mark.

1. Who are Cameron and Tyler?
   Two programmers from Google
   Two students at Harvard
   Mark's roommates
   
   
2. What sport do Cameron and Tyler participate in?
   Swimming
   Rowing
   Tennis
   
   
3. How do Cameron and Tyler know about Mark's work?
   They have seen the websites he has made.
   They have taken a class with him.
   They met at a social club.
   
   
4. What did Mark do with his music-recognition application?
   He asked Eduardo to help him sell it.
   He uploaded it for free.
   He sold it to Microsoft.
   
   
5. What is the main selling point of Harvard Connection?
   It is exclusive to the Harvard community.
   It can help people get into Harvard.
   It is available to everyone.
   
   
6. Why do the brothers want Mark to join them?
   He has experience working with Microsoft.
   He has money to invest in the website.
   He is a gifted programmer.
   
   
7. How might working with the brothers help Mark?
   It could help him get into a Harvard final club.
   It could help improve his reputation.
   It could help him graduate early.
   
   
8. What happened to the other two programmers working on the site?
   One programmer was overwhelmed with schoolwork.
   One programmer was fired for being too slow.
   One programmer got kicked out of Harvard.
   One programmer got a job at Google.
   
   
9. What does Mark decide at the end of the scene?
   He suggests building a different website.
   He wants to think about the offer.
   He agrees to join the project.
   
   

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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. Are you guys [ members of the same family ]?

   [ related ]

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2. Did I [ say something offensive to ] your girlfriends?

   [ insult ]

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3. It was [ a very easy decision ].

   [ a no-brainer ]

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4. Harvard has one of the most [ respected and admired ] email addresses in the country.

   [ prestigious ]

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5. The main difference between what we're talking about and MySpace or Friendster is [ the quality of being limited to a particular group ].

   [ exclusivity ]

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6. We need a [ very talented ] programmer who's creative.

   [ gifted ]

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7. Not to put anything [ rudely, crassly ], but girls want to [ date ] guys who go to Harvard.

   [ indelicately ]   [ go with ]

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8. This could help [ improve ] your image.

   [ rehabilitate ]

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9. Our second programmer was [ unable to manage ] with schoolwork.

   [ overwhelmed ]

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10. A: We would need you to build the site and write the code, and we'll provide all the...
    B: [ Yes. ]

    [ I'm in. ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• So, what can I (do) for you? Did I insult your girlfriends?
• We have an idea we want to talk to you (about). You (got) a minute?
• You guys look (like) you spend some time at the gym.
• You want a sandwich (or) something?
• When we checked you (out). You also built CourseMatch.
• You (go) online and see what courses your friends (are) taking.
• An app for an MP3 player that recognizes your taste (in) music.
• I didn't sell it. I uploaded it (for) free.
• We have something that we've been working on for a (while) and we think it's great.
• Yeah, (how) is that different from MySpace or Friendster?
• Girls want to go with guys (who) go to Harvard.
• Divya and my brother don't (have) trouble putting things indelicately.
• Our second programmer just (got) overwhelmed (with) schoolwork.
• We would need you (to) build the site and write the code.

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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

Cameron / Tyler / approach / Mark / introduce / self

Cameron and Tyler approach Mark and introduce themselves.

Mark / ask / they / be / related

Mark asks (them) [whether/if] they are related.

Cameron / Tyler / explain / they / have / idea / they / want / discuss / Mark

Cameron and Tyler explain (that) they have an idea (that) they want to discuss with Mark.

they / bring / Mark / back / student / club / building / and / introduce / him / Divya

They bring Mark back to their student club building and introduce him to Divya.

Divya / compliment / Mark / previous / work

Divya compliments Mark on his previous work.

they / tell / Mark / project / which / allow / people / create / page / and / connect / other / student

They tell Mark about their project, which allows people to create pages and connect with other students.

they / all / agree / exclusivity / main / difference / between / website / and / competitor

They all agree (that) exclusivity is the main difference between their website and its competitors.

Divya / believe / work / together / could / help / Mark / rehabilitate / image

Divya believes (that) working together could help Mark (to) rehabilitate his image.

Divya / believe / work / together / could / help / rehabilitate / Mark / image

Divya believes (that) working together could help (to) rehabilitate Mark's image.

Mark / agree / build / website / and / write / code

Mark agrees to build the website and write the code.

1. Why do Cameron and Tyler approach Mark, and what do they want him to do?
2. Divya mentions Facemash plus two other projects Mark created. What were those other two?
3. What makes Harvard Connection different from MySpace and Friendster? Do you think exclusivity makes a website more attractive?
4. Divya suggests that working with the brothers could help rehabilitate Mark's image. What does this mean? Do you think it would work?
5. Mark agrees to join the project almost immediately. Why do you think he agrees so quickly?
6. Why do you think Mark uploaded his music app for free instead of selling it to Microsoft?
7. If you had a great business idea, would you share it with other people or keep it secret until you had developed it?