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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ monetize v. - earn money from
• ☐ ☐ ☐ generate revenue exp. - earn income; bring in money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pop-up n. - an ad window that suddenly appears on screen
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at some point exp. - at a time later; eventually
• ☐ ☐ ☐ priceless adj. - extremely valuable
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an asset n. - a valuable thing a person or company owns
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make money exp. - earn money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cease-and-desist letter n. - a legal letter ordering someone to stop an activity
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mildly adv. - slightly; a little
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intellectual property theft n. - stealing someone's ideas or creative work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be addressed to (s/o) exp. - have someone's name on it as the recipient
• ☐ ☐ ☐ screw around phv. - not be serious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ legal action n. - lawsuit; taking someone to court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ have grounds exp. - have a valid reason for a legal claim
• ☐ ☐ ☐ house counsel n. - a lawyer who works for one family or company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lame adj. - uncool; boring and unimpressive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a 3L n. - a third-year law student
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Student Legal Services n. - a campus office that gives students legal advice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ raise a concern exp. - mention a worry or problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ functionality n. - features and how well they work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lead (s/o) on phv. - give (someone) false hope; mislead
• ☐ ☐ ☐ swear an oath exp. - promise formally to tell the truth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a deposition n. - formal questioning under oath, outside court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ perjure v. - lie under oath
• ☐ ☐ ☐ adequately adv. - well enough; satisfactorily
• ☐ ☐ ☐ condescending adj. - acting superior; talking down to people

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

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Mark	Eduardo

• Mark Zuckerberg is a Harvard student who created a social website called The Facebook.
• Eduardo Saverin is Mark's best friend and business partner. Mark calls him "Wardo."
• The Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra are Harvard students who hired Mark to code a website called Harvard Connection.
• The scenes where Mark is being questioned are a deposition, which is a formal legal meeting from a later lawsuit.

1. Mark wants the website to start making money.
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   False
   
   
2. Mark worries that ads would make the site less cool.
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   False
   
   
3. The website has around 40 000 members so far.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mark thinks the website will keep changing.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The cease-and-desist letter was sent to Eduardo.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Mark admits that he used some of the twins' code.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Eduardo doesn't think the letter is important.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Mark didn't raise concerns about the site's functionality in any of his emails.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Mark admits to lying during the deposition.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Mark admits that he is not giving his full attention to the lawyer.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Mark states that the Winklevosses are not smart or creative enough to make Facebook.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: Test your ability to remember all of the details from the video.

Instrucciones: Compruebe su capacidad para recordar todos los detalles del video.

Instruções:: Verifique sua capacidade de lembrar todos os detalhes do vídeo.

지시 사항 : 비디오의 모든 세부 사항을 기억하고 있는지 테스트해보세요.

Інструкції: Перевірте, наскільки добре ви запам'ятали всі деталі з відео.

1. About how many members does the site have?

   About 4,000

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2. Which brand does Mark mention when he talks about pop-ups?

   Mountain Dew

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3. What does Mark compare the website to when he says it is never finished?

   Fashion

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4. How long ago did Mark get the cease-and-desist letter?

   About 10 days ago, right after the site launched.

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5. How many emails did Mark send to the twins?

   He sent 16 emails.

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6. In which email did he first raise concerns?

   In the 16th email. (In the last email.)

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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. It's time to [ commercialize ] the thing.

   [ monetize ]

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2. It means it's time for the website to start [ making ] revenue.

   [ generating ]

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3. That is a [ extremely valuable ] asset I'm not giving up.

   [ priceless ]

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4. Don't [ play games ] with me now.

   [ screw around ]

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5. The letter says we could [ have to deal with ] legal action.

   [ face ]

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6. They must feel they have some [ good reasons ].

   [ grounds ]

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7. Were you [ giving them false hope ] for six weeks?

   [ leading them on ]

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8. Then why didn't you [ mention ] any of these concerns before?

   [ raise ]

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9. I had to [ make a promise not to lie ] before we began this [ recorded testimony ] and I don't want to [ lie under oath ].

   [ swear an oath ]  [ deposition ]   [ perjure myself ]

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10. Did I [ sufficiently ] answer your [ patronizing ] question?

    [ adequately ]   [ condescending ]

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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

Eduardo / say / it / be / time / website / start / make / money

Eduardo says (that) it's time for the website to start [making/to make] money.

Mark / not / want / use / advertising / because / it / will / make / site / uncool

Mark doesn't want to use advertising because it will make the site uncool.

Mark / compare / site / fashion / say / it / will / never / finish

Mark compares the site to fashion and says (that) it will never be finished.

Mark compares the site to fashion, saying (that) it will never be finished.

Eduardo / question / Mark / about / cease / desist / letter / Winklevoss / twin

Eduardo questions Mark about a cease-and-desist letter from the Winklevoss twins.

Mark / insist / not / use / any / of / twin / code

Mark insists (that) he didn't use any of the twins' code.

in / deposition / lawyer / ask / why / Mark / not / raise / any / his / concern / early

In the deposition, the lawyer asks why Mark didn't raise any of his concerns earlier.

lawyer / ask / Mark / he / think / he / deserve / Mark / attention

The lawyer asks Mark [if/whether] he thinks (that) he deserves Mark's attention.

Mark / make / it / clear / Winklevosses / neither / intellectual / creative / capable / make / Facebook

Mark makes it clear (that) the Winklevosses are neither intellectually nor creatively capable of making Facebook.

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.

• I know (what) the word means. I'm asking (how) you want to do it.
• We don't even know (what) it is yet. We don't know (what) it can be. We don't know (what) it will be.
• It won't be finished. That's (the) point.
• A: When (did) you get this?
  B: About 10 days (ago), (right) after we launched the site.
• A: They're saying that we stole The Facebook from Divya Narendra and the Winklevosses.
  B: I know (what) it says.
  A: (Did) we?
  B: (Did) we what?
• This is from a lawyer, Mark. They must feel they have (some) grounds.
• Wardo, I didn't use (any) of their code, I promise. I didn't use anything.
• A guy (who) builds a nice chair doesn't owe money to everyone (who) ever has built a chair, okay? They came to me with an idea, I had a better (one).
• I didn't think it was a (big) deal.
• Now, (is) there anything that you need to tell me?
• You sent my client 16 emails. In the first 15 you didn't raise (any) concerns.
• Were you leading them on (for) six weeks?
• Then (why) didn't you raise any of these concerns before?
• I (had) to swear an oath before we began this deposition.
• I think if your clients want (to) sit on my shoulders and call themselves tall, they have a right to give (it) a try.
• There is (no) requirement that I enjoy sitting here listening to people lie.
• The rest of my attention is back at the offices of Facebook, (where) my colleagues and I are doing things that (no) one in this room is intellectually or creatively capable (of) doing.

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1. What do we learn about Mark and Eduardo in this clip? How are their personalities and priorities different?
2. Have you ever had a disagreement with a friend or partner about money? What happened?
3. Facebook was definitely cool when it first came out. Now it is not. When did this happen? Why do you think it became uncool?
4. Which social media platforms are cool now? Which ones are not?
5. If someone brings you an idea and you build a better version, do you owe them anything? Why or why not?
6. Many websites and apps are free but earn money from advertising. Is that a fair deal for users?
7. Would you rather build a huge company by cutting ethical corners, or run a small company that is completely honest?