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• ☐ ☐ ☐ card (s/o) exp. - ask for (someone)'s ID to check age
• ☐ ☐ ☐ found (a company) exp. - start; establish (a company)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Napster exp. - a music-sharing website from the late 1990s
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crash out of exp. - fail badly and leave
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in spectacular fashion exp. - very dramatically; very publicly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take your time exp. - don't rush
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/o) through (s/t) exp. - explain (something) step by step
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an episode exp. - an event in someone's life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a defendant exp. - a person with legal problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sense of humour exp. - the ability to find things funny
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a psychiatrist exp. - a doctor who treats mental illness
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on the record exp. - officially written down
• ☐ ☐ ☐ paranoid exp. - believing people are secretly against you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a high-priced escort exp. - an expensive prostitute
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tap (a phone) exp. - secretly listen to calls
• ☐ ☐ ☐ delusional exp. - believing things that aren't true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take (s/t) down phv. - destroy (something)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suffer for their sins exp. - be punished for wrongdoing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Case exp. - Steve Case, the founder of AOL
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get around to (s/t) exp. - finally do (something) after a delay
• ☐ ☐ ☐ has got going for it exp. - has as an advantage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be over exp. - end; finish
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shut (s/o) up exp. - make (someone) stop talking
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be headed exp. - be going toward
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a valuation exp. - an estimate of a company's worth
• ☐ ☐ ☐ have a dog in the fight exp. - have a personal interest in the result
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pick up the cheque exp. - pay the bill
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a contribution exp. - something given to help achieve a goal

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

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Mark	Eduardo

• Mark Zuckerberg and his best friend Eduardo Saverin are Harvard students who have started a social networking website.
• Eduardo handles the business side of the company, and Mark writes the code.
• At this point, the website is only available to college students.

1. Eduardo is worried that the restaurant staff will ask them for ID.
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   False
   
   
2. Sean shows up an hour late.
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3. Mark is annoyed that Sean is late.
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   False
   
   
4. Sean orders the same drink for everyone at the table.
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   False
   
   
5. Eduardo describes Sean as paranoid and delusional.
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   False
   
   
6. Sean says he can prove that his phones are being tapped.
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   False
   
   
7. Sean believes he brought down the record companies.
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   False
   
   
8. Sean thinks it is time for the Facebook to start making money.
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   False
   
   
9. Sean wants Mark to come to California.
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   False
   
   
10. Sean thinks that the Facebook could be valued at a billion dollars.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Sean suggests removing a word from the website's name.
    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. Who set up the dinner?

   Eduardo's girlfriend at the time

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2. How late is Sean when the others are waiting?

   25 minutes

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3. What does Sean say the music industry doesn't have?

   A sense of humour

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4. What does Sean ask Eduardo if he wants to buy?

   A Tower Records

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5. What two things does Sean say aren't cool?

   Ads, a million dollars

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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. They're not going to [ check our ID ].

   [ card us ]

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2. He [ started ] Napster when he was 19.

   [ founded ]

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3. He [ failed and got fired from ] two pretty big Internet companies [ in a big way ].

   [ crashed out of ]   [ in spectacular fashion ]

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4. No, no, [ don't rush ].

   [ take your time ]

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5. A psychiatrist would say that he was [ overly fearful ] and [ detached from reality ].

   [ paranoid ]   [ delusional ]

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6. I can't prove it, but I know they [ bugged, monitored ] my phones.

   [ tapped ]

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7. I [ destroyed, undermined ] the record companies with Napster.

   [ brought down ]

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8. And then he [ finally dealt with ] The Facebook.

   [ got around to ]

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9. And that's where you're [ going ]. A billion-dollar [ estimation of value ].

   [ headed ]   [ valuation ]

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10. I don't have [ anything to gain from this situation ]. I'm just a fan who came to say hi.

    [ a dog in this fight ]

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11. He [ paid the bill ], he told Mark they'd talk again soon, and he was gone.

    [ picked up the cheque ]

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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

lawyer / ask / Eduardo / dinner / Sean / Parker

A lawyer asks Eduardo about (the) dinner with Sean Parker.

Christy / Mark / reassure / Eduardo / restaurant / staff / not / card / them

Christy and Mark reassure Eduardo (that) the restaurant staff will not card them.

* reassure: tell (s/o) not to worry

Eduardo / complain / Sean / be / 25 / minute / late

Eduardo complains (that) Sean is 25 minutes late.

however / Mark / defend / him / because / Sean / found / Napster

However, Mark defends him because Sean founded Napster.

Sean / finally / arrive / and / then / order / food / drink / table

Sean finally arrives, and then orders food and drinks for the table.

Sean / tell / some / story / Napster / and / legal / trouble

Sean tells some stories about Napster and his legal trouble.

this / prompt / Eduardo / describe / Sean / paranoid / delusional

This prompts Eduardo to describe Sean as paranoid and delusional

Eduardo / ask / Sean / whether / Facebook / should / start / advertising

Eduardo asks Sean [if/whether] Facebook should start [advertising/to advertise].

Sean / say / ad / would / ruin / what / make / Facebook / cool

Sean says (that) ads would ruin what makes Facebook cool.

then / Sean / say / Facebook / be / head / billion / dollar / valuation

Then Sean says (that) Facebook is headed [for/toward] a billion-dollar valuation.

final / Sean / pay / dinner / leave / but / first / suggest / Mark / drop / The / name

Finally, Sean suggests (that) Mark (should) change the name before picking up the cheque and leaving.

Finally, Sean suggests (that) Mark (should) change the name before he picks up the cheque and leaves.

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.

• Take your time. And he (does) own a watch.
• You guys don't have (anything) in front of you.
• A: Christy, what do you like to drink?
  B: An appletini.
  A: Great. Four of (those).
• He took us (through) his episode with Napster.
• Who knew the music industry doesn't have a (sense) of humour.
• They will hire private detectives (who) will follow you day (and) night.
• And he told story (after) story about how Mark (had) to come to California.
• A: I say it's (time) to start making money from The Facebook. Mark doesn't want advertising. Who's right?
  B: Well, (neither) of you yet. The Facebook is cool, that's (what) it's got going for it.
• It's like you're throwing (the) greatest party on campus and someone's saying it's got to be over (by) 11:00.
• (How) big it can get, (how) far it can go.
• And that's (where) you're headed. A billion-dollar valuation. I don't (have) a dog in this fight. I'm just a fan (who) came to say hi.
• But not before he (made) his biggest contribution to the company.

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1. What reasons does Eduardo give for not wanting to wait for Sean?
2. Sean says, "I don't have a dog in this fight." What does that mean? Does Sean really have no interest in how Facebook develops?
3. Eduardo and Mark have different attitudes toward Sean. Compare them. Whose opinion do you agree with?
4. Eduardo wants to start earning money now, while Mark wants no ads. Which approach would you choose for a new website, and why?
5. How long are you willing to wait (max) for someone to show up for a dinner or appointment?
6. What do you think will happen next between Sean and Mark?