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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.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ incorporation papers exp. - documents that officially register a new company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ LLC exp. - limited liability company; a type of business
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stipulate exp. - formally agree that something is true (in a legal case)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ articles of incorporation exp. - a company's founding document, listing its owners
• ☐ ☐ ☐ as follows exp. - introducing the details that come next
• ☐ ☐ ☐ legitimate grounds exp. - valid, acceptable reasons
• ☐ ☐ ☐ termination exp. - being fired; the end of a position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ embarrass exp. - make look bad; shame
• ☐ ☐ ☐ jeopardise exp. - put at risk
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be accused of exp. - be said to have done something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cruelty exp. - deliberately causing pain or suffering
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The Crimson exp. - Harvard's student newspaper
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an article exp. - a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Phoenix exp. - an exclusive social club at Harvard
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an initiation exp. - a ritual or test to join a group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a founder exp. - a person who starts a company
• ☐ ☐ ☐ torture exp. - cause great pain on purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ settle down exp. - calm down
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scathing exp. - very harsh and critical
• ☐ ☐ ☐ answer for this exp. - be held responsible for this
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cannibalism exp. - eating the flesh of one's own kind
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an associate dean exp. - a university official ranked just below the dean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ resolved exp. - settled; dealt with successfully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coming up exp. - approaching; happening soon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ absurd exp. - ridiculous; making no sense
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an alias exp. - a fake name
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stir the pot exp. - cause trouble or arguments on purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sue (s/o) exp. - take legal action against (someone)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a litigator exp. - a lawyer who handles court cases
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an intern exp. - a temporary worker who is learning on the job

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

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Mark	Eduardo

• In the past, Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin are Harvard students who have started Facebook.
• In the present, Eduardo is suing Mark, and lawyers are questioning him about the early days of the company.
• The Harvard Crimson is the student newspaper at Harvard University.
• Kirkland is one of Harvard's student residence houses.

1. Why was Facebook registered in Florida?
   It was cheaper than registering in Massachusetts.
   Mark's lawyer recommended it.
   Eduardo's family lives there.
   
   
2. What does the lawyer say Eduardo was accused of?
   Stealing money from the company
   Cheating on an exam
   Animal cruelty
   
   
3. Why did Eduardo have a chicken with him?
   He was raising it for a biology class.
   It was part of a club initiation.
   Mark gave it to him as a gift.
   
   
4. What did Eduardo do in the dining hall that caused trouble?
   He let the chicken walk across the tables.
   He fed the chicken some chicken meat.
   He forgot to feed the chicken all day.
   
   
5. How did the lawyers find out about the chicken incident?
   They read an article in the student newspaper.
   The story was posted on Facebook.
   Mark told them about it.
   
   
6. How did Mark get ready for his art final?
   He asked people to discuss the paintings on a Facebook page.
   He posted an article in the Crimson asking for ideas.
   He borrowed notes from a classmate.
   
   
7. Why does Eduardo refuse to answer the question about Mark's final exam?
   He thinks friends should be loyal to each other.
   He can't remember what happened.
   His lawyer told him to stay quiet.
   
   
8. What has Mark already arranged for the summer?
   More money from outside investors
   A house for rent near Stanford
   A job for Eduardo in New York
   
   

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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. Where does Eduardo's family live?

   Florida

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2. When Facebook was incorporated, who were the owners?

   Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz

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3. What was Eduardo's share of the company at incorporation?

   30%

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4. On what date was Facebook incorporated?

   April 13th, 2004

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5. How long did Eduardo have to carry the chicken?

   One week

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6. How many paintings does Mark have to comment on in his Postwar and Contemporary Art class?

   Four

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7. What university is the house that Mark found close to?

   Stanford

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8. According to Mark, who was right about going to California?

   Sean Parker

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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. Mr. Saverin, have you ever done anything that might be considered [ valid, lawful, justifiable ] [ basis, reason ] for [ being fired ]?

   [ legitimate ]   [ grounds ]   [ termination ]

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2. You never did anything to [ make look bad ] the company or even seriously [ put at risk ] it?

   [ embarrass ]   [ jeopardise ]

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3. You were [ blamed for ] animal [ abuse, mistreatment ].

   [ accused of ]   [ cruelty ]

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4. No, and [ calm down ], please.

   [ settle down ]

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5. Somebody's going to have to [ take the blame for ] this.

   [ answer for ]

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6. I have my final [ happening soon ] for Postwar and Contemporary Art and I haven't been to class.

   [ coming up ]

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7. I opened it under [ a fake name ]. Every once in a while, I hop on and [ cause trouble ] to get a good debate going.

   [ an alias ]   [ stir the pot ]

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8. This is [ extremely critical ].

   [ scathing ]

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9. Because I'm not [ taking legal action against ] him for cheating on his final exam.

   [ suing ]

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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.

• I'm going to enter this into (the) record. Incorporation papers for Facebook, an LLC registered in Florida.
• It's (where) my family lives.
• Mr. Saverin, have you ever done anything that might (be) considered legitimate grounds (for) termination?
• I (had) gotten into the Phoenix. I (had) been accepted, and as part of my initiation I had to, for one week, carry with me (at) all times and take care of a chicken.
• I'm not the expert, but (being) connected to torturing animals is probably bad (for) business.
• Somebody (is) going to have to answer for this.
• Someone must (have) seen me because (the) next thing I knew I was (being) accused of forced cannibalism.
• I dealt (with) the various animal rights groups. I dealt (with) the associate dean of the college.
• I (have) my final coming up for Postwar and Contemporary Art and I haven't been to class.
• I opened it under (an) alias. I posted the paintings and asked people to comment.
• Every (once) in a while, I hop on and stir the pot to (get) a good debate going.
• I (would) rather not answer that, Gretchen.
• Because I'm not suing him (for) cheating on his final exam. That's not what friends (do).
• Well, you just (told) us he was cheating.
• Our litigators are capable (of) finding a Crimson article.
• In fact, when we raised (the) subject (with) him, he defended you.
• It is perfect and it's (got) a pool.
• When did you decide to go to California (for) the summer?
• He was right, California's the place we've (got) to be.

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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

in / *deposition / lawyer / ask / Eduardo / he / ever / embarrass / company

In [a/the] deposition, a lawyer asks Eduardo [if/whether] he (has) ever embarrassed the company.

* a deposition: a formal legal meeting where lawyers question someone

lawyer / then / refer / article / that / Eduardo / him / animal / cruel

The lawyer then refers to an article that [accuses/accused] Eduardo of animal cruelty.

at / time / Mark / worry / article / will / bad / business

At that time, Mark worries (that) the article will be bad for business.

At that time, Mark is worried (that) the article will be bad for business.

Eduardo / explain / chicken / be / part / his / initiation / Phoenix / club

Eduardo explains (that) the chicken was part of his initiation [into/to/for] the Phoenix club.

Eduardo / feed / chicken / piece / meat / so / someone / accuse / him / forced / cannibalism

Eduardo fed [his/the] chicken (some) pieces of meat, so someone accused him of forced cannibalism.

in / present / Eduardo / insist / he / deal / associate / dean / and / everything / resolve

In the present, Eduardo insists (that) he dealt with the associate dean, and (that) everything was resolved.

back / past / Mark / show / Eduardo / Facebook / page / he / make / under / alias / get / idea / art / final

Back in the past, Mark shows Eduardo a Facebook page (that/which) he made under an alias (in order) to get ideas for his art final.

when / lawyer / ask / Eduardo / Mark / cheat / art / final / Eduardo / refuse / answer

When the lawyer asks Eduardo [if/whether] Mark cheated on his art final, Eduardo refuses to (give an) answer.

in / other / flashback / Mark / say / they / need / more / money / because / he / interview / intern

In another flashback, Mark says (that) they need more money because he is interviewing interns.

he / also / tell / Eduardo / he / already / find / house / rent / near / Stanford

He also tells Eduardo (that) he has already found a house [to rent/for rent] near Stanford.

this / prompt / Eduardo / ask / Mark / when / he / decide / go / California

This prompts Eduardo to ask Mark when he decided to go to California.

1. Why did Eduardo have a chicken with him, and how did the chicken get him into trouble?
2. How does Mark seem to feel about the chicken incident? If you were him, would you be more or less worried about it?
3. Eduardo had to carry a chicken for a week to join a club. Have you ever had to do something strange to join a group or team?
4. Mark says he "stirs the pot" on his Facebook page. What does that mean? Is it okay to do this online? Why or why not?
5. Eduardo refuses to talk about Mark cheating because "that's not what friends do." Do you agree? Would you protect a friend in a legal case?
6. Mark has already found a house in California without telling Eduardo. What do you think will happen next between them?