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Mark Zuckerberg is TIME's Person of the Year

TIME magazine chose 26-year old Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as its
Person of the Year for 2010. Since 1920, TIME has chosen a person, or a group
of people, who have changed the world for the better, or sometimes for
worse.

Mark Zuckerberg won the award because he has created a new style of
communication and a new way of exchanging information. In 2010 a film
called The Social Network portrayed Zuckerbergs life at Harvard and
what happened later on. After winning the prize, Zuckerberg stated that he is
happy that Facebook has succeeded in being something that millions want to
use and that obviously it wouldn't be possible without the Internet.

Everything began in February 2004, when Zuckerberg was still a student at


Harvard. There he started an online platform that connected college
students. Then the site expanded to other universities. The next step was to
allow all high school students to join Facebook. Finally, Facebook opened up to
anyone over the age of 13. This enabled other types of social connections.
Moms' groups, activist groups, political groups, marketing groups and fan
groups were able to join together on Facebook.

By 2006, 13 million people used the social network; today Facebook is used by
1.06 billion people around the word. Although 51% of all Americans have a
Facebook account, three out of four users come from outside the US. Since
2004 Mark Zuckerberg has earned about 15 billion dollars, making him the
youngest billionaire and one of the richest people in the United State.

According to Zuckerberg, Facebook gives people the feeling of not being


alone, of having friends, even if you havent met them in person. People want
to find others who have the same interests and hobbies. Apart from chatting
with others, there are many different things you can do on Facebook. Millions
of people share their holiday photos. You can play games, browse the fan
pages of your favourite celebrities or even go shopping with your Facebook
account. A tracking tool even tells your friends your exact location .

Facebooks headquarters are in the middle of Silicon Valley, in Palo Alto,


California . However there are offices in many other cities in the U.S.A and
International offices in Dublin; Hamburg; London; Madrid; Milan; Paris;
Selangor; Stockholm; Sydney; Tokyo and Toronto . Over 2000 employees work
for Facebook.

However, Zuckerberg also faces a lot of criticism. Not everyone thinks


Facebook will change the way we live in a positive manner. Posting your
private life on the Internet makes it accessible to everyone, but on the other
hand, you dont have to do it if you dont want to.

Answer the following questions.


1. Circle the correct answer, YES or NO. (paragraph 1) (1+4points)
People who are chosen "Person of the Year" are people who did positive things to
the world. Yes/No
Copy the sentence / phrase that justifies
.your answer
:ANSWER
________________________________________
2. Complete the sentence below. (paragraph 2) (5points)
Because Mark Zuckerberg invented a new way of communicating, Time
Magazine _____________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Complete the sentence according to paragraph 2. (4points)
Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook could only be used thanks
_________________________.
4. Complete the sequence of events as they appear in the text.. (paragraph 3)
(4points)
a
.Facebook
started
_______________________________________________________.

in

2004

b.
Next,
it
__________________________________________________________________.

in
spread

c.
__________________________________________________________________________.

Then,
d.

Ultimately,______________________________________________________________________.
5. What record does Mark Zuckerberg hold? (paragraph 4) (4 points)
Answer:
___________________________________________________________________________.
6. Circle the correct answer, YES or NO. (paragraph 4) (1+4points= 5 points)
Most Facebook users are not Americans. Yes/No
Copy the sentence / phrase that justifies your answer.
:Answer
___________________________________________________

7. What are the purposes for which people use Facebook. Name FOUR ways.
(paragraph 5) (4points)
a._______________________________________________________________________.
b. _______________________________________________________________________.
c. _______________________________________________________________________.
d. _______________________________________________________________________.
8. Fill in the sentence with a word/ expression from paragraph 5. (4points)
John has already seen many celebrities _______________________. It's really
exciting because usually, we only see them on T.V.
9. Circle the correct answer, YES or NO. (paragraph6) (1+4=5points)
There are Facebook headquarters in many cities in America and the rest of the
world . Yes/No
Copy the sentence / phrase that justifies your answer.
ANSWER: ____________________________________________________________________.

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