Asignatura: INGLÉS I – A DISTANCIA

TRABAJO PRÁCTICO Nº 1

Fecha:6 DE OCTUBRE

Docente: Cecilia Hernández

NOMBRE del alumno:

5. Read this passage / Lea el texto

Do you know this young man? His name is Mark Zuckerberg, a former Harvard
student and one of the founders of Facebook. Facebook is the second largest
social network on the web, in terms of traffic. Primarily, it focused on high school to
college students. It began in February 2004, and now probably any of the five
hundred million users worldwide is using this net. In August 2005, “thefacebook”
was officially called Facebook. Facebook’s service is completely free. Facebook
had many legal issues especially in the privacy sector where its privacy policy
states “Facebook also collects information about you from other sources, such as
newspapers and instant messaging services.” Its profile pages changed and users
can share more information than before. A typical Facebook profile consists of a
number of different sections, including Information, Status, Friends, Friends in
 Other Networks, Photos, Notes, Groups, and The Wall. With more than 1.5 million
new photos daily, one of Facebook’s most popular features is the ability to upload
photos. Users can upload unlimited photos from their cell phone or through its
Java-based web interface. Facebook is one of the few services to offer an
unlimited quota, their only restriction is a 60-photos-per-album limit. The process of
uploading photos is very simple. Users create albums which they can assign
limitations to (e.g. visible to my friends only) and upload photos within them. The
album is in their profile, and other users with right credentials have the ability to
see and comment on them. Facebook also gives the feature to share the photos
with a simple web link. Facebook has the option ‘groups.’ Users can create new
ones or join and participate in existing ones. This appears in their profile and is a
good indication of hobbies and interests a person can have. There are two kinds of
groups, a normal group and a secret group, which isn’t visible on the profile.
Another Facebook success is their ‘events’ feature, which provides the ability to
organize, be part of, and plan for events. This feature is extremely successful to
organize parties. Facebook’s most recent addition is “Facebook Notes”. It allows
users to write a Facebook blog. All notes are displayed in the user’s profile, and
other members can add comments. Will you facebook today? Don’t forget the
slogan: Safety first! Also on the internet. Be careful with your posts and photos you
upload. Take care of yourself.

Glossary: policy: política; source: fuente; profile: perfil; assign: asignar; success: éxito; display:
visualizar

http://mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/ (octubre 2010)

5.1. GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION / COMPRENSIÓN GRAMMATICAL:

1. Write one adverb from the text / Escriba un adverbio del texto.

Completely

2. Write one transparent word from the text / Escriba una palabra transparente del texto.

Consists

3. Copy a structure of existence from the text. Copiar una estructura de existencia del
texto.

There are
4. Write examples of the following tenses from the text. Why does the author use these
tenses? Escriba ejemplos de los siguientes tiempos verbales del texto. ¿Por qué el
autor utiliza estos tiempos? (Usos principales de los tiempos verbales)

Tense Example from the Uses (Spanish)

text

Simple Past Was oficially Para relatar acciones o estados ocurridos

en el pasado

Simple Present Facebook is Lo usamos para referirnos a acciones

habituales o acciones o situaciones que son
generalmente verdad

Present Continuous Is using Lo usamos para acciones ocurridas en el

momento, ahora

Future Simple Will you Lo usamos para planes o acciones futuras

5. Write an example of possessive case from the text / Escriba un ejemplo de caso
posesivo del texto

Facebook's services

6. Write an example of noun-noun structure / Escriba un ejemplo de la estructura

sustantivo-sustantivo

second largest
 7. Write 2 examples of a superlative adjective from the text. Escriba dos ejemplos de un
adjetivo en grado superlativo del texto.

Largest Most

8. Write a connector from the text / Escriba un conector del texto.

Especially

9. Write a modal verb from the text and state its function / Escriba un verbo modal del texto
e indique su función

Can

• Are these words nouns, verbs or adjectives (in blue) according to the text? ¿Las siguientes
palabras (en azul) tienen función de sustantivos, verbos o adjetivos en el texto?

Using Verb
Existing Noun

6. READING COMPREHENSION / COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA

6.1. Complete the table with a summary IN SPANISH with appropriate information from
the text. Complete EN ESPAÑOL el cuadro con un resumen de la información
correspondiente referida al texto.

1. Marck Zuckerberg
Ex estuadiante de Harvard y uno de los fundadores de
Facebook

2. Facebook (general)

Es la segunda red social mas grande de la web

3. Facebook (tools)
La caracteristica mas popular de Facebook es la habilidad
de subir fotos

4. Safety on the internet

Ten cuidado con lo que publicas o las fotos que subes

5. Your experience

6.2. True or false. Justify the false statements IN SPANISH / Verdadero o falso.
Justificar EN ESPAÑOL las opciones falsas.

1 . You must pay to use Facebook. False. Facebook's service is completely

free

2. There is a limit as to the photos you can upload. True

3 . Safety is important on the internet. True

• Read the letter written by Shakira and write a summary in Spanish / Lea la
siguiente carta escrita por Shakira y escriba un resumen del mismo en español.
NO hay que traducirla.
Thank you for all your support and love! As an artist, I am constantly looking for
new challenges and ways to express myself. One way is through my music -
another is by giving back and doing what I can to make our world a better place.

I want to share with you an issue that I am very passionate about. I believe that
every child should have the right to follow their dreams and get an education.
Growing up in Colombia, I saw that education can be a child's way out of poverty
and a way to fulfill his or her potential. It is a basic right.

Globally, 72 million children don't attend primary school and another 226 million
aren't in secondary school.

Governments must abolish school fees, hire more qualified teachers and provide
textbooks and meals in schools. And they must prioritize education.

Check out some of these links to learn more about education and how you can
help. It's amazing how much difference each person can make, so I hope you will
join me in supporting every child's right to a quality education!

Besos,
Shakira

Extraído de: http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/joomla/ (mayo 2010)

NOTA: ________________________

Cecilia