En C1 L05 final
Level C1 Lesson 5
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
OBJECTIVES
Greetings and Check-in New Words and Expressions Topic: Social Networking Review Assignment from Last Lesson Grammar: Verb Tense & Aspect (2) Assignment for Next Lesson
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
WORDS
Do you know these words and expressions? heavyweight
dissimilar
plans to
ultimately
technology assets
little in common
Tribe.net
ubiquitous
curious pairing
tailored
run by
fantastic
trampled
straitjacket
design firm - entrepreneur
start-up
walled-off
restrictive-flexible
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: SOCIAL NETWORKING
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
Next week Cisco Systems, a Silicon Valley heavyweight, plans to announce one of its most unusual deals: it is buying the technology assets of Tribe.net, a mostly forgotten social networking site, according to people close to the companies’ discussions. It is a curious pairing. Cisco, with 55,000 employees, makes networking equipment for telecommunications providers and other big companies. Tribe.net, run by a company with eight employees, has been trampled by newer social sites like MySpace and Facebook. But along with the recent purchase of a social network design firm, Five Across, the deal will give Cisco the technology to help large corporate clients create services resembling MySpace or YouTube to bring their
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
customers together online. And that ambition highlights a significant shift in the way companies and entrepreneurs are thinking about social networks. They look at MySpace and Facebook, with their tens of millions of users, as walled-off destinations, similar to first-generation online services like America Online, CompuServe and Prodigy. These big Web sites attract masses of people who have dissimilar interests and, ultimately, little in common. The new social networking players, which include Cisco and a multitude of start-ups like Ning, the latest venture of the Netscape co-creator Marc Andreessen, say that social networks will soon be as ubiquitous as
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
regular Web sites. They are aiming to create tools to let ordinary people, large companies and even presidential candidates create social Web sites tailored for their own customers, friends, fans and employees. “The existing social networks are fantastic but they put users in a straitjacket,” said Mr. Andreessen, who this week reintroduced Ning, his third start-up, after a limited introduction last year. “They are restrictive about what you can and can’t do, and they were not built to be flexible. They do not let people build and design their own worlds, which is the nature of what people want to do online.” NY Times, March 3, 2007
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
CONVERSATION
Cities World Based onof thethe information provided in this text, how would describe the business environment of Silicon Valley? If someone asked you what companies like Cisco or Tribe.net do, what would you say? What is your experience of social networking? What do you think about social networking as a phenomenon of our times – is it good for society, or not? Considering what we discussed about friendship in the last lesson, what are you thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about using social networks to enhance and extend you friendships?
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
USING ENGLISH
Learning Opportunities Speak English outside class Read English books or newspapers Watch English TV or movies Write in English Use a dictionary when reading Think in English
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
YES
NO
REVIEW ASSIGNMENT FROM LAST LESSON
Cities of the World
Read or share your written assignment from last week. Instructor review of your assignment. What did you learn by doing this assignment?
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
GRAMMAR
The English Verb Tense and Aspect System Three key skills for advanced speakers
1. Knowing how to form all 12 tense-aspects 2. When to use which tense-aspect 3. How to make time frame shifts in written and spoken communication
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
EXERCISE
Identify the tense and aspect of the verbs
1. Fred told Ginger that he has never liked fish. 2. Ginger was shopping when she heard this. So she bought lamb chops and she’ll cook those tonight. 3. Ginger knew Fred was looking forward to dinner and she had been hoping that he would enjoy her famous roasted sea bass, but this news changed her plans. 4. She didn’t worry. She thought, “By the time Fred’s finished his dinner, he’s gonna be a happy friend. 5. Fred always arrives late. He will tonight for sure.
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
ASSIGNMENT FOR THE NEXT LESSON
READ Read the entire article on the next phase of social networking. It’s been two years since it was written. Investigate some of the sites mentioned in the article and others that you may know about. Based on your observation and experience, has the next phase happened as expected? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/technology/03social.html?scp=1 &sq=social%20networks&st=cse WRITE Many social networking sites require a profile. A friend of yours has asked you to write a profile in English to use on a social networking site. In 300 to 500 words, write a profile for your friend.
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
OBJECTIVES REACHED
New Words and Expressions Topic: Social Networking Learning Opportunities Review of Last Lesson’s Assignment Grammar: Verb Tense & Aspect (2) Next Reading and Writing Assignment: A Profile for a Friend
Superb! Soon you’ll be networking in English English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
OBJECTIVES
Greetings and Check-in New Words and Expressions Topic: Social Networking Review Assignment from Last Lesson Grammar: Verb Tense & Aspect (2) Assignment for Next Lesson
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
WORDS
Do you know these words and expressions? heavyweight
dissimilar
plans to
ultimately
technology assets
little in common
Tribe.net
ubiquitous
curious pairing
tailored
run by
fantastic
trampled
straitjacket
design firm - entrepreneur
start-up
walled-off
restrictive-flexible
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: SOCIAL NETWORKING
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
Next week Cisco Systems, a Silicon Valley heavyweight, plans to announce one of its most unusual deals: it is buying the technology assets of Tribe.net, a mostly forgotten social networking site, according to people close to the companies’ discussions. It is a curious pairing. Cisco, with 55,000 employees, makes networking equipment for telecommunications providers and other big companies. Tribe.net, run by a company with eight employees, has been trampled by newer social sites like MySpace and Facebook. But along with the recent purchase of a social network design firm, Five Across, the deal will give Cisco the technology to help large corporate clients create services resembling MySpace or YouTube to bring their
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
customers together online. And that ambition highlights a significant shift in the way companies and entrepreneurs are thinking about social networks. They look at MySpace and Facebook, with their tens of millions of users, as walled-off destinations, similar to first-generation online services like America Online, CompuServe and Prodigy. These big Web sites attract masses of people who have dissimilar interests and, ultimately, little in common. The new social networking players, which include Cisco and a multitude of start-ups like Ning, the latest venture of the Netscape co-creator Marc Andreessen, say that social networks will soon be as ubiquitous as
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
TOPIC: MAKING FRIENDS
regular Web sites. They are aiming to create tools to let ordinary people, large companies and even presidential candidates create social Web sites tailored for their own customers, friends, fans and employees. “The existing social networks are fantastic but they put users in a straitjacket,” said Mr. Andreessen, who this week reintroduced Ning, his third start-up, after a limited introduction last year. “They are restrictive about what you can and can’t do, and they were not built to be flexible. They do not let people build and design their own worlds, which is the nature of what people want to do online.” NY Times, March 3, 2007
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
CONVERSATION
Cities World Based onof thethe information provided in this text, how would describe the business environment of Silicon Valley? If someone asked you what companies like Cisco or Tribe.net do, what would you say? What is your experience of social networking? What do you think about social networking as a phenomenon of our times – is it good for society, or not? Considering what we discussed about friendship in the last lesson, what are you thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about using social networks to enhance and extend you friendships?
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
USING ENGLISH
Learning Opportunities Speak English outside class Read English books or newspapers Watch English TV or movies Write in English Use a dictionary when reading Think in English
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
YES
NO
REVIEW ASSIGNMENT FROM LAST LESSON
Cities of the World
Read or share your written assignment from last week. Instructor review of your assignment. What did you learn by doing this assignment?
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
GRAMMAR
The English Verb Tense and Aspect System Three key skills for advanced speakers
1. Knowing how to form all 12 tense-aspects 2. When to use which tense-aspect 3. How to make time frame shifts in written and spoken communication
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
EXERCISE
Identify the tense and aspect of the verbs
1. Fred told Ginger that he has never liked fish. 2. Ginger was shopping when she heard this. So she bought lamb chops and she’ll cook those tonight. 3. Ginger knew Fred was looking forward to dinner and she had been hoping that he would enjoy her famous roasted sea bass, but this news changed her plans. 4. She didn’t worry. She thought, “By the time Fred’s finished his dinner, he’s gonna be a happy friend. 5. Fred always arrives late. He will tonight for sure.
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
ASSIGNMENT FOR THE NEXT LESSON
READ Read the entire article on the next phase of social networking. It’s been two years since it was written. Investigate some of the sites mentioned in the article and others that you may know about. Based on your observation and experience, has the next phase happened as expected? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/technology/03social.html?scp=1 &sq=social%20networks&st=cse WRITE Many social networking sites require a profile. A friend of yours has asked you to write a profile in English to use on a social networking site. In 300 to 500 words, write a profile for your friend.
English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
OBJECTIVES REACHED
New Words and Expressions Topic: Social Networking Learning Opportunities Review of Last Lesson’s Assignment Grammar: Verb Tense & Aspect (2) Next Reading and Writing Assignment: A Profile for a Friend
Superb! Soon you’ll be networking in English English Language
Level C1 Lesson 5
