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Cross-Curricular: Mark Zuckerberg and the Social Network

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Respuesta rápida

1.a) Respuesta personal: se sabía que creó Facebook y que es uno de los millonarios más jóvenes. 1.b) Phillips Exeter Academy y su directorio The Photo Address Book (The Facebook). 1.c) Porque los directorios con fotos eran clave en la vida social estudiantil: permitían ver años de clase, amigos y teléfonos.

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Inglés – Octavo Básico | Student’s Book MINEDUC – Descargar PDF · 2024

1
Ejercicio 1

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow. Do research to help you answer them.

a
Parte 1.a

Did you know anything about Mark Zuckerberg before reading the text above?

  1. Esta es una pregunta de experiencia personal; se responde con honestidad.
  2. Si la respuesta es sí, se menciona qué se sabía: por ejemplo, que es el creador de Facebook, que es millonario o que apareció en la película The Social Network (2010).
  3. Si la respuesta es no, se explica que el texto aporta la información básica: nació el 14 de mayo de 1984, estudió en Harvard y creó la red social en 2004.

Respuesta orientativa: Yes, I knew that Mark Zuckerberg is the creator of Facebook and one of the youngest billionaires in the world. I also knew that a movie about him, The Social Network, was released in 2010. However, I did not know that he studied at Phillips Exeter Academy before Harvard.

b
Parte 1.b

What was Zuckerberg's inspiration to launch his famous social network?

  1. El texto indica que una inspiración anterior pudo venir de Phillips Exeter Academy, la escuela preparatoria donde Zuckerberg se graduó en 2002.
  2. Esa escuela publicaba su propio directorio estudiantil llamado The Photo Address Book, conocido por los estudiantes como The Facebook.
  3. Ese directorio incluía fotos y datos como el año de clase, los amigos y los números de teléfono.

Respuesta orientativa: His earlier inspiration may have come from Phillips Exeter Academy, the prep school he graduated from in 2002. That school published a student directory called The Photo Address Book, which students referred to as The Facebook. It contained photos and personal data such as class years, friends and telephone numbers.

c
Parte 1.c

Why was this social network important for students at that time?

  1. El texto explica que los directorios con fotos eran una parte importante de la experiencia social de los estudiantes en muchas escuelas privadas.
  2. Gracias a ellos, los estudiantes podían listar atributos como su año de clase, sus amigos y sus números de teléfono.
  3. La red social creada por Zuckerberg digitalizó y amplió ese directorio, facilitando conocer y contactar a otros estudiantes.

Respuesta orientativa: It was important because photo directories were a key part of student social life at many private schools. They allowed students to list attributes such as their class years, their friends and their telephone numbers. Zuckerberg's platform made that information digital and accessible to more students.

2
Ejercicio 2

(investigación sugerida)

Do research to help you answer the questions.

  1. Buscar en fuentes confiables la biografía de Mark Zuckerberg.
  2. Verificar fechas clave: nacimiento (14 de mayo de 1984), lanzamiento de Facebook (4 de febrero de 2004) y graduación de Phillips Exeter Academy (2002).
  3. Contrastar la información del texto con la fuente citada: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mark_Zuckerberg.

Respuesta orientativa: La investigación confirma que Zuckerberg lanzó Facebook desde su dormitorio en Harvard el 4 de febrero de 2004, que se graduó de Phillips Exeter Academy en 2002 y que en 2010 fue nombrado Persona del Año por una famosa revista estadounidense.

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Cross-Curricular

1 Read the following information and answer the questions that follow. Do research to help you answer them.

Mark Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is a former Harvard University student who created a social network when he was still studying computer science. The founding of this platform made Zuckerberg one of the youngest-ever billionaires, according to a famous American business magazine. His founding of the popular social network was portrayed in a movie in 2010. In the same year, he said that he was going to give most of his money to charity. In 2010, he was also named Person of the Year by a very famous American magazine.

The Social Network that made him famous

On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched the platform from his Harvard dorm room. An earlier inspiration for creating the social network may have come from Phillips Exeter Academy, the prep school from which Zuckerberg graduated in 2002. It published its own student directory, "The Photo Address Book", which students referred to as "The Facebook". Such photo directories were an important part of the student social experience at many private schools. With them, students were able to list attributes such as their class years, their friends, and their telephone numbers.

Source: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mark_Zuckerberg

a. Did you know anything about Mark Zuckerberg before reading the text above?

b. What was Zuckerberg's inspiration to launch his famous social network?

c. Why was this social network important for students at that time?


UNIT 1 · Lesson 1 · The World of Apps · 9

Glosario (7)

social network
red social; plataforma digital para conectar personas
billionaire
multimillonario; persona con más de mil millones de dólares
charity
caridad; organización que ayuda a los necesitados
dorm room
habitación de residencia universitaria
prep school
escuela preparatoria privada
student directory
directorio estudiantil con datos de los alumnos
Person of the Year
Persona del Año; distinción de una revista famosa

Preguntas para practicar

Did you know anything about Mark Zuckerberg before reading the text above?

Yes, I knew he created Facebook and that he is one of the youngest billionaires. I also knew about the movie *The Social Network*.

What was Zuckerberg's inspiration to launch his famous social network?

His inspiration may have come from Phillips Exeter Academy and its student directory, *The Photo Address Book*, known as *The Facebook*.

Why was this social network important for students at that time?

Because photo directories were an important part of student social life; they allowed students to list their class years, friends and telephone numbers.

Temas y conceptos clave

Mark ZuckerbergFacebookRedes socialesComprensión lectorasocial networkbillionairecharitydorm roomprep schoolstudent directoryPerson of the Year

Fuentes y referencias

  • https://kids.kiddle.co/Mark_Zuckerberg
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Cross-Curricular

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow. Do research to help you answer them.

Mark Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is a former Harvard University 0student who created a social network when he was still studying computer science. The founding of this platform made Zuckerberg one of the youngest-ever billionaires, according to a famous American business magazine.His founding of the popular social network was portrayed in a movie in 2010. In the same year, he said that he was going to give most of his money to charity. In 2010, he was also named Person of the Year by a very famous American magazine.

The Social Network that made him famous

On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched the platform from his Harvard dorm room. An earlier inspiration for creating the social network may have come from Phillips Exeter Academy,the prep school from which Zuckerberg graduated in 2002. It published its own student directory, "The Photo Address

Book", which students referred to as "The Facebook". Such photo directories were an important part of the student social experience at many private schools. With them, students were able to list attributes such as their class years, their friends, and their telephone numbers.

Source: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mark_Zuckerberg

a.Did you know anything about Mark Zuckerberg before reading the text above?

b.What was Zuckerberg's inspiration to launch his famous social network?

c. Why was this social network important for students at that time?

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