It seems absolutely normal to get on YouTube and start watching whatever you find there, including the news videos we watch every Tuesday. Did you know that a bit more than 10 years ago there was no possibility like that? So it was 10 years ago when the first YouTube video was uploaded. And CBS New will tell us all about it.
Fun facts about YouTube:
In order to understand this video we’ll need to know the following words. |
Хоча ми схильні думати, що великі пограбування можливі лише в кіно, вони таки трапляються. Деколи вони точнісінько такі ж, як в кіно. Минулого тижня лондонські ювеліра стали жертвами пограбування, що завдало збитків десь на $150 мільйонів. ABC News розкажуть, як це було.
Цікава інформація про YouTube:
Для того, щоб зрозуміти відео, вам знадобляться наступні слова. |
Vocabulary:
to pop up |
to appear very quickly or suddenly |
з‘явитися |
to gain fame |
to become famous |
здобути славу |
dramatic |
dramatic behavior is done to impress other people |
драматичний |
embarrassing |
making you feel nervous, ashamed or stupid |
ніяковий |
infamy |
a reputation for something bad |
ганьба |
to spread the word |
to tell a lot of people about the idea you believe in |
поширювати ідеї |
phenomenon |
something that is very impressive or surprising |
явище |
to found |
to start an organization, company etc. |
засновувати |
decade |
a period of 10 years |
десятиліття |
to upload |
to send something from your computer to a larger systems using the Internet |
завантажувати |
to make profit |
to earn money |
отримувати прибуток |
to make a difference |
to have an important effect on something |
змінити щось на краще |
repository |
a place where large quantities of things are stored or kept safe |
сховище |
And now replace the highlighted phrases in the following sentences by the ones we learnt. If you have difficulties with the task, try watching and inserting necessary phrases at the same time.
decade |
А тепер замініть виділені фразі у цих реченнях на ті, що ми вивчили. Якщо у вас виникли проблеми з цим завданням, спробуйте ще раз переглянути відео і одночасно вставляти необхідні фрази.
to gain fame |
1. Ten years ago today a home video appeared on a new website.
2. It became famous as a wild kingdom of musical cats, impressive chipmunks and screaming goats.
3. A place where shameful moments live on in shame.
4. But that reach has also made YouTube a platform for protest, a place to share ideas.
5. How else could a Korean rapper become a global event.
6. It all started with this video posted by one of the three former Pay-Pal employees who organized YouTube 10 years ago.
7. Today more than 300 hours of video are sent from computers every minute.
8. It may not be earning money but it’s made a world better becoming a(n) archive of history and culture.
Language
And that’s pretty much there is to say.
Pretty much – really pretty, beautiful or just good-looking? Unfortunately, none of the above.
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Pretty much – дуже симпатичний, прекрасний чі просто гарний? На жаль, жоден з цих варіантів.
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Language Task
Decide if pretty is used as adjective (meaning beautiful) or adverb (meaning kind of) |
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I’m waiting for your answers in the comments or my e-mail: [email protected]
PS. Since we’re watching a video about YouTube today, this will become a nice complementary video. Yes, Emoji have trends. And which ones do you like using? |
Чекаю на ваші відповіді в коментарях або за електронною адресою: [email protected]
ЗИ: Оскільки сьогодні чи дивимося відео про YouTube, цей ролик стане гарним додатком до нього. Так, серед Емоджі є тренди. А які любите використовувати ви? |
Answers to the previous issue about ABC: Real-Life Ocean’s Eleven: $150 Million Jewelry Heist
Vocabulary Task Keys
1. heist
2. gang, gems
3. ripped off, surveillance, made off, estimated
4. appearing, obtained
5. exclusive
6. hauling, gear
7. descended, access, vault
8. crew
9. admitting, respond
10. under way
Language Task Keys.
1. There’s some bread and cheese on the dinner table.
2. There are children playing on the playground.
3. There are three black cats and a brown dog in the back yard.
4. There are three bedrooms in my apartment.
5. There is a tree in the middle of the road
Here you can download the script to the first video!
Prepared by Olha Yankova