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. |
Кажется абсолютно нормальным заходить на YouTube и начинать смотреть все, что вы там найдете, включая новостные видеоролики, которые мы смотрим каждый вторник. Знаете ли вы, что чуть более 10 лет назад такой возможности не было? Так было 10 лет назад, когда было загружено первое видео на YouTube. И CBS New расскажет нам все об этом.
Интересная информация о YouTube:
Для того, чтобы понять видео, вам понадобятся следующие слова. |
Vocabulary:
to pop up |
to appear very quickly or suddenly |
появиться |
to gain fame |
to become famous |
снискать славу |
dramatic |
dramatic behavior is done to impress other people |
драматический |
embarrassing |
making you feel nervous, ashamed or stupid |
неловкий |
infamy |
a reputation for something bad |
позор |
to spread the word |
to tell a lot of people about the idea you believe in |
распространять идеи |
phenomenon |
something that is very impressive or surprising |
явление |
to found |
to start an organization, company etc. |
основывать |
decade |
a period of 10 years |
десятилетие |
to upload |
to send something from your computer to a larger systems using the Internet |
загружать |
to make profit |
to earn money |
получать прибыль |
to make a difference |
to have an important effect on something |
изменить что-то к лучшему |
repository |
a place where large quantities of things are stored or kept safe |
хранилище |
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 теперь замените выделенные фразы в этих предложениях на те, что мы изучили. Если у вас возникли проблемы с этим заданием, попробуйте еще раз посмотреть видео и одновременно вставлять необходимые фразы.
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 – очень симпатичный, прекрасный или просто хороший? К сожалению, ни один из этих вариантов.
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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? |
Жду ваши ответы в комментариях или по электронному адресу: [email protected]
ЗЫ: Поскольку сегодня или смотрим видео YouTube, этот ролик станет хорошим дополнением к нему. Да, среди эмоджи есть тренды. А какие любите использовать вы? |
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