©Facebook Connect 2021
Pre-reading questions:
I will read each question. Then, please answer them.
講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。
- Do you have a Facebook account?
- Do you think Facebook is helpful to many people?
Vocabulary:
I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.
単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。
- announce /uh-NOUNS/
- connect /kuh-NEKT/
- digital /DIJ-i-tl/
- build /bild/
- social /SOH-shuhl/
[verb] – to make something known or tell people about something officially
The winners will be announced tomorrow.
[verb] – to make it possible for someone to communicate
Social media is very helpful in connecting to our loved ones.
[adjective] – using or relating to digital signals and computer technology
Digital television has been around for some time now.
[verb] – to create and develop something over a long period of time
These exercises build muscle and increase stamina.
[adjective] – relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and that happen during the time when you are not working
Kim likes going to social gatherings.
Article reading:
Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。
Facebook announced its new company name, “Meta,” at the company’s online event, Connect, last October 28, 2021. “Together, we can finally put people at the center of our technology. And together, we can unlock a massively bigger creator economy.” The new name came from the word “metaverse,” which is used to describe the idea of the Internet’s future. With the company’s continuous growth, Meta will focus on bringing the metaverse to life and helping people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Zuckerberg said that the company hopes the metaverse will reach a billion people, host hundreds of billions of dollars of digital business, and support millions of jobs in the next 10 years. “Today we are seen as a social media company, but in our DNA we are a company that builds technology to connect people, and the metaverse is the next frontier just like social networking was when we got started,” Zuckerberg said.
True or False:
Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.
文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。
- Facebook’s new name is “Metaverse.”
- The new company name came from the science-fiction word “Meta.”
- The name was announced in a virtual Facebook event last October 28, 2021.
- The origin of the new name is used to describe the idea of the Internet’s future.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes the company will reach billions of people, host many digital businesses, and support millions of jobs in the next 10 years.
Fill in the blanks:
Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.
適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。
| announce | build | connect | digital | social |
- It may take a few weeks to _______ up your strength again.
- We are happy to ________ that we are getting married soon!
- I just bought a new ________ camera.
- ______ and political problems are the usual causes of war.
- They met a couple of times but they did not really _________.