4ème Facebook

Academy of Matam 2023-24
Ndiaffane high school Mr Ba
Third form/4ème
Text:
Facebook is a social networking site launched in 2004. The free-access website is privately
owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace,
school and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also update their
personal profile, add friends and send messages to notify friends about themselves.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook while he was a student at Haward University. Website
membership was initially limited to Haward students. It later expanded further to include
any university student, then high school students, and finally to anyone aged 13 and over.
The website currently has more than 120 million active users worldwide. Facebook has met
with some controversy over the past few years.
It has been blocked intermittently in several countries including Syria and Iran. It has also
been banned at many places of work in order to increase productivity. Privacy has also been
an issue and it has been compromise several times.
Source at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/facebook
Glossary:
website: site web controversy: polémique worldwide: le monde entier
banned: interdit several times: plusieurs fois an issue: un problème
ban: interdire update: mise à jour membership: adhésion
I. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Information transfer: fill in the table below with information from the text.
Theme/Topic ………………………………………………………………
Founder ………………………………………………………………...
Date of creation ………………………………………………………………….
Functions …………………………………………………………………..
B. Matching: Match the ideas with the correct paragraph numbers.
IDEAS PARAGRAPH NUMBERS
The definition or meaning of Facebook. Para. number:…………………………………………
The ban of Facebook in some countries. Para. number:………………………………………….
The history and expansion of Facebook. Para. number:………………………………………….
C. True or False and Justify quoting the text.

1. Facebook has been welcome in all around the world.
Just:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Nowadays, only Haward students have access to Facebook.
Just:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?
It(para.3) refers to:…………………………………. He(para.2) refers to:………………………………….
Themselves(para.1) refers to:……………………………………….
II. GRAMMAR: The Present perfect simple

a. Affirmative form
1. Rule: Subject+have/has+past participle
Examples: I have written a letter.
She has cooked yassa.
They have created a Facebook account.
2. Practice: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple affirmative form.
- I ………………………………………………………. some milk. (drink)
- He ……………………………………………………to Dakar. (be)
- We …………………………………………………..TV. (watch)
b. Negative form
3. Rule: Subject+have/has+not+past participle
Examples: I have not written a friendly letter.
She has not cooked rice and fish.
They have not created a twitter account.

4. Practice: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple negative form.
1. I ……………………………………………………….my lessons. (learn/not)
2. She …………………………………………………to Kolda. (be/not)
3. They ……………………………………………….lunch. (eat/not)
c. Interrogative form/questions
5. Wh-question: How long …………………..? since and for
6. Rule: How long + have/has + subject + past participle?
Example1: A: How long have you lived in Ndiaffane?
B: I have lived in Ndiaffane since 2021.
Example2: A: How long has she been in Ndiaffane high school?
B: She has been in Ndiaffane high school for 3 years.
7. Practice: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect interrogative form.
Student A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Student B: I have learnt English for 4 years now.
Student A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Student B: Mr Ba has been in Fouta since 2021.

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Ndiaffane high school Mr Ba

Source at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/facebook

website: site web controversy: polémique worldwide: le monde entier

banned: interdit several times: plusieurs fois an issue: un problème

ban: interdire update: mise à jour membership: adhésion

Date of creation ………………………………………………………………….

IDEAS PARAGRAPH NUMBERS

The definition or meaning of Facebook. Para. number:…………………………………………

The ban of Facebook in some countries. Para. number:………………………………………….

The history and expansion of Facebook. Para. number:………………………………………….

C. True or False and Justify quoting the text.

2. Nowadays, only Haward students have access to Facebook.

B. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?

It(para.3) refers to:…………………………………. He(para.2) refers to:………………………………….

Themselves(para.1) refers to:……………………………………….

II. GRAMMAR: The Present perfect simple

Examples: I have written a letter.

She has cooked yassa.

They have created a Facebook account.

Examples: I have not written a friendly letter.

She has not cooked rice and fish.

They have not created a twitter account.

Example1: A: How long have you lived in Ndiaffane?

B: I have lived in Ndiaffane since 2021.

Example2: A: How long has she been in Ndiaffane high school?

B: She has been in Ndiaffane high school for 3 years.

Student B: I have learnt English for 4 years now.

Student B: Mr Ba has been in Fouta since 2021.

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