PRONUNCIATION 2 LISTENING EXERCISES SERIES

Tech Talk at the NY Times

You will listen to a segment of a Tech Talk report by New York Times reporters J. D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado. Below you are provided with a set of questions, so please give a brief but direct answer to each of them. Dont forget to print a copy of this exercise and bring it to class to be checked. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Whats the main objective of the social media available? A/ Why is it that Google + is not as popular as Facebook? A/ Was Google + open to anyone that wanted to join at the beginning? A/ What seems to be the reason that Google + traffic dropped by 60% according to advertising networks and research firms? A/ Why was the metaphor better than sliced bread used when describing Google +? What does it mean? A/ Whats the explanation regarding Google +s sudden increase and rapid decrease in popularity? A/ What are the two theories about why Google + is lagging in the social media? A/ a) b)
PODCAST LISTENING EXERCISE DESIGNED BY PROF. JONATHAN ACUA

PRONUNCIATION 2 LISTENING EXERCISES SERIES Whats the male reporters bottom line about Google + and the lack of the fun factor or sticky quality? A/ 9 Compared to Facebook, how user-friendly is Google +? A/ 10 Whats the new relationship between Facebook and iPad? A/ 11 What are the most important features of the new Facebook app? A/ 12 TRANSCRIPTIONS: a) connected /knktd/ b) Google Plus c) apparently d) increase e) temporary f) theories g) supply h) stand out i) features j) sticky quality k) the bottom line l) complicated 8

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PODCAST LISTENING EXERCISE DESIGNED BY PROF. JONATHAN ACUA