Learning activity 4

Evidence: My presentation outline

A. Find a topic of personal interest. Imagine you are going to present that topic
orally to your teacher and classmates at school. For this part of the evidence
you need to carry out exhaustive research in order to be able to present all the
necessary information related to your selected topic. Report the most important
aspects of your research through a brainstorm of the ideas and concepts that
you think will be relevant to the presentation.

Brainstorm

Example of topic: Aviation.

 Aviation refers to the use of commercial and non-commercial aircrafts

for transportation of people or goods.

 The A380, manufactured by the Airbus Industry, is the biggest plane

ever made.

Brainstorm

Topic: Social Networks

 Social networks are internet sites that allow people to connect

with their friends and even make new friendships, virtually,
and share content, interact, create communities on similar
interests: work, readings, games, friendship, relationships,
and relationships trade.

 The origin of social networks goes back at least to 1995,

when the American Randy Conrad’s created the website
classmates.com. With this social network I wanted people to
be able to recover or maintain contact with old colleagues
from the school, institute, university.
B. Now, structure your presentation using the Signpost language learnt during this
learning activity. Present your outline through presentation cards. Use as many
cards as you need.

Remember: Each presentation card should include a heading, a

phrase at the bottom, a number and it should be organized by
numbering and bulleting.

(Model)

Aviation
[heading]

Structure: I’m going to divide this talk into five parts.

1. Early beginnings.
2. Civil aviation.
3. Commercial aviation.
4. Modern aircrafts manufacturers:
a. Airbus.
b. Boeing.
c. Embraer.
5. The most famous aircrafts in history:
a. Concorde.
b. Boeing 747.
c. Airbus A380.

Let’s turn now to the first part: the early beginnings

of aviation…
[Bottom phrase]

1
 Social Networks

Structure: I’m going to divide this talk into four parts.

1) Origin and Evolution of Social Networks.

2) Types of social networks

3) Importance of Social Networks in society.

a) Advantages

b) Disadvantages

4) Conclusion

Let’s turn now to the first part: the early beginnings of Social
Networks…
 Social Networks

1) Origin and Evolution of Social Networks.

The origin of social networks dates back to 1995, when Randy

Conrads created the classmates.com website. With this social
network it is intended that people can recover or maintain contact with
former colleagues of the school, institute or university. In 1997 comes
sixdegrees.com, which allows users to create profiles, list of friends
and send messages.

From 1997 to 2001, technological evolution facilitated new tools that

allowed websites such as Live Journal or the Swedish Luna Storm to
be at the forefront and make their users feel involved. A year later
Friendster was born, a portal to arrange appointments online that
enjoyed a success that was also its ruin (technical difficulties could not
cope with the high demand for services).

“Communicating is not just talking. It is also listening, asking,

conversing”
 Social Networks

2) Types of social networks

Types of social networks: There are two types of social networks that
are best known for the way they are organized and the openness they
offer to their audience.

Horizontal social networks

Horizontal social networks are sites that are more open to everyone
and do not have a defined theme. Participation in these virtual spaces
is free and their only purpose is to share with others.

As an example of these social platforms we have Facebook that does

not have a central theme and the audience is totally varied, there is
also Orkut in Brazil, Identi.ca, Twitter and Tuenti in Spain.

Vertical social networks

Compared to horizontal social networks, these websites are dedicated

to specific topics, around which users come together to form an online
thematic community. They are more closed spaces. Thematic social
networks are diverse, but we can name some known categories:

Social networks types LinkedIn Social networks. Its purpose is to help

grow professional connections among users. For example, Video,
Xing, LinkedIn.
 Social Networks

3) Importance of Social Networks in society.

Social networks are becoming very important in today's society,

reflecting the need of the human being for expression and recognition,
well Aristotle said "Man is a sociable being by nature", because to
meet their physical and spiritual needs you need to live in society ,
since being a rational and individual creature, is not self-sufficient and
requires the help and protection of others of its kind, for that reason it
forms communities ". But what is a Social Network? We could define it
as a form of social interaction, where there is a dynamic exchange
between people, groups and institutions that share tastes or
preferences among themselves, achieving a sense of belonging and
developing a fabric that acts for the welfare of the entire community.

a) Advantages

 They allow you to meet people, and reconnect with those you
had years without seeing

 It allows you to keep up with those people

 it allows you to organize events, and even send invitations

without even leaving the chair

 You can even be informed about current events and events,

both social and academic, political, of any kind.
b) Disadvantages

 Give freedom to unwanted people who know about all your

movements

 Your uploaded images can be used for any purpose

 Your life stops being private

 You can lose more time pending what happens there than in
your real life.

4) Conclusion

Social networks are one of the most striking phenomena of a new

communication philosophy, where millions of people intervene daily.
The increase in the number of users in the most recent years is also
striking. If we ask ourselves what this intense interactive online
transfer is, the answer can be simple. Man has an innate need to
communicate with others, the computer can be a perfect tool to unite
people from different parts of the world and, however, with common
interests. Social networks also located in mobile telephony,
complement it, as happens with email and other traditional
communication systems, consequently, social networks have become
digital platforms for interpersonal interaction. There are those who
suggest that they are part of the individualism of the 21st century, but
the truth is that they can serve to nurture the personal life of users, not
only by expanding professional skills but also with a great capacity to
establish numerous contacts for other purposes.
 References

Padrón. G. (2011). Origen. 2019, de Las redes Sociales Sitio web:

https://sites.google.com/site/herramientacontrolada2/redes

Sociales-definicion-caracteristicas-1

Sedano, G. (2019). Tipos de Redes Sociales. 2019, de Webespacio Sitio

web: https://www.webespacio.com/tipos-redes-sociales/

Santay, S. (2019). Importancia en las Redes Sociales en la Sociedad. 2019,

de In fogram Sitio web:

https://infogram.com/las-redessociales-y-su-importancia-en-la-sociedad-
1g143mn9jqn6pzy

C. To complete the evidence, you must now write a complete list of references
using the guidelines given by the American Psychological Association (APA). Do
not forget to organize your references alphabetically.

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as
follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

2. Click on Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make sure
the file is attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.
Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning guide
in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to develop
them and deliver them correctly.

Criterio de evaluación
Prepara presentaciones orales haciendo uso del vocabulario y las diferentes
estructuras gramaticales requeridas.