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, relationships trade.

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

American Randy Conrads created the website classmates.com.
With this social network, he wanted people to be able to recover or
maintain contact with former colleagues college, 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]
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 (Development)

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…
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 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 LiveJournal or the Swedish LunaStorm 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).
 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 linkedinSocial social networks. Its purpose is to help grow
professional connections among users. For example, Viadeo, 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
 Social Networks

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.

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.
 References

 Padrón. G. (2011). Origen. 2018, de Las redes Sociales Sitio

web:
https://sites.google.com/site/herramientacontrolada2/redessoci
ales-definicion-caracteristicas-1

 Sedano, G. (2018). Tipos de Redes Sociales. 2018, de

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

 Santay, S. (2018). Importancia en las Redes Sociales en la

Sociedad. 2018, de Infogram Sitio web:
https://infogram.com/las-redessociales-y-su-importancia-en-la-
sociedad-1g143mn9jqn6pzy

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.