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
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
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
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

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).
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 social networks. Its purpose is to help
grow professional connections among users. For example, Viadeo, Xing,
Linkedin.
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 keeo up with those people

You can even be informed about current events 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.

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.