Activity 1:
Read the text and tick the correct alternative:
The text is:
a- A dialogue
b- A review of a film
c- A biography
d- A prediction about the future
Activity 2:
Match the paragraphs with the corresponding topic:
Paragraph 1 a- Mark’s recent life and own family
Paragraph 2 b- His days at university
Paragraph 3 c- Early life and family
Paragraph 4 d- The beginning of business
Activity 3:
Read the text again and find expressions with this meaning. Copy the expressions below.
1- Mark has dedicated himself completely to Facebook since 2004
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2- Mark started attending university in 2002.
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3- Mark doesn’t believe in God.
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4- “The social network” is a film about the creator of Facebook.
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5- Microsoft wanted Mark to be their employee.
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6- Zuckerberg became interested in computers when he was a child.
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7- He wants other entrepreneurs to support charity causes.
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8- In 2004, Zuckerberg abandoned university.
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9- Mark has embraced social causes.
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10- The school administration said that Facemash was inappropriate and they closed it down.
Activity 4:
Put these events in chronological order. Work in pairs. Write the number next to the sentence.
1. Mark started high school
2. Mark enrolled at Harvard University. ___
3. Mark and his friends created a website called Facebook.______
4. Zuckerberg created a messaging program.
5. Mark was born in New York.
6. Face mash was shut down by the school administration.
7. Priscilla Chang graduated from medical school.
8. Mark moved the company to Palo Santo in California.
9. Priscilla and Mark got married.
10. Mark built a music player; “The synapse media player”.
11. Mark signed ‘the giving pledge’.
12. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
13. Mark donated $ 100 million to public schools in New Jersey.
Activity 5.
Write these sentences below the correct column
1. His family has always been Jewish.
2 . When he was a child, he developed a great interest in computers
3. In july 2003, Mark invented Facemash
4. Mark has declared himself an atheist
5. He has devoted himself to Facebook for more than 10 years
6. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14th., 1984
7. He has become one of the richest men in the world
8. Two years later the site had 3 million users
9. He created a messaging program when he was 10 years old
10. Priscilla and Mark have been together since they were at university.
FINISHED PAST ACTION SPECIFIC TIME UNFINISHED PAST ACTION.
EXPRESSION OF THE PAST NO SPECIFIC TIME EXPRESSION OF THE PAST
Activity 6:
Read these sentences. Write “definite past time (DPT)” or “indefinite past time (IPT)”.
Underline the words that refer to “definite past time”
1. She worked as a part- time worker in McDonald’s last summer.
2. Robert has never had a better salary
3. I have never applied for a job
4. I went to the cinema yesterday
5. She has been in the sales department since 2016
6. My mum and dad retired 20 years ago
7. Ana got a promotion in her company last night
8. Richie has always worked as a freelancer
9. I met my best friend when I was in primary school
10. I opened a Facebook account a week ago
11. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in December, 2003______
Activity 7:
Find the mistake in these sentences. Rewrite them in the correct form
1. Jack was a permanent worker for 10 years.
2. Alan has lived in France 2 years ago
3 . Facebook was the most popular social network since 2004
4. Justin Timberlake has been an entrepreneur 5 years ago
5. When he was young, Mark Zuckerberg has liked computers
6. I work in a bank. I worked there for 15 years
7. My grandfather was an entrepreneur. He has invested $1 million in the
50’s
8. They bought a new car since 1990.
9. Employment agencies have existed 20 years ago
10. Zuckerberg has donated money to New Jersey’s schools in 2010.
Activity 8:
Crossword
Activity 9:
Read this article about ‘Blogging’ and complete with the verbs into past simple or present
perfect.
Activity 10:
Complete the survey. Tick the correct alternative.
1- Today’s lesson was about:
a. Health problems.
b. Entrepreneurs and the world of work.
c. The effect of social networks on people’s relations.
d. Solidarity in New Jersey.
2- How well did you understand the difference between the use of the past and the present
perfect?
a. Very well.
b. So- so.
c. I have an idea.
d. I didn’t understand at all.
3- Can you recognize the time expressions we use with the past simple and the time
expressions we use with the present perfect?
a . Yes, definitely. I can recognize them.
b. I have some doubts.
c. I can’t see the difference.
4- Are the past simple form and the present perfect form clear to you?
a. Yes. Very clear.
b. I sometimes get confused with the verbs.
c. I don’t know how to form the past simple or the present perfect.
