[영어뉴스요약] Facebook Reaches 500 Million Active Users
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2015-08-01 오후 9:58:18
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Pre-Listening Vocabulary
active users: people who are actually using (not just registered for) an application or resource
social networking: using a website to connect socially and share information via status updates, chat, public and private messages
grasp: to understand
enormity: the largeness
CEO: chief executive officer; the main person in charge of operations
match: to become equal with
Facebook Reaches 500 Million Active Users
According to an announcement made in July, half a billion people are now using for their social networking needs. For those who find it to grasp the enormity, this means that one in people on Earth use a Facebook account. India and Brazil are two countries that do not have a large user population on Facebook, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is confident this will change in the. The Facebook team's goal is to reach 1 billion users to match that of Google. The number of people who access Facebook on their mobile phones is expected to grow as more and more people purchase in order to stay to their social networks.
Comprehension Questions:
What major milestone occurred on the Internet in July?
Why does the report mention India and Brazil?
What goal does Facebook's CEO have now?
Discussion Question:
Along with the announcement Facebook announced a new site called Facebook stories. If you are on Facebook what's your Facebook story? (What do you use Facebook for? Has anything significant happened in your Facebook life?) If you're not on Facebook, why aren't you?
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Facebook Reaches 500 Million Users According to an announcement made in July, half a billion people are now using Facebook for their social networking needs. For those who find it difficult to grasp the enormity, this means that one in 14 people on Earth use a Facebook account. India and Brazil are two countries that do not have a large user population on Facebook, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is confident this will change in the near future. The Facebook team's goal is to reach 1 billion users to match that of Google. The number of people who access Facebook on their mobile phones is expected to grow as more and more people purchase smart phones in order to stay connected to their social networks
Comprehension Answers:
Facebook reached 500 million active users.
India and Brazil do not have a large population of Facebook users yet.
Facebook's CEO wants to match the amount of users Google has.
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