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20-Page Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Twitter

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Twitter is one of the most popular social networking and micro-blogging services in the world. It allows account users to send 140-character updates on anything they choose, and for people to follow different users. It was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey and now has more than 100 million users. Dorsey describes the word “twitter” as being “just perfect”. He said it means "a short burst of inconsequential information… and that’s exactly what the product was.” Twitter is used to keep in contact with friends, to network and keep up-to-date professionally, and as a source of world news. One analyst described 41% of twitter messages as being “pointless babble”. Twitter is one of the 50-highest-ranked websites and is rising steadily. It has enormous growth and revenue potential.

1. BRAINSTORM CHAT: Write all the words you can think of about Twitter on the board or on a piece of paper. Talk about these words with your partner(s).

2. TWITTER MORNING: Each student pretends to be an employee of Twitter. They walk around the class and talk about the company and their job.

3. RUMOURS: Each student writes down a pretend rumour about Twitter. They then walk around the class and talk to other students about their rumour.

4. GOOD AND BAD: Brainstorm good and bad things about Twitter and write them on the board. Students talk about these in pairs.

5. TRUE OR FALSE: Students find out several facts about Twitter. They write these down and add the same number of things about the company that are false. Students test each other on which of their points are true or false.

6. FACTS: In groups, students write down as many facts as they can about Twitter. The winner is the group with the most facts. Teacher may wish to have groups share their facts to make sure they are real.

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Twitter is one of the most _____________________ and micro-blogging services in the world. It allows account users to send _____________________ on anything they choose, and for people _____________________. It was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey and now has more than 100 million users. Dorsey describes the word “twitter” as being “just perfect”. He said it means "a short burst of _____________________ … and that’s _____________________ was.” Twitter is used to keep in contact with friends, to network and keep up-to-date professionally, _____________________ world news. _____________________ 41% of twitter messages as being “pointless babble”. Twitter is one of the 50-highest-ranked websites and is rising steadily. It has enormous growth _____________________.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

twitter is one of the most popular social networking and micro-blogging services in the world it allows account users to send 140-character updates on anything they choose and for people to follow different users it was created in 2006 by jack dorsey and now has more than 100 million users dorsey describes the word “twitter” as being “just perfect” he said it means "a short burst of inconsequential information… and that’s exactly what the product was” twitter is used to keep in contact with friends to network and keep up-to-date professionally and as a source of world news one analyst described 41% of twitter messages as being “pointless babble” twitter is one of the 50-highest-ranked websites and is rising steadily it has enormous growth and revenue potential

  CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE

Twitter .......... (be) one of the most popular social networking and micro-blogging services in the world. It .......... (allow) account users to .......... (send) 140-character updates on anything they .......... (choose), and for people to .......... (follow) different users. It was .......... (create) in 2006 by Jack Dorsey and now has more than 100 million users. Dorsey .......... (describe) the word “twitter” as being “just perfect”. He said it .......... (mean) "a short burst of inconsequential information… and that’s exactly what the product .......... (be).” Twitter is .......... (use) to keep in contact with friends, to network and .......... (keep) up-to-date professionally, and as a source of world news. One analyst .......... (describe) 41% of twitter messages as being “pointless babble”. Twitter .......... (be) one of the 50-highest-ranked websites and is .......... (rise) steadily. It .......... (have) enormous growth and revenue potential.

  REWRITE WITH SPACES

Twitterisoneofthemostpopularsocialnetworkingandmicro-bloggingservicesintheworld.
Itallowsaccountuserstosend140-characterupdatesonanythingtheychoose,andfor
peopletofollowdifferentusers.Itwascreatedin2006byJackDorseyandnowhasmorethan
100millionusers.Dorseydescribestheword“twitter”asbeing“justperfect”.Hesaiditmeans
"ashortburstofinconsequentialinformation…andthat’sexactlywhattheproductwas.”Twitter
isusedtokeepincontactwithfriends,tonetworkandkeepup-to-dateprofessionally,
andasasourceofworldnews.Oneanalystdescribed41%oftwittermessagesasbeing“pointless
babble”.Twitterisoneofthe50-highest-rankedwebsitesandisrising
steadily.Ithasenormousgrowthandrevenuepotential.

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  CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD

  PROJECT TWITTER

Part 1. Your mission is to increase the profits and sales of Twitter. Complete this  table with your project partner(s):

Part 2. Change partners and look at their project. Suggest improvements. Ask for advice on your project:

Part 3. Make a presentation on your project. Give it to the class. Vote the best projects.

  TWITTER – ROLE PLAY 1

  TWITTER – ROLE PLAY 2

  JOB INTERVIEW ROLE PLAY

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  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

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  TWITTER SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Twitter in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

  WRITING 1 – SPEED WRITING

Write anything about Twitter for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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  WRITING 2 – LETTER OF COMPLAINT

Write a letter to Twitter. Complain about one of its products. Ask for a refund. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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  WRITING 3 – LETTER OF APOLOGY

Write a letter of apology to the customer. Explain why you cannot give a refund. Show your partner your letter. Correct each other’s work.

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  HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about Twitter. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Twitter. What have they done recently? What are their plans? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. TWITTER POSTER Make a poster about Twitter. Make sure you sell the company to the public.  Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY TWITTER LESSON: Make your own English lesson on Twitter. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on Twitter. Share your findings with the class.