TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Task 3 M3 LA 3

Fill in the story elements of “Mark Zuckerberg“ in the following table.

Task 3a

Orientation	Events	Reorientation
Born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social-networking website Facebook out of his college dorm room.	-       Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age. Zuckerberg enrolled at Harvard University when he built a program called CourseMatch, and Facemash. -        Zuckerberg and his friends created Facebook. Zuckerberg dropped out of college to devote himself to Facebook full time, moving the company to Palo Alto, California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had 1 million users. -       Zuckerberg made two major life changes in May 2012. Facebook had its initial public offering. Zuckerberg in early 2018 announced his personal challenge to develop improved methods for d efending Facebook users from abuse and interference by nation-states. -       Zuckerberg came under fire again a few months later when it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, had used private information from approximately 87 million Facebook profiles without the social network alerting its owners.	Zuckerberg surfaced on various outlets to explain how the company was taking steps to limit third-party developers' access to user information, and said he would be happy to testify before Congress.

Task 3b

Answer these questions.

1. How did Mark develop facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg  and his friends developed Facebook from the CourseMatch softwares that Mark developed before in his campus at Harvard University.

2.What do people like about using Facebook?

People can create their own profiles, upload photos,Status, and communicate with other users.

3.What do you want to suggest for Mark?

I would like to suggest to Mark does not limit the number of Facebook friends so that we can expand friendships aroud the world

4. How did Mark manage the problem of the use of private information by a firm?

Mark announced that the company was taking steps to limit third-party developers' access to user information, and said he would be happy to testify before Congress.

5. Following what Mark has done, what idea do you have for this digital era?

As the user of Facebook, I think we should be wise to use it for good things like sharing valid information, keeping in touch with family and friends, etc. We shouldn’t use it for something that leads people to have conflicts.