Monday, September 12, 2022

(Intermediate - TED) Why videos go viral



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How videos go viral




1. What 3 things make a video go viral?

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2. What is an inside joke? What does it have to do with participation?

3. What is Kevin's final point?





Vocabulary focus: Synonymous language

In the 20 examples below, both phrases could be used to communicate roughly the same idea. 

Listen and circle the phrase you hear:

1. go viral / wild / like crazy

2. gets tons of / many / millions of views

3. contrive set out / plan to make a viral video

4. all the way back in / as far back as January.

5. cause / propel the video to be as popular as it would become

6. it seems to have just sprung / sprouted up out of nowhere.

7. high points spikes / peaks

8. accelerating / speeding up the process

9. this community formed / grew

10. parodies / satires / spoofs

11. phenomenon / occurence

12. spreading / distributing it

13. sampled / looped music

 14. techie, geeky Internet community / culture

15. remix community / culture

16. get noticed / stand out

17. obstructions / impediments / hinderances

18. keep / prevent you from

19. is true / holds for

 20. to green-light / endorse / push your idea




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