Trolls

TROLLS

LESSON CONVERSATION CLUB BALDR (B2)

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A troll (online)

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Do you know the meaning of the following words?

A troll (online)

A poll

to wuss out

threads (online)

to devise

Watch the first part of the video (up to 01:40)

What was the goal of Justin Bieber's marketing team? _____________________________________________________________________ . Who voted for North Korea and why? ________________________________ . How did the marketing team respond? _______________________________________________________________________ .

The marketing team wanted to generate hype.

Online trolls voted for North Korea to torment or endanger Justin Beiber.

They wussed out.

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

mace

to ryhme

the score was one all

intriguing

remote (adjective)

Watch the first part of the video (up to 03:22)

What were the limitations for Pitbull's poll. _____________________________________________________________________ . How did the trolls devise a way to toment Pitbull? ________________________________ . What did Pitbull do in the end? _______________________________________________________________________ .

They were limited to a Wallmart in the USA

They chose the remotest Wallmart in the country (Kodiak - Alaska)

He performed in Kodiak Alaska.

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

25 times as many ____ as

wasteland

a cheque

deaf

bots

Watch the first part of the video (up to 04:12)

What were the limitations empossed by Taylor Swift's marketing team? _____________________________________________________________________ . How did the trolls torment her? ________________________________ . What did Taylor do? _______________________________________________________________________ .

She would play in a school in the US

They voted for Taylor to vote in a school for the deaf.

She refused to perform but she donated $50,000 to the school.

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

rigged

a swiftie

to snitch

a kill-joy

Watch the first part of the video (up to 04:12)

What would the winner of the poll receive? _____________________________________________________________________ . What kind of a person was Charles Z? ________________________________ . What did one kill-joy do? _______________________________________________________________________ .

The individual with the most votes would get to meet Taylor Swift.

He was a creepy obsessive Taylor Swift fanatic.

The kill-joy told the organizers how trolls were using bots to rig the poll.

Which of the situations did you think was the funniest?

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

a warranty

without a hitch

4 chan

____ proof

Watch the first part of the video (up to 01:39)

What did the 4-chan trolls convince i-phone users of? _____________________________________________________________________ . Why was this illogical? ________________________________ . Why did people believe them? _______________________________________________________________________ .

They convinced them that a software update had made their phones waterproof

A software update cannot change a phone's hardware.

Their ads were very realistic.

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

a pitiable

a hoax

to fall for a trick

a ploy

Watch the first part of the video (up to 01:39)

What was "apple wave" _____________________________________________________________________ . What is the difference between "falling for" and "admitting to having fallen for". ________________________________ . What were the apple forums filled with? _______________________________________________________________________ .

"Apple wave" was a hoax that convinced people to microwave their phones.

Admitting to means they actually told people their mistake.

Desperate pleas for help regarding microwaved phones.

Do you know the meaning of the following words?

its not a bug its a feature

a chassy

hipster

to take the piss

Watch the first part of the video (up to 01:39)

Why was the phone so flexible? _____________________________________________________________________ . Why did apple decide to use aluminium? ________________________________ . .. _______________________________________________________________________ .

The phone was built from aluminium instead of stainless steel.

It was much cheaper to produce.

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Do you know the meaning of the following words?

to brick a device

courage

to drown

headphone jack

to drill

Watch the first part of the video (up to 01:39)

What was the rumor spread by Tech Rax? _____________________________________________________________________ . What does it mean "to brick a device" ________________________________ . What happened when people set the date to the 1st of december 1970? _______________________________________________________________________ .

You could access your iphone audio port if you drilled a hole into your phone?

It means make something unuseable.

Instead of being a negative integer it went back to a date longer than the existence of the universe.

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without a hitch without problems "The party went off without a hitch "

rigged A form of corruption where the winner is decided before the game begins "The Venezuelan election was rigged"

a kill-joy someone who destroys the fun "Sam told us not to dance on the tables. He is a kill-joy"

to snitch to reveal a secret (usually a crime) to the authorities "Snitches get stitches"

on a(n) annual/monthly basis

payment arranged to occur every year/month

deaf Unable to hear anything "Lisa is deaf, she can't hear you"

A poll A poll is similar to a vote. It is often used to gain insights to opinions. "A recent poll by CNN showed that many people are worried about inflation"

to ryhme to used two similar sounding words for music or poetry "Die – By – High – Why – Try – Sky – Buy – Cry – Rely – Guy"

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."

A poll A poll is similar to a vote. It is often used to gain insights to opinions. "A recent poll by CNN showed that many people are worried about inflation"

threads A thread is a series of replies or comments on a social media post, typically focussing on a particular topic or idea, resulting in a structured conversation.

threads A thread is a series of replies or comments on a social media post, typically focussing on a particular topic or idea, resulting in a structured conversation.

bots simple apps or scripts designed to immitate humans "40% of Tinder profiles are bots. It's really depressing"

membership rewards

extra benefits available only to subscribers of a product/service

A poll A poll is similar to a vote. It is often used to gain insights to opinions. "A recent poll by CNN showed that many people are worried about inflation"

one-off payment

a single payment without any additional/future charges

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."

to devise to plan "We are devising a strategy that could save us millions of dollars per year"

to devise to plan "We are devising a strategy that could save us millions of dollars per year"

A swifty A Taylor Swift fan "..."

7-day free trial

a promotional offer where potential clients use a product/service for free to see if they’d like to purchase it.

a cheque An old form of payment "Tom wussed out of the fight. I guess he didn't want to get hurt."

mace A powerful pepper spray used to blind dangerous animals and people "He was sprayed with mace"

4-chan A forum-based website similar to reddit, whose users are perverts, degenerates, and trolls.

to devise to plan "We are devising a strategy that could save us millions of dollars per year"

intriguing interesting

to devise to plan "We are devising a strategy that could save us millions of dollars per year"

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."

one all An equal score of one point "The game ended 3-3, or, 3 all"

A poll A poll is similar to a vote. It is often used to gain insights to opinions. "A recent poll by CNN showed that many people are worried about inflation"

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."

threads A thread is a series of replies or comments on a social media post, typically focussing on a particular topic or idea, resulting in a structured conversation.

to wuss out (informal) A wuss is a coward. To wuss out means to leave because you're scared "Tom wussed out of the fight. I guess he didn't want to get hurt."

threads A thread is a series of replies or comments on a social media post, typically focussing on a particular topic or idea, resulting in a structured conversation.

to devise to plan "We are devising a strategy that could save us millions of dollars per year"

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."

____times as many _______ as A multiplication "Tom's home has 8 bedrooms. Paul's home has 2 bedrooms. Tom's home has 4 times as many bedrooms as Paul's home"

A wasteland A dead, lifeless place where nothing can grow or survive "A recent poll by CNN showed that many people are worried about inflation"

remote far away from everything (adjective) "Remote workers are people who don't visit an office

An internet troll A person who enjoys tormenting people online "Don't respond to those comments. They are just trolls."