The Best of the Web -Live magazine- November 11st

Summary
“The Webby Awards have been praised “the highest internet award” for celebrating the most brilliant online media. The awarded prizes are decided by both Webby Award judges and public votes.
One special part of it is that the winners’  speeches are limited to five words.
However, the limitation doesn’t harm the power of the speakers’ words.(the excellence of the speakers’ performances.)
The speeches are only a part of what makes the Webby Awards so great. Most importantly, this event points out the creative things the Internet can do, from keeping us entertained to changing the world.
Quiz Time:
1.The Webby Awards is the winners’ speeches, which can be no longer than _____words.
2.The creators of Best App Angry Birds caused laughter with their speech:
“Stay _____. Get those_____!”

3. What is Martin Cooper’s funny acceptance speech? And what award did her receive?

4. What makes Watson’s joking speech, “Person of the year, Ironic!”, funny?

5. What are the five words used by the Egyptian protesters’  speech that moved the audience into tears?
Vocabulary

• 1. social (adj.) Living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups.
• Ex: Rebecca stayed out of the social life of school.
• 2. powerful(adj.) Having great power or force or potency or effect.
• Ex: He had broad shoulders and powerful arms.
• 3.laughter(n.) the sound of laughing
• Ex: She burst into laughter (/tears).

                (burst out laughing/crying)

• 4.lifetime(adj.) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
• Ex: He has a terrible lifetime job.
• 5. inventor(n.) someone who is the first to think of or make something

Ex: The inventor of zippers must be a genius.


Language Note

• tear
• 1.(n.) a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Ex: Tears were dry after she heard the news about her husband in the accident.
• 2.(n.) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• Ex: There are tears everywhere on those young people’s jeans.
• (v.)((tear-tore-torn)) separate or cause to separate abruptly
• Ex: He tore his test sheet to give offense to the teacher.
• Upon N./V-ing
• Upon N/V-ing, S.+ V.= S.+ V. upon N./ V-ing
• Ex: Upon being refused of his proposal, he killed himself by driving into the ocean.
• Ex: She went to celebrate with her other ten boy friends, upon her hearing the news on the Saturday night.
• (as soon as)
• Ex: His mother jumped out of the window with her poor little kitty in hand, as soon as she heard the bad news of her dearest son.