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Level 1 - 6th September, 2019

Deepfake app puts your face in famous movie scenes

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Contents

The Reading

2

Phrase Matching

3

Listening Gap Fill

4

No Spaces

5

Survey

6

Writing and Speaking 7

Writing

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THE READING

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A technique called deepfake is worrying people. It could create more fake news and trick people. The word "deepfake" is a combination of "deep learning" and "fake". The software allows your face to replace the face of a talking president or movie star. The result is a fake video. Many people are worried the technology will be used in national elections. Deepfake could be used to trick people in elections. A new deepfake app called Zao has gone viral in China. It is number one on China's iOS App Store chart. A Twitter user posted many Zao videos of himself in famous TV and movie scenes. He looks like the main actor in the movies The Hulk, Titanic, and in the TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones. Only people with a Chinese phone number can download the app. It cannot be downloaded from app stores in the USA or Europe.

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PHRASE MATCHING

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PARAGRAPH ONE:

1. A technique called 2. It could create more 3. deep 4. replace the face of a 5. The result is a fake 6. Many people 7. national 8. trick

a. talking president b. are worried c. deepfake d. people in elections e. fake news f. elections g. video h. learning

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1. A new deepfake 2. Zao has gone 3. China's iOS App Store 4. famous TV and movie 5. the main actor in 6. in the TV fantasy 7. people with a Chinese 8. It cannot be downloaded

a. phone number b. chart c. from app stores d. app e. viral in China f. the movies g. drama h. scenes

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LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

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A technique called deepfake (1) ___________________. It could create more fake news (2) ___________________. The word "deepfake" is (3) ___________________ "deep learning" and "fake". The software allows your face (4) ___________________ face of a talking president or movie star. The (5) ___________________ fake video. Many people are worried the technology will be used in national elections. Deepfake could be used (6) ___________________ in elections.

A new deepfake app called Zao has (7) ___________________ China. It is (8) ___________________ China's iOS App Store chart. A Twitter (9) ___________________ Zao videos of himself in famous TV and movie scenes. He looks (10) ___________________ actor in the movies The Hulk, Titanic, and in the (11) ___________________ Game of Thrones. Only people with a Chinese phone number can download the app. It cannot be downloaded (12) ___________________ in the USA or Europe.

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PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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Atechniquecalleddeepfakeisworryingpeople.Itcouldcreatemorefake newsandtrickpeople.Theword"deepfake"isacombinationof"deeplear ning"and"fake".Thesoftwareallowsyourfacetoreplacethefaceofatalk ingpresidentormoviestar.Theresultisafakevideo.Manypeoplearewor riedthetechnologywillbeusedinnationalelections.Deepfakecouldbeu sedtotrickpeopleinelections.AnewdeepfakeappcalledZaohasgonevir alinChina.ItisnumberoneonChina'siOSAppStorechart.ATwitteruser postedmanyZaovideosofhimselfinfamousTVandmoviescenes.Heloo kslikethemainactorinthemoviesTheHulk,Titanic,andintheTVfantasy dramaGameofThrones.OnlypeoplewithaChinesephonenumbercand ownloadtheapp.ItcannotbedownloadedfromappstoresintheUSAorE urope.

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DEEPFAKE SURVEY

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Write five GOOD questions about deepfake 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.

STUDENT 1

STUDENT 2

STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

? 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.

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WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a) ________________________________________________________

b) ________________________________________________________

c) ________________________________________________________

d) ________________________________________________________

e) ________________________________________________________

f) ________________________________________________________

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a) ________________________________________________________ b) ________________________________________________________ c) ________________________________________________________ d) ________________________________________________________ e) ________________________________________________________ f) ________________________________________________________

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WRITING

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Write about deepfake for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

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