Language. Student A’s questions (do not show these to student B) A) what did you think when you read the headline. B) are you a big fan or user of

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	Are you a big fan or user of Google and Wikipedia?
c)	What do you think of the new Google service?
d)	Do you think ‘Knol’ is a good name for the new product?
e)	Do you think Knol will overtake Wikipedia as the world’s largest source of reference material?
f)	Why do you think Wikipedia doesn’t offer any financial reward to people who put articles online?
g)	Do you use and like any of Google’s other services?
h)	What do you think of Google’s message?
i)	How do you think Wikipedia and Knol will help people in the future?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article?
b)	Do you prefer paper encyclopedias or online ones?
c)	What was the last thing you looked up or searched for in an encyclopedia (offline or online)?
d)	Do you think Google’s idea for authors to be in competition with each other is a good one?
e)	What do you think of the idea of being able to edit an online encyclopedia to correct things that are wrong or out of date?
f)	Do you agree with Wikipedia’s founder that Knol articles would lack balance?
g)	Would you ever consider writing an article for Wikipedia or Knol?
h)	What questions would you like to ask Jimmy Wales?
i)	Did you like this discussion?

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Google has unveiled a new service that is set to (1) ____ Wikipedia, the Internet’s most visited encyclopedia. Google’s new product, called Knol, aims to knock Wikipedia off of its (2) ____ as the web’s largest reference source. A Google spokesperson said the new project will get authors, experts and ordinary people “who know a (3) ____ subject to write an authoritative article about it”. The added (4) ____ for contributors is that Knol’s writers will be able to put adverts on their work and take a share of the profits. This is a (5) ____ from Wikipedia, which relies on voluntary contributions. Knol is currently in a test phase but sources say it should be fully (6) ____ within months. It seems to be another step towards Google’s mission “to organize the world’s information and make it universally useful and accessible”.

The name ‘Knol’ comes (7) ____ the word ‘knowledge,’ and a ‘knol’ represents one written article. A spokesperson said: “A ‘knol’ is (8) ____ to be the first thing someone who searches for this topic for the first time will want to read…The goal is for ‘knols’ to (9) ____ all topics, from scientific concepts to entertainment.” The main difference between Google’s new service and Wikipedia is the lack of collaboration between authors. Knol hopes to encourage an element (10) ____ rivalry among contributors. Authors will know there is a link between the quality of their writing and how much revenue their work might generate. Another difference is that on Knol, people will not be able to edit each (11) ____ work. Wikipedia’s founder Jimmy Wales doubted whether Knol would be able to generate enough “quality content” and suggested that Knol articles would lack (12) ____.

1.	(a)	rivalry	(b)	rival	(c)	rivals	(d)	rivaled
2.	(a)	patch	(b)	peach	(c)	perch	(d)	parch
3.	(a)	particular	(b)	particulars	(c)	particularly	(d)	particle
4.	(a)	addition	(b)	add	(c)	plus	(d)	bonus
5.	(a)	exit	(b)	flight	(c)	departure	(d)	flee
6.	(a)	operator	(b)	operational	(c)	operation	(d)	operations
7.	(a)	from	(b)	to	(c)	via	(d)	around
8.	(a)	meaning	(b)	mean	(c)	meant	(d)	means
9.	(a)	recover	(b)	uncover	(c)	discover	(d)	cover
10.	(a)	of	(b)	with	(c)	for	(d)	by
11.	(a)	others	(b)	other’s	(c)	others’	(d)	other
12.	(a)	balancing	(b)	balanced	(c)	balance	(d)	balances

WRITING:

Write about knowledge for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

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