Контрольна робота для учнів індивідуальної (сімейної) форми навчання (читання), 10 клас, Part II

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Read the article below and complete the text with the appropriate phrases. One option is extra.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

Oceans of plastic

Scientists from the USA's University of Georgia have released details of their recent study into how much plastic rubbish finds its way into our oceans every year. The new findings were released at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The amount of plastic reaching the oceans each year is staggering at around eight million tonnes. Dr Jenna Jambeck, (1)_____, said that this is "equal to about five plastic bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline around the world." Eight million tonnes of plastic per year is actually about the midrange estimate for the study, with a range of 4.8 milllion tonnes to 12.7 million tonnes estimated to have been dumped in the oceans in 2010 alone. The study has also estimated the total amount of plastic in the world's oceans, which is somewhere between 20 and 2,000 times (2) _____.

China is the top plastic dumper, throwing around a million tonnes of plastic rubbish into the sea by itself. This is partly because of its huge population, but also because so many of its people live along its lengthy coastline. The European Union, taken as a whole rather than as individual countries, comes in at number 18.

Plastic once it has been made does not rot away. That means that all of the plastic that (3) _____ is still in existence on our planet's surface. In the sea, it gradually breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it doesn't completely disappear. Ocean currents cause huge areas of plastic rubbish to form in specific places. For example, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area of ocean roughly twice the area of France, is a mass of floating plastic waste that (4) _____. In some places, it can be up to 10 metres deep! There are already beaches on Pacific islands that are covered in multicoloured sands. When you look closely at the blue, yellow and red grains of sand it becomes evident that they are not sand at all. Instead, they (5) _____ and washed ashore by the action of the seas.

If we don't do something, the study predicts that by 2025, some 17.5 million tonnes of plastic may find its way into the oceans in that year alone! That would mean 155 million tonnes more plastic in the oceans between now and then. Some countries need to look at how they manage their waste in the coming years, so that (6) _____. In developed countries, we need to stop the wasteful practices like using disposable plastic shopping bags. Most supermarket carrier bags for example have a useful life of just 20 minutes before they (7) _____ and we use billions of them every year in the UK alone.

You can find some great suggestions for how we can deal with this problem in a brilliant animation produced last year by the children of Ollaberry Primary School in Shetland. With their film, they became UK Champions in the Total Green School Awards 2014.

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You are going to read an article about a social media site for girls. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best fits according to the text.

How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

What do we learn about Miss O and Friends in the first paragraph?

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

When the website first appeared…

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

What do we learn in the third paragraph?

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

How is the site described in paragraph four?

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

What do we learn about Juliette’s time at university?

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

How did she decide on her degree subject?

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How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network 

1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty-fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.”

2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine.

3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests — for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show.

4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more.

5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.”

6. Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self-esteem.”

7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user-submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.”

What does Juliette say about the future?