What is virtual citizenship?
A form of citizenship offered through digital communities or virtual nations.
What technology does Bitnation use for governance?
Blockchain technology.
What services does Bitnation offer?
Decentralised governance and citizenship-related services.
How many times does the learner listen to a video for analysis?
Three times.
What does the learner identify during the first listening of a video?
The type, context, subject, and speakers.
What kind of data is focused on during the second listening?
Precise data such as figures, dates, names, and places.
What is the focus of the third listening to a video?
The implicit meaning suggested by music and images.
What must the learner check in an English question?
The grammatical order of the subject and the verb.
What are Bitnation's core services?
Identity, reputation, dispute resolution and public registries.
How long and how much does blockchain company incorporation take and cost?
20 minutes and $2.
What is the traditional time and cost for company incorporation compared to blockchain?
Two weeks and £100.
Who compared blockchain and traditional company incorporation times and costs?
Susanne Templehof.
What is the Blockchain Emergency ID?
A basic emergency identity document using blockchain technology for those lacking other IDs.
What does the emergency ID record on the Horizon blockchain?
Existence and family relations.
What does the emergency ID generate for cellphone use?
A QR code to apply for a Bitcoin Visa Card.
Where can the Bitcoin Visa Card be used without a bank account?
Throughout Europe and the UK.
What service does Bitnation aim to provide using blockchain?
Government services.
Why does peer-to-peer land trading create security problems in Ghana?
Because 70% of land is untitled.
What problem could blockchain registries solve in Ghana?
Land trading security problems.
How does direct speech represent a speaker's words?
By reproducing exact words with quotation marks.
How does indirect speech report a speaker's message?
By reporting the meaning without quoting exact words.
How can 'they' be used as a singular subject pronoun?
When the gender of a person is unknown or non-binary.
Which forms correspond to 'they' in possessive and object positions?
Their and them.
What distinguishes a direct question from an indirect question?
Direct questions have question word order and a question mark; indirect questions have statement word order and are part of a larger sentence.
What should a learner prepare before describing an unknown photograph?
Notes for three minutes.
Which elements should be mentioned when speaking about a photograph?
Document type, scene, foreground, background, and message.
How long should the learner speak when describing the photograph?
Five minutes.
What does the photograph show regarding the man?
A homeless-looking man receiving a shiny golden coin.
To what can the shiny golden coin in the photograph be linked?
Cryptocurrency and virtual citizenship.
What idea does the course present about citizenship and civic participation?
They are not dead but shifting to a new space.
How is good citizenship usually understood?
As active participation in a community, helping others and accepting differences.
What must learners do first to launch a virtual nation?
Research existing projects.
How many words should the advertisement for a virtual nation contain?
120 words.
What elements must the advertisement for a virtual nation present?
Citizenship, advantages, admission process, guarantees, and rules.
How does the sequence explore blockchain's impact on citizenship?
Through a video, a press article, and a photograph.
In which languages can notes be written during listening practice?
In French, English, or a mixture of both.
What condition must notes meet during listening practice?
They must remain quickly understandable to the learner.
Which additional services does Bitnation offer?
Insurance, security, marriage, death certificates and land titles.
Why are blockchain-based marriage contracts difficult to dissolve?
Because blockchain systems are intrinsically immutable.
What contract duration does Susanne Templehof suggest for blockchain marriages?
Short-term contracts of four or five years.
Who suggested short-term blockchain marriage contracts due to immutability?
Susanne Templehof.
What family services does Bitnation provide?
Maps to report lost persons and support family reunions.
Who provides maps to help report lost persons and support family reunions?
Susanne Templehof.
What does the prefix out- mean in outcompete?
To surpass or be more successful than.
What does "Tectonic shifts" mean?
Movements of tectonic plates.
Que signifie "To stifle" ?
Suffocate or suppress.
Que signifie "To crumble" ?
Collapse.
Que signifie "To embrace" ?
Accept.
Que signifie "Drastic" ?
Severe or dramatic.
Que signifie "Surge" ?
A sudden increase.
Que signifie "To oversee" ?
Supervise.
How does the direct question 'What does he think?' change as an indirect question?
It becomes 'I wonder what he thinks.'
Which vocabulary words are useful for describing the photograph?
Homeless, beggar, to give alms, facial expression, a shiny golden coin, and cryptocurrency.
What type of vocabulary should the advertisement use?
Positive and engaging vocabulary.
What sentence style should the advertisement have?
Short and clear sentences.
Which linguistic features make the advertisement livelier?
Questions or direct and indirect speech.
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