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 Silicon Valley , a State of Mind .

1) Listen to the recording and explain the “ Silicon Valley mentality”.

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2) What kind of companies can be found in Silicon Valley ?

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3) Give the reasons that encourage young people to build start-ups.

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 4) What is the speaker’s opinion about the Silicon Valley state of mind ?

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 In Silicon Valley , Innovation is Everything

  Read the text and Answer the questions below.

1) Draw a timeline of the evolution of Silicon Valley .

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 2) What was the first invention created in Silicon Valley ?
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3) Pick out the characteristics of Silicon Valley people and companies.

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4) Find the English equivalents for these words :

§1 : zone : …………………………………… / installations : ……………………………………

§2 : puces : ……………………………………

§3 : échec : …………………………………… / comportement : ……………………………………