Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to fight in a cage

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Tech moguls and rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are used to trying to outdo each other in the business world. They vie with each other to amass the greatest riches or attract the most followers. Their rivalry intensified somewhat earlier this week as the two multi-billionaires agreed to a fist fight. Twitter owner Mr Musk challenged Mr Zuckerberg to fisticuffs in a "cage match". Zuckerberg accepted the challenge. It is reported that the potential punch-up between the richest and tenth richest men in the world came about after Meta's Zuckerberg proposed to create a social media platform to rival Twitter. The fight could take place in a mixed martial arts octagon cage in Las Vegas.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) could arrange the fight. The UFC is an American mixed martial arts promotion company. Its president, Dana White, said the event could be the most lucrative ever. He said: "This would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world.…It would break all pay-per-view records." He suggested viewers might have to pay $100 to watch the Musk-Zuckerberg bout. It is unclear who is favourite to win the contest. Zuckerberg is trained in martial arts and recently won gold in his first jiu-jitsu tournament. Musk joked about his secret weapon. He tweeted: "I have this great move that I call 'The Walrus', where I just lie on top of my opponent and do nothing."

1.Vocabulary

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1.	mogul	a.	Became or made more extreme or strong.
2.	outdo	b.	An important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry.
3.	vie	c.	Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
4.	intensified	d.	Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
5.	punch-up	e.	Put forward for consideration by others.
6.	potential	f.	Try to be better than in actions or performances.
7.	proposed	g.	A situation that involves fighting with the fists.

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8.	promotion	h.	A wrestling or boxing match.
9.	lucrative	i.	Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument
10.	pay-per-view	j.	A series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize.
11.	bout	k.	A television service in which viewers are charged a fee in order to watch a specific programme.
12.	martial	l.	Relating to fighting or war.
13.	tournament	m.	Activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim.
14.	opponent	n.	Producing a lot of profit.

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

moguls
vie
intensified
punch-up
proposed
arrange
lucrative
bout
tournament
opponent

match
escalated
had plans
profitable
competition
tycoons
fight
adversary
compete
fix

3.Role play

Role A – Twitter
You think Twitter is the best social media platform. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their platforms. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why):

Role B – Facebook
You think Facebook is the best social media platform. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their platforms. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why):

Role C – TikTok
You think TikTok is the best social media platform. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their platforms. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why):

Role D – Instagram
You think Instagram is the best social media platform. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their platforms. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why):

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