Vocabulary

withdrawal symptom –абстинентний сидром, сидром усунення

withdrawal — відхід, усунення

drug - наркотик

gambling- азартна гра

dependency - залежність

to surf the Internet — нишпорити по інтернету

disorder – розлад, хвороба

addiction – згубна звичка, наркоманія

spare time- вільний час

to predict – передрікати, передбачати

QUESTIONS

2. How did Leo respond to withdrawal from the Internet?

3. What do some psychologists compare Internet addicts to ?

4. How is Russel a typical Internet addict?

5. What two things has he stopped doing?

6. What does Dr Hoffman predict?

7. Do you prefer going online to watching TV?

8. What information do you search in the Net for?

DISCUSS

Do you think that Internet addiction is possible?

How would you stop or prevent this kind of addiction ?

A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING FOR ADDICTS OF THE INTERNET

Text for discussion

Information is becoming the drug of nowadays.

The research, conducted among 1,000 managers in Britain, America, Europe and the Far East shows that, as information sources such as the Internet and cable news channels proliferate, we are witnessing the rise of a generation of dataholics.

The quest for information can lead to stress. Almost two-thirds of managers said their leisure time had been curtailed as a result of having to work late to cope with vast amounts of information; 70 per cent of them reported loss of job satisfaction and tension with colleagues because of information overload.

The study also investigated the habits of the children of 300 managers and found 55 per cent of parents were concerned their children would become information junkies.

Forty-six per cent of parents believed their children spent more time on their PCs than interacting with friends. In one case a child had to be wheeled with his computer to the dinner table.

Sue Feldman, mother of Alexander, 13, a self-confessed Internet-addict, said she had not yet been forced to wheeling her son and computer to the table, but said she often served him sandwiches and crisps at his bedroom computer.

Alexander switches on his computer every day when he returns from school. "I'd confess to spending up to four hours a day on the Internet looking for information and speaking to friends. It's like an addiction," Alexander said.

"If I can't get on to my computer or the Internet, I do get really frustrated." He spends most of his time finding out the latest information on pop groups and facts for his homework.

"My parents have to tell me to get off the computer, and they complain a lot, but they also see it as a good thing. Practically everyone in my class has a PC with Internet access so all my friends are also on-line. It's the way forward."

Vocabulary

proliferate - збільшуватися, поширюватися

quest [kwest] — пошуки

curtail – скорочувати, зменшувати

overload- перевантаження

junky- розм, наркоман

self-confessed - який визнає себе (кимось)

frustrated – розстроєний, розчарований

complain – розстроєний , розчарований

access - доступ

TASKS

Make a report on the advantages and disadvantages of using Internet.

E-MAIL OR SNAIL MAIL?

E-mail — electronic mail — is a way of sending messages and letters directly from your computer to another computer.

Snail mail is how people (mainly those with e-mail) refer to the traditional writing paper+envelope+stamp way of sending a letter.

How do they compare?

E-MAIL

The good things

It's so quick; you can just tap out a letter on your computer and press SEND.

You can send the same letter to your hundreds of friends all around the world in a few seconds.

You can spread the news or the latest gossip really quickly.

You can communicate with your favourite film stars and pop stars.

The bad things

Most of your friends aren't on e-mail. And those that are don't like getting exactly the same letter as everybody else.

You accidentally send a bit of hot gossip to someone who really shouldn't see it.

They never write back. Or you just get loads of junk mail in return.