Tasks for the text:
Put the necessary word into the sentence:
1) Computers on the net can … information with each other. 2) University lecturers … put their lectures on the Internet for students to read. 3) Some data on the Internet can be ... 4) The Internet is one of the most important … in history. 5) Using the Internet you can … your hobbies and special interests. 6) Not everything is … through the net. 7) The importance of attending face to face lectures has been … because of the Internet. 8) Every time you search for data, there would be lots of … that appear on the screen.
Complete the sentences using words from the text or words with the appropriate meaning:
1) The main use of the Internet is … 2) Going to the university offers students … 3) When you are self-educating computer can create … 4) On-line shopping makes it possible … 5) The level of lecturer/student contact may be decreased because … 6) Using the Internet you can … 7) The Internet has also revolutionized … 8) The Internet was started in 1968 by the US government, but at first …
Match the questions with their replies:
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№ |
question |
reply |
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1 |
What is the Internet? |
At first it was used mainly by scientists. |
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2 |
Who started using the Internet? |
All of the latest information is available to you. |
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3 |
What event has influenced the Internet? |
They are linked through phone lines, satellite, cable or Wi-Fi technologies. |
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4 |
How are computers all over the world connected? |
It has happened because university lecturers are now able to put their lectures on the Internet. |
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5 |
Why has the importance of attending face to face lectures been reduced thanks to the Internet? |
They are unverifiable data. |
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6 |
What kind of data can hold inaccurate information? |
When the World Wide Web was created, the Internet has changed the world. |
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7 |
What is one of the drawbacks of the Internet? |
Sometimes it has outdated information. |
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8 |
What is one of the advantages of the Internet? |
It is one of the most important inventions in history. |
Match the words from the text with their definitions:
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1 |
the Internet |
a unique or novel device, method, composition, process or discovery |
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2 |
the World Wide Web |
a discussing group, focused on a particular topic of interest that communicates in real time |
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3 |
newsgroup |
a raw material: numbers, characters, images |
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4 |
message |
a mechanism that allows electronic devices to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network |
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5 |
information |
the network which connects all the computers |
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6 |
data |
similar to a forum, where people can meet online to post ideas, questions and comments about a particular category or subject, that lasts for weeks and you do not have to be every minute on-line |
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7 |
invention |
a piece of information that is sent or given to someone |
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8 |
Wi-Fi technology |
huge collection of pages stored on computers all over the world |
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9 |
chat group |
processed, stored or transmitted data |
Summarize the information about the use of the Internet. Represent it in the form of a diagram (scheme).
Write an e-mail to your friend; tell him (her) how the Internet is used at your work. There is an example:
Dear Nina,
Great, you are interested in my work. Our company is engaged in creating websites for clients. We look for information in Wikipedia; via the Internet enter into the databases of the customers (if we have direct access) and work on design of the future sites.
CU,
Michael.