1 News 2 sport 3 entertainment 4 education Webpages

Task 3. Match each webpage to the correct text.

A Offering unparalleled access to world news and current affairs, the Internet lets you keep up with the latest stories as they happen. Newspapers from around the world are available online, and TV news services, such as CNN (Cable News Network) and Sky TV, offer excellent coverage. There are even special interest news sites, including some designed for children.

B Whatever your favourite sport, it is likely to have at least one devoted fan who has prepared a website dedicated to it. By visiting the site, you can pick up the latest news and gossip, and even chat to other fans around the world. As you might expect, football fans are well catered for on the Web with a mass of information on famous teams, league positions, fixtures, and player profiles.

C Keeping up with your favourite band, finding out about exhibitions, or simply organizing your TV viewing is easy on the Web. Major TV companies have their own sites where you can find a wealth of information on TV shows and the activities of your favourite celebrities. If you want to find a restaurant, see a movie, or just visit a new bar, you will find the Internet a great resource.

D You can study for school or college and even obtain a degree using the Internet. Universities from around the world have sites and some offer online courses. Most schools now have an Internet connection, and many school children use it for research and for keeping in touch with schools abroad. Children can also visit special online exhibitions created by world-famous museums.

Task 4. Saladin designs websites. This is one of his designs. Discuss with your group what you think a good website should have.

Website designer

Task 5. Read and translate the interview.

Part 1

INTERVIEWER: What kind of people want websites and why do they want

websites?

SALADIN: People who feel they have to be on the Web because competitors

are on the Web. They feel that not having a website is a sign of being behind the times.

INTERVIEWER: So other people have got a website and therefore they have to have one, too?

saladin: Yes. The better reason is people who have information they would normally provide free-like brochures, application forms, anything that would normally be sent out by mail.

intierviewer: So it saves fax, postage ...

Saladin: Printing costs. I think it's particularly useful for colleges and

universities.

interviewer: Why is that?

Saladin: Because they tend to have a large amount of information to

distribute.

interviewer: If a client comes to you and asks you for a webpage, how do

you set about designing a page for a client?

saladin: The first thing I would ask for is all their printed promotional material. I would look at all that material and then discuss with the client how much of it to put on the Web. The most important thing is to decide who is the audience for this website , who's it aimed at.

INTERVIEWER: Is there a danger of putting too much on?

SALADIN: There's certainly a danger of putting too much on. Also, the client has to make a clear decision about how much time or money they're going to spend to keep the pages updated.

interviewfr: Aha. so it's not enough simply to have a page, you need regular maintenance of that page.

saladin: Right, so these are the first two questions - who is it aimed at and how often will it be updated?