THE INTERNET/AND YOU

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 493.

Do the quiz and discuss your answers with a partner.

Look at these expressions taken from magazine articles and advertisements for computers and Internet services. In your own words, say what the words in bold mean.

Use the correct words to fill the gaps in these sentences. You are given a paraphrase of the meaning in brackets.

1. I sent a photo of my house by e-mail to my friend in Canada, but it took ages to…… .................................................... (transfer from here to there) and I spent 20 minutes ................................................... (connected to the Internet).

2. I've had your message in my ................................................... (a place where unread e-mails are stored) for two days but haven't had time to read it yet.

3. I had a lot of trouble trying to ................................................. (add to the programs already on my computer) that new software I bought.

4. How do I....................................................... (restore something accidentally rubbed out) on this computer?

5. I write my e-mails ........................................................ (while disconnected from the Internet) and then connect to send them.

1. A new law has given e-signatures the same legal status as handwritten ones.

2. E-learning will become more and more common as an alternative to traditional learning.

3. We have e-enabled everything you need to study on the Internet.

4. E-books are beginning to seriously compete with traditional books.

5. The dotcom economy has attracted hundreds of new businesses hoping to make a fortune.

— Speaking

1. How long have you been using e-mail and the Internet? How, much have they changed your life?

2. How often do you check your e-mail?

3. How many messages do you send or receive each day?

4. Do all your family have e-mail?

5. Do you use it for work or for your own private interest?

6. How quickly do you find what you want on the Web?

7. Which search engines do you use?

8. What are your favourite Internet sites?

9. What's the most unusual site that you've ever visited?

10. Are there any companies whose sites you find particularly good or bad?

11. Have you ever logged on to a chat room?

12. lf so, do the people you meet there have similar interests to yours?

13. Do you know anyone who's met someone through the Internet?

14. Should the Internet, which is now used by millions of children worldwide, be subject to censorship laws? Should these laws be international?