Unit 11

What is the best way to send Cupid's arrows over your computer and how safe are these romantic e-mail encounters?

Most internet dating services will give you a secret password to use when you first begin sending and receiving messages, so no one knows who you are unless you choose to tell them. If you start receiving unwanted e-mails you can usually arrange to have them blocked out. One of the leading e-mail dating services, Matchmaker, gives you the opportunity to send e-mail messages to potential partners in countries all over the world.

Once you have completed a personal profile questionnaire which asks you simple questions such as your favorite food, the color of your eyes and the sort of person you would like to meet, you can begin browsing the messages that have been sent in by other internet lonely hearts.

When you see an intimate message from someone you like, you can get an instant computer assessment of how well the two of you are matched which is based on your personal profile questionnaires.

If you want to go a stage further, you can order an astrology report to consult the stars about your romantic prospects as a couple before you start serious e-mail courting.

Not everyone who is looking for online romance has the benefit of an Internet connection at home. If you don't, you can always pop into Internet cafe.

When you feel ready to disclose your true identity, some online dating agencies will give you the opportunity to post a photograph of yourself on their website for your e-mail partner to see.

The next step is usually to meet up face-to-face, away from your computers, for the first time.

Not everyone is entirely comfortable with the idea of electronic dating but for those who are, it is a relatively simple way to increase the odds of finding someone special. It is important to choose an Internet dating system you feel comfortable with.

Check that the system protects your privacy and enables you to block to block out any unwanted e-mail.

Be careful to research the charges as well. You have to pay for most services, but there is usually a free trail period. Don't be disappointed if you are not immediately successful. Even with the help of new technology, love still continues to move in very mysterious ways!

encounter – неочікувана зустріч

matchmaker – сваха

browse – проглядати

assessment – оцінка

courting – залицяння

pop into – зайти

odds – шанси

trial – пробний

1.Дайте відповідь на запитання:

1. Would you like to make friends by Internet?

2. What are the advantages of this way?

3. What are the disadvantages?

4. What are the main steps to send e-mail?

5. What is the information you can get about your partner?

1.Знайдіть у тексті антоніми до поданих слів:

Best, safe, to start, to send, to ask, favourite, serious, true, important, careful, successful.

2.Доповніть речення:

3.Подайте визначення поданих слів англійською мовою:

Ø Dating

Ø Service

Ø Matchmaker

Ø Questionnaire

Ø Courting

Ø Website

Ø Trail period.

4.Перекладіть речення:

1. Більшість інформаційних агенств надасть вам особистий пароль для збереження секретності спілкування.

2. Ви зможете переглянути повідомлення інших одиноких, давши відповіді на запитання про ваші уподобання.

3. Якщо ви не хочете запрошувати вашого інтернет-гостя додому, ви можете зустрітись в інтернет-кафе.

4. Інтернет знайомство збільшує шанси знайти когось особливого.

5. Не розчаровуйтесь, якщо ви одразу не добились успіху, адже кохання обирає чудернацькі шляхи!