Ex.2. Read the article and answer the questions.

Advertisements for the Internet promise you a world of information, entertainment, on-line shopping and e-mail services. However, the real world of the Internet may not be as perfect as the advertisements suggest.

Using the Internet offers many advantages. For example, all of the latest information is available to you, in your home, at any hour of the day or night. It is much faster and easier to surf the net in search of information from all over the world than to travel to libraries in dozens of countries. Also, on-line shopping makes it possible to search through catalogues to find exactly what you want at the best price, saving both time and money. By joining a newsgroup or chat group, you can share your hobbies and special interests, and perhaps make friends all over the world. Finally, e-mail is popular because it is faster than sending a letter and cheaper than a telephone conversation. On the other hand, the Internet has several disadvantages. Firstly, with so much information available, finding what you want can take you hours. Multimedia web pages with photographs, music and video are attractive, but they make downloading slow and boring. What is more, there is too much advertising instead of real information. As for Internet friendships, sitting at home in front of a computer making ‘chat friends’ is not the same as actually meeting people.

In conclusion, the Internet obviously has both good and bad points. Fortunately, the system is improving all the time, and any problems which still exist can be solved. Whether we like it or not, the Internet is here to stay, so we have to make the best possible use of it.

Do you use the Internet? If not, would you like to? Which of the things described in the article do you (or would you like to) use the Internet for? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet? Is the article for or against using the Internet?

Ex. 3. How do you print something from the net? Put the instructions in the correct order.

a. Wait for the document to be downloaded and the page to appear on your screen.

b. Decide which part of the document you want to copy.

c. Click on the print symbol to print your selection.

d. Enter the address of the web site.

e. Wait for the computer to be connected to the web site.

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