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IV. E-mailers make use of symbols called smileys (or emoticons) which can be written using standard letters and signs.

V. Match these smileys to their meanings listed below:

1 I'm a dunce.

2 I'm an egghead.

3 I'm asleep.

4 I'm laughing.

5 I'm left-handed.

6 I'm screaming.

7 I'm wearing a Walkman.

8 I'm sticking my tongue out at you.

9 I've been staring at this screen for too long.

VI. Discuss:

1. Do faxes, electronic mail and papers offer an escape from human interaction?

2. Could all these topography symbols such as e-smiles supplant the more emotive ingredients of two-way communication?

3. How can we balance the use of technology and real-life conversation?

VII. Write an e-mail message to your friend (on paper). Use an appropriate format and a chatty style. Try to use at least one smiley and some abbreviations.

Topics for Essays,

Oral or Written Reports

1. The most interesting places you have explored on the Internet.

2. Next generation Internet.

3. My media.

4. The place of computer technology in our culture.

Control questions

1. What is the best way to understand computers?

2. If you were to design a state-of-the-art product, how world you improve the following products: toothbrush, bathtub, notebook, hairbrush?

3. Of all advantages that the computer has brought to the modern world, which is the most beneficial?

4. How can we balance the use of technology and real-life conversation?

PART III

1. Read these texts and translate them with a dictionary:

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