BasedonWorkbookp6, ex6

Readthetextandanswerthequestions

Internet

Sinceitsfirstappearancesomedecadesago, theInternethasdramaticallychangedourlives.Yet, ithasalsobroughtalotofdebateaboutitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Manyargumentshavebeengiventoprovethatthiskindofmassmediaisthefastest, thecheapest, mostconvenient, inotherwords, themosteffectiveofall.Fewpeoplecandoubtthefact.

Firstofall, formanypeopletheInternethasbecomeatrue(andoftentheonlyone)wayofcommunication.Inthepast, peopleusedtobedependentonconventionalmailingsystemortelephonethatwereratherexpensive, inconvenientandtime-consuming.Nowadaysyoucangettoanyplaceonanycontinentandhaveatalkwithapersonyouneed.

NownoonecandenythatduetotheInternetpeopleinmodernsocietydohaveaneasyaccesstothelatestnews, totheinformationthathasbeenhiddenfrommanyofus.Theworldsoftrade, economy, aswellastheworldsofscience, culture, sportsandentertainmenthavegotachannelthroughwhichtheycansharetheirachievements, discusstheirvictoriesanddefeats.Thespeedofthistechnologyisreallyincredible.Infact, youcangetthenecessarydatainpracticallynotime, thoughthereis, certainly, alotofinformationintheworldthatisnotopentothepublic.EquallyimportanttheInternetisinthefieldofadvertisingandshopping.CustomersnowadayscaneasilydelivertransactionsfromhomewiththehelpofacomputerandmakeapaymentbyusingtheInternetbankingservice.

SomepeoplementionpossiblethreatsandotherdisadvantagesoftheInternet.Oneoftheseriousproblems, psychologistsspeakof, isanindividual'sisolationwithinthesociety.Doctorsstressthefactthatmoreandmorepeople, especiallyteens, mixupreallifeandtheironlineexistence.ThereareotherproblemsconnectedwiththeInternet: childrenandunsuitablesites, criminalsandtheonlinedatathatmighthelpthemtocommitcrimesetc.Allthesefactsaretrue.However, the21stcenturyisdefinitelytheepochoftheInternetandourlifedependsmuchonit.

WhendidtheInternetcometoexistence?

• tenyearsago
• inthe21stcentury
• sometimeago
• abouttenyearsago

HowmuchdidtheInternetchangepeople'slifestyle?

• seriously
• slightly
• notpractically
• notparticularly

WhatdopeoplethinkabouttheInternetfacilitatingtheiraccesstodifferentinformation?

• Theyapproveit.
• Theydisagreewiththisfact.
• Theyadmitthefact.
• Theyarenotsure.

WhatisobviousabouttheInternet?

• Itismorereliablethantheotherwaysofmassmedia.
• Itisnotaperfectkindofmassmedia.
• Itismostlyspreadinthefieldofadvertisingandshopping.
• Itistheonlytruewayofcommunication.