Задание

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The Internet (INVENT) in the late 1960s. Nowadays it is so important that many people can’t live without it. The Internet (USE) every day by millions of people. In the nearest future, over 80% of the global population (HAVE) the Internet at home.

Many adults (HAVE) the Internet when they were young, so they think that their children use the Internet in the same way as they do. But the way young people (USE) the Internet is very different. Adults use the web to shop, bank or send work-related emails, but young people use it to interact socially, blog, chat with friends on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter.

These days lots of very young children use the Internet on a practical level. They usually need (SEARCH) for information online. (DOWNLOAD) pictures for school projects is also important for them.

Young teenagers access all kinds of websites to research for homework. Also, they enjoy (LISTEN) to music online. Lots of young people start their own blogs, uploading information about all kinds of topics.

Mums and dads sometimes don’t realize how important the Internet is for their children. For the new generations, the web is not just a tool of communication but also a place to meet, like a youth club or a park, where they can develop their identities.