КУРС 2

Урок № 9

Тема : Засоби масової інформації

1) Перегляньте відео та намагайтеся зрозуміти розповідь і запишіть у зошит:

2) Виконайте вправи:

- Ex.6,p.155 - ПИСЬМОВО

6. Imagine that you are a member of a new club — “Stay safe when using the Internet”. Prepare an Internet page describing your club. ( 6. Уявіть, що ви є членом нового клубу — «Бережи себе в Інтернеті». Підготуйте Інтернет-сторінку з описом вашого клубу.)

Include the following:

 why and when the club started;

 information which can be found on the club website;

 who can join the club.

- Ex.5,p.154 - УСНО - Обміркуйте!

1. What are the most important new technologies for solving world

problems in your opinion?

2. How is digital learning going to change schools and education?

3. To what extent is the development of new technologies having a

negative effect?

4. How will new technologies change our lives in 25 years?

5. Do social media and the Internet make the world bigger or smaller? And how?

6. Do social media and the Internet make the world better or

worse? And how?

7. Should there be regulation of sites such as Wikipedia which

provide information that is not necessarily credible?

8. Are blogs better than books?

9. Is using technology for entertainment a bad thing? Why?

10. Is it a problem that computers will soon be able to think?

Why?

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        Modern life is easy and fun. We have all the amenities. We do not need to go to the movies, because we have big TVs at home. Children have cell phones with large displays. Modern technology is useful and convenient. In my opinion, the Internet is the most comfortable thing. Computers are also an important invention, but the Internet is better than any other type of information. Originally, the Internet was a military experiment in the USA of 60s. But soon it became clear that everyone in the world can use it.

        Everybody knows that the Internet is a global computer network, which embraces hundreds of millions of users all over the world. The Internet has already entered our ordinary life. It’s hard to imagine our lives without the Internet nowadays. It has become an important part of every person’s life. It is clear that the accurate number of users can be counted fairly approximately, nobody knows exactly how many people use the Internet today, because there are hundreds of millions of users and their number is growing.

        Nowadays, no one can deny the importance of the Internet. Sitting in front of a computer, clicking a mouse, you can shop, download many interesting films, books, read news about a subject which is interesting for you, play computer games with other players, chat and send mails to your friends. The Internet has drastically changed everything. Since the Internet appeared, many other media sources have become unnecessary. You can find the information you’re looking for in 5 seconds. It is very convenient for students, professionals, experts and all the other people. On the one hand, it’s great to have everything right here online, on the other hand, it’s a shame that people have stopped reading paper books and newspapers. Nowadays, the most popular Internet service is e-mail. Most of the people use the network only for sending and receiving e-mail messages. They can do it whether they are at home or in Internet clubs or at work. With the help of the Internet people from different parts of the planet can communicate with each other and share information without leaving their home. It has become easier to meet like-minded people from all over the world and become friends with them.

        There are many different Internet competitions in different subjects which give students the opportunity to participate even in international competitions. Thanks to the Internet, people can quickly sell, advertise and share knowledge, ideas, and personal feelings. People enter the world of virtual reality to avoid everyday problems. In spite of all the good sides that the Internet has, there are some drawbacks. First of all, they are viruses, which can be very dangerous for any computer. That’s why it’s good to have reliable anti-virus software installed. Another minus is violent content. There is a lot of violence and cruelty online. People are suffering from inappropriate information on the Internet, because it is very hard to control information from the Internet. Although the Internet offers us a large amount of information, its reliability is dubious because untrue news stories can be posted and cause confusion to many people. It is very difficult for us to find out what websites are reliable and what are not. Also you can get blackmail or spam. I think that the Internet becomes a way of a person’s lifestyle and it is very harmful for our health. Many teenagers spend a lot of time sitting at computers and spoiling their eyes. I don’t mean that I am against the Internet, but it should have reasonable limits.