Communication

Exercise 28. a) Find the topic sentence of each paragraph and combining them together create a “map” of the article. The term “topic sentence” means the sentence giving the key idea of the paragraph. Usually it is found at the beginning of the paragraph but sometimes the structure may be different.

b) Use linking words and combine the topic sentences to present the summary of the article.

Exercise 29. Do you agree with the author of the article? Give arguments to prove your idea.

Exercise 30. What word collocates with all the words in each item?

1. huge, enormous, key, clear, dubious, obvious, considerable, big, great, major …

2. serious, minor, slight, obvious, considerable, big, great, major …

3. communication, conference, essential, extra, communal, public, childcare, educational …

offer, provide, include, use, make use of, improve, a range of …

4. partially, completely, deliberately …

… the computer system, passage, progress, traffic, view, investigation, justice

5. partially, completely, successfully, peacefully, quickly, eventually …

… conflict, problem, ambiguity, difference, dilemma, tension, disagreement

6. … form, level, position, balance, immortality, recognition, status, excellence

7. … affairs, events, boyfriend, version, theory, champion, fashion, generation, year

8. electricity, energy, fuel, gas, heating, utility, phone, big, huge, unpaid; get, pay …

9. … transaction, assessment, evaluation, experiment, task, survey, job, function, reform

Exercise 31. Write out the advantages and disadvantages of Internet from Exercise 22.

Then add your own ideas to each column.

Exercise 32. You are going to take part in a talk show “Is Internet a Blessing or a Curse? ”

The following vocabulary can come in handy:

It’s my pleasure to welcome you to …

One good / bad thing about the Internet is that …

Another plus / minus point for the Net is that …

… That’s on the credit / down side.

Sorry to interrupt but …

Excuse me, but …

Excuse my interrupting you, but …

Before you continue …

Can I just butt in?

Could I just stop you for a moment?

It’s time to bring this discussion to a close.

Thank you all for being with us today.

sharing your ideas on this complex issue.

It’s been wonderful to hear all of our speakers here. Thank you.

READING AND

VOCABULARY

Exercise 33. a) Scan through the article below to find linking words.

B) Read the article again and make a list of changes the Internet has brought to film culture.

c) What are the advantages of Internet criticism?