The pros and cons of the Internet

The Internet is without doubt one of the most important inventions in history. It was started in 1968 by the US government, but at first it was used mainly by scientists. Since 1990, when the World Wide Web was created, it has changed the world and its uses are growing every day.

The main use of the Internet is to find information – for your study or job, or just to find out more about your hobbies, sports or current events.

All of the latest information is available to you, in your home, at any hour of the day and night. It’s much faster and easier to surf the net in search of information from all over the world than to travel to libriaries in dozens of countries.

You can also use the Internet to read newspapers and magazines, play games, plan your holiday or buy from your favourite shop.

E-mail makes it possible to send electronic messages anywhere in the world in seconds, and you can use the Internet to chat with people and make new friends.

However, the real world of the Internet may not be as perfect as it seems. With so much information available, finding what you want can take you hours. Multimedia web pages with photographs, music and video are attractive, but they make downloading slow and boring. Besides, there is too much advertising instead of real information.

As for Internet friendships, sitting at home in front of a computer making “chat friends” is not the same as actually meeting people.

2. Дайте відповідь на запитання:

1) When was the Internet started?

2) When was the World wide Web created?

3) It has changed the world, hasn’t it?

4) What does e-mail make possible?

3. Заповніть пропуски відповідною формою дієслова to be: am, is або are. Перекладіть речення на українську мову:

1) …Tom and Bob good football players?

2) … you hungry?

3) The news … (not) very bad today.

4) What … your parents’ address?

5) Your money … in your handbag.

4. Перекладіть речення українською мовою. Пам’ятайте про те, що в сталих виразах дієслово to have втрачає своє основне значення “ мати (щось)»:

1) He has a swim every evening.

2) She has a heart for pets.

3) Does she have a telephone in her new apartment?

4) I have less money than before.

5) Bess has got to stay here till late at night.

5 Заповніть пропуски одним із поданих у дужках дієслів. Перекладіть речення українською мовою:

1) The windows in his car …(was, is, are) made of unbreakable glass.

2) Celsius or Fahrenheit scales …(are, is, was) in many countries.

3) He …(met, meets, meet) a lot of people every day.

4) I …(have, has, had) luck in the casino yesterday.

5) He …(tells, tell, told) us very interesting information last night.

6 Перекладіть наступні речення:

1) Твій брат часто дивиться фільми жахів?

2) Віктор учить нові слова щодня,

3) Улітку часто йде дощ.

4) У мене багато друзів.

5) Був радий зустрітися з вами.

7 Оберіть правильну відповідь:

1) What will … be like tomorrow?

A) the weather

B) a weather

C) weather

D) the weathers

2) There is oxygen on this planet! We … to breathe!

A) can

B) will can

C) be able

D) will be able

3) Nobody … why people walk or talk in their sleep.

A) know

B) knows

C) knew

D) is knowing

4) When did he arrive … Kyiv?

A) at

B) on

C) in

D) for

5) … operate a computer is not as difficult as many people think.

A) to learn

B) to learning

C) learning

D) learning to

6) Rome is famous for its … archaeological sites.

A) ancient

B) old

C) old0fashioned

D) modern

7) Mount Everest is … mountain in the world.

A) high

B) highest

C) the higher

D) the highest