- Benefits: The Internet is used for many purposes: for getting information, communication, education, entertainment and commerce?. -Yes3[r]
(1)(2)(3)• forum (n): • surf (v):
• get access to (v): • wander (n):
• communicate (v):
* New words and phrases
an organization, meeting, TV programme etc where people have a chance to publicly discuss an important subject.
to look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that interests you.
to succeed in entering a place or in seeing someone or something
to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose.
(4)T F Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1 The Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life
2 You can’t use the Internet to get information People use the Internet for two purposes:
education and entertainment
4 Bad program is one of the limitations of the Internet
(5)Unit 5: READ
Read the forum on the Internet
The Internet posted by Jimhello on Tuesday, 10 December 2002, at 9.07 pm.
The Internet has increasingly developed and become part of our everyday life Do you find the Internet useful? What you use the Internet for?
How much time you spend surfing the web a day? Please respond to these questions.
FORUM Posted by Sandra Morgan
(6)T F
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1 The Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life
2 You can’t use the Internet to get information People use the Internet for two purposes:
education and entertainment
4 Bad program is one of the limitations of the Internet
(7)1 What does Sandra use the Internet for?
2 Why is it difficult for Honghoa to get access to the Internet?
3 According to Huansui, why people use the Internet?
4 Make benefits of the Internet according to the three responses.
5 Are there any disadvantages of the Internet? If so, what are they?
(8)(9)* Answer the questions
- She uses the Internet to get information and communicate with her friends and relatives.
- Because she lives in the countryside where the Internet is unavailable.
- People use the Internet for education, communication, entertainment, and commerce
- Benefits: The Internet is used for many purposes: for getting information, communication, education, entertainment and commerce.
-Yes There are some disadvantages: time-consuming, costly, dangerous because of viruses and bad programs
1 What does Sandra use the Internet for?
2 Why is it difficult for Honghoa to get access to the Internet?
3 According to Huansui, why people use the Internet?
4 Make benefits of the Internet according to the three responses.
(10)* Work in groups Discuss the following questions
(11)Homework:
(12)Thank you very much for attending the lesson.
(13)Response # Re: The Internet
Posted by Sandra Morgan
In my opinion, the Internet is very fast and
convenient way for me to get information I can also communicate with my friend and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting However, I don’t use the
Internet very often because I don’t have much time For me, the Internet is a wonderful invention of
(14)Response # Re: The Internet
Posted by Honghoa
Nobody can deny the benefits of the
Internet in our life However, it is a pity for me as well as for most of my friends in the countryside The Internet is
available only in the cities, therefore, I cannot easily get access to it I
sometimes visit my uncle in the city on weekends, and this is a good occasion for me to explore the net I spend most of the time wandering because I just
(15)Response # Re: The Internet
Posted by Huansui
People use the Internet for many
purposes: education, communication, entertainment and commerce However, the Internet has limitations It is not only time-consuming and costly but also
(16) She uses the Internet to get information and communicate
with her friends and relatives.
(17) Because she lives in the countryside where the Internet
is unavailable.
(18) People use the Internet for education, communication,
entertainment, and commerce
(19)(20) Benefits: The Internet is used for many purposes: for getting
information, communication, education, entertainment and commerce.
(21) Yes There are some disadvantages: time-consuming, costly,
dangerous because of viruses and bad programs