Интернет: за и против

The Internet

Pros and cons

Can you recognize them?

What can you tell about these people?

Comment on the quotations

New words and phrases

• Website – интернет сайт
• Network - сеть
• Social networking- социальная сеть
• E-mail – электронная почта
• To download - загрузить
• Penetration - распространение
• To chat - болтать
• Transactions – сделки, платежи
• Addiction - зависимость
• To be addicted to smth - быть зависимым от

The number of users of the Internet

In Russia

• Russia is on the 1 st place in Europe by number of the Internet users. The number of users is 76.5 million people and this number is increasing every day. It is almost 54% of all the population of our country.

Why do people use the Internet for?

Information

Education

Social networking

Earning money

Communication

Transactions

Entertainment

Shopping

What are the negative effects of the Internet

Waste of the time

Health damage

Harmful content

Become lazy

Much violence

Addiction

Many advertisements

Internet Cons

Internet Pros

• Laziness may increase
• Level of independence may decrease
• Cyberbullying is a problem
• Communication platform for extremists
• Internet addiction
• Inappropriate content for children
• Source of distraction
• Technology problems
• Obesity
• Mental problems
• Privacy issues

• Convenience
• Facilitates communication
• Lower product prices
• Increase in efficiency
• Better learning opportunities
• Higher chances to get out of poverty
• Better job opportunities
• Autonomous driving
• Smart homes
• Teleworking

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• I think the Internet is the greatest _______________________. Think how it has changed the world. So much information is out there. _______________________ changed my life. I can chat with friends, download music, buy books and _______________________ I need for my homework. It took days or _______________________ any of these things before the Internet. I spend hours every day online. I think I _______________________ too long. I’m sure _______________________ computer screen all day isn’t good for my eyes. I think it’s also _______________________. I need to exercise a little more. The only thing I don’t like about the Internet _______________________ be dangerous. I don’t really _______________________ personal information online, especially on _______________________ sites like Facebook.

Let’s check your answers:

• I think the Internet is the greatest invention ever . Think how it has changed the world. So much information is out there. It has totally changed my life. I can chat with friends, download music, buy books and get all the info I need for my homework. It took days or weeks to do any of these things before the Internet. I spend hours every day online. I think I spend a little too long. I’m sure staring at a computer screen all day isn’t good for my eyes. I think it’s also making me fat . I need to exercise a little more. The only thing I don’t like about the Internet is that it can be dangerous. I don’t really like putting my personal information online, especially on social networking sites like Facebook.

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