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      VI. Put the questions to the following sentences.
      1. Today its descendants form the global backbone of what we call the Internet. (Who…?)
      2. The beauty and utility of the Internet lie in the information itself. (Where…?)
      3. The Internet resources will become as important to you as your telephone and your post
office. (Will…?)
      4. Anyone can participate at any time: the Internet never closes. (When…?)
      5. There are no real ways to hurt another person, but there are many ways to be kind. (Are
there…?)

     VII. Think and say:
     A) Discuss where the roots of the Internet lie and why? B) Speak about the Internet re-
sources.



LESSON 3

                                     INTERNET IN RUSSIA

      Internet has recently appeared in Russia. The overwhelming majority of users could only
send and receive electronic messages (letters) but could not be connected to Internet and use all
its possibilities.
      The rapid growth of Internet users in Russia began in 1996. Nowadays Internet is trans-
formed from a fantasy into an everyday instrument in our country.
      If several years ago nearly the whole information in a network was in English and was in-
tended, basically, for foreigners, today information suppliers are oriented towards native users,
and you can find various information in Russia.
      Recently active works are in on transferring new kinds of information via Internet. Today it is
quite possible to listen to Radio through Internet, and soon the time will come for Television – Inter-
net. The global network allows to put into practice selector counsels and videoconferences.
      By means of Internet many employees will be able to work at home, exchanging docu-
ments with their colleagues who are a thousand kilometers away from them.
      Soon Internet will become the basic means of linking, the main way of getting and trans-
ferring information. Not only computers, but telephones, as well as television sets, video cameras
and other devices will directly be connected to Internet. Though, at present, fantastic as it may
appear, it, i.e. Internet, becomes the reality.
      So, the ability to use Internet as well as the ability to work on a computer is, for today, an
obligatory condition for achieving success practically in any fields of activity.

      NOTES

       1. To be intended for foreigners – предназначаться для иностранцев
       2. To put into practice – ввести в обращение
       3. Fantastic as it may appear – как ни фантастично это может показаться
       4. As well as the ability to work –так же как и умение работать
       5. For today, an obligatory condition for achieving success practically in any fields of ac-
tivity – на сегодняшний день обязательным условием для достижения успеха в любой об-
ласти деятельности

      VOCABULARY

      Recently – недавно
      Overwhelming majority – подавляющее большинство
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