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12 Fill in the blanks and speak about possibilities provided by the
Internet.
A Little League
B burglar alarm
C to the Net
D changes the way you live and work
E day-care center
F hire a babysitter
G over e-mail
H air conditioner
I a public bus
J video capability
K hospital
L always on
M Handheld
N your way to work
O any place
P your televisions
Q school
R groceries
WIREDVILLE, USA
Such cyber-towns are already being built that hard-wire residents to each other
and to the outside world. These towns will bring a whole new way of shopping,
working and keeping in touch.
Welcome to Wiredville, where state of the art, fibre-optic cable under the street (1)
_____ The Internet is ____ (2), at speeds that are 100 times faster than today's
56K modems. The same wires also deliver cheap phone service _____ with (3)
plus hundreds of digital cable channels to _____ (4). The network within your home
allows to monitor systems such as your _____ (5) and _____ (6) from any
computer in the world. Meanwhile, you can also log in to your office from ____ (7).
In the neighbourhood, casual conversation will move from the yard ____ (8).
With everyone's e-mail address listed on the community Intranet you can plan
parties _____ (9) or peruse the local bulletin boards to _____ (10). ____ (11)
and auto-based computers will offer access to the community network, letting you,
say, tracks the location of ____ (12) or get directions and traffic reports on ____
(13). Worried moms can check the videocam in the local ____ (14). And since
the local stores and commercial outlets like the bank operate online, you can
order dinner, a dry-cleaning pickup, even _____ (15) to be delivered to your door.
The local ____ (16) and ____ (17) are also on the network, which means that
you can check in remotedly with doctors and teachers, and they can access the
largest in long-distance learning and tele-medicine technology. But UK- whole thing
really starts to pay off when you sign your kids up for activities like ____ (18), and
then easily find other parents to shuttle them to the game.
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