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3) Internet coverage area is comparable with the world surface.
4) The Internet was developing especially quickly in the last decade of XXth century.
5) TCP/IP is a protocol protected by copyright.
6) The article states the freedom of expressing ideas and sharing information to be the
most attractive advantage of the Internet.
7) Microsoft controls more than a quarter of stock of Internet, Inc.
8) The future of the Internet can be easily predicted.
Task 2. Topics for discussion:
1. What are the main steps in the Internet history?
2. According to the last paragraph, what can we expect from the Internet of
tomorrow?
3. What is the Internet for you?
Text 8
Exercise 1. Which of these words can be used as a noun and as a verb in
sentences? Translate both forms.
Inventory, progress, text, think, advertise, require, check, research, drive, fill,
reflect, score, response, e-mail, task, report, monitor, extent.
Exercise 2. Match the synonyms.
1. Reveal a. Suggest
2. Increase b. Verify
3. Use c. Augment
4. Check d. Collate
5. Compare e. Show
6. Rate f. Evaluate
g. Expand
h. Implement
PORTRAIT OF A MULTITASKING MIND
What happens when you try to do three things at once?
Part 1
Are you a media multitasker? We know you're reading the article, but what else
are you doing right now? Take a quick inventory: Are you also listening to music?
Monitoring the progress of a sports game on TV? Emailing your co-worker? Texting
your friend? If your inventory has revealed a multitasking lifestyle, you are not alone.
Media multitasking is increasingly common, to the extent that some have dubbed
today’s teens "Generation M."
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