Unit 5. The media

Period 33 – Section: Write

THE MEDIA
Unit 5:
Period 33 – Section: Write


THE BENEFITS OF THE INTERNET
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Pre-writing
1/ Matching:

Pre-writing:
A. What do you use the Internet for ?
B. What are the benefits of the Internet on entertainment ?
C. What are the benefits of the Internet on education ?
2/ Questions
 For studying, for chatting …
 Sports, music, games …
 Self-taught, on-line lessons, on-line schools…
 Buying food, goods, many other things without going to the market
E. What are the benefits of the Internet on communication ?
D. What are the benefits of the Internet on commerce ?
 Communicating with friends and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting

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 do you use the Internet for? How much time do you spend surfing the web a day? Please respond to these questions ?

FORUM
Response # 1Re: The Internet
Posted by Sandra Morgan
In my opinion , the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get information . I can also communicate with my friends 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 the wonderful invention of modern life .It makes our world a small village.

Response # 2Re: 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 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 don’t know which website is useful for me.

Response # 3Re: 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 dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. Moreover, Internet users sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail, and personal information leaking. So, while enjoying surfing, be alert !

Firstly, it / very fast / convenient way / information.
It / also / very fast / cheap way / communicate / your friends / relatives / means / e-mail , chatting , web-cam , etc.
Make meaningful sentences, using the cues.
Firstly, it is a very fast and convenient way to get information. It is also a very fast and cheap way to communicate with your friends, relatives by means of e-mail , chatting , web-cam , etc.
Secondly, it is a very updated _______of information: you can ___the latest local or global news ; you can check _______ _________ before you go camping, fishing outdoors … You can find a timetable and maps of the buses you want to______ ; you can _____ your tickets for the next concert, soccer match, trip, hotel . etc.
source
get
conditions
weather
book
take
Read and fill in the gaps with missing word(s)
Secondly, it is a very updated of source information: you can get the latest local or global news ; you can check weather conditions before you go camping, fishing outdoors … You can find a timetable and maps of the buses you want to take; you can book your tickets for the next concert, soccer match, trip, hotel . etc.
Thirdly, it is a various source of entertainment: you can listen to music, to the radio, watch videos, play games, read novels, do the sightseeing, etc. online.
- What can you do to enjoy yourselves with the Internet?
Answer the questions
it is a very updated of source information: you can get the latest local or global news ; you can check weather conditions before you go camping, fishing outdoors … etc.
look up new words and information necessary for your self-taught activities and it provides on-line lessons
take on-line courses to get a degree…
a rich source of educational materials
Read this passage then use the suggested phrases to write a new one.
Finally, it is a rich source of educational materials and it provides on-line lessons: you can look up new words and information necessary for your self-taught activities. You can take on-line courses to get a degree…
Post-writing
Exhibition

*Benefits of the Internet :

The Internet has increasingly developed and become part of our everyday life. Nobody can deny the benefits of the Internet.
Firstly, it is a very fast and convenient way to get information. It is also a very fast and cheap way to communicate with your friends, relatives by means of e-mail , chatting , web-cam , etc.
Secondly, it is a very updated of source information: you can get the latest local or global news ; you can check weather conditions before you go camping, fishing outdoors … You can find a timetable and maps of the buses you want to take; you can book your tickets for the next concert, soccer match, trip, hotel . etc.
Thirdly, it is a various source of entertainment: you can listen to music, to the radio, watch videos, play games, read novels, do the sightseeing, etc. online.
Finally, it is a rich source of educational materials and it provides on-line lessons: you can look up new words and information necessary for your self-taught activities. You can take on-line courses to get a degree…
In short, the Internet is very useful but we have to be alert against spam, viruses and bad programs., etc.
HOMEWORK
Rewrite a passage about the benefits of the Internet and its disadvantages.
Thank you for joining us !
Reading the news
Seeing a movie
Getting information
Playing games
Listening to music
Studying