Unit 5. The media

Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Welcome to English class
Period 29
Unit 5 - The media.
Notes
forum (n.): a place or meeting where people can exchange and discuss ideas.
post (AmE) (v.)(especially AmE mail) to send a letter, package, etc. by post
Ex. This letter was posted in Edinburgh yesterday.
Surfing the web
web (n.) 1. [C] a type of fine net that a spider makes in order to catch small insects. (A spider spins webs)
2.(computing) (usually the Web) [sing.] = WORLD WIDE WEB
a Web browser / page
RE. = regarding (prep.)
(formal) about or in connection with
# = No. (abbr.) number
E-mail (n.) a way of sending electronic messages or data from one computer to another.
deny (v.): deny sth (to sb) refuse to allow sb to have sth.
get access to (sth.): enter / reach a place
Wander (v.): to walk somewhere slowly with no particular sense of direction or purpose
time-consuming (adj.) taking up a lot of time
Limitations (n.) limitations things that you cannot do
virus-viruses (n.)
instructions that are put into a computer program in order to stop it working properly and destroy information.
virus (n.)(= bacteria /microscope)
1.a living thing, too small to be seen without a special instrument (microscope), that causes disease in people, animals and plants:
HIV, the virus that is thought to cause Aids • to catch a virus
suffer (v.): suffer (from sth); suffer (for sth) experience sth unpleasant, for example pain, sadness, ect.
risk (n.): a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result.
spam (n.):
Junk mail (n.):
Information leaking
be alert (v.):
QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
He uses the Internet to get information and to communicate with her friends and relatives
Because she lives in the countryside where the Internet is unavailable.
People use the Internet for education, communication, entertainments and commerce
Benefits: The Internet is used for multi-purposes: for getting information, for communication, education, entertainments and commerce
Yes. There are some disadvantages: time-consuming, costly, dangerous because of viruses and bad programs.
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