C. Find words and phrases in Part 2 with the following meanings.
A. Read Part 1 of the Internet FAQs on page 80 and choose the correct answers.
Internet FAQs
B. Make a list of all the things you can use the Internet for.
A. In pairs, discuss how you would define the Internet.
Internet basics
C. Correct the three mistakes in this sentence and decide if they would be found by the spell checker or the grammar checker.
B. Read the description more carefully. Find three sentences that have been printed in the wrong text and decide where they should go.
WP tools
A. Scan the descriptions of three WP tools (1-3) – a spell checker, an online thesaurus and a grammar checker – and match them with the dialog boxes (a-c).
Mail merge combine a form leter with a database file to create customized copys of the letter.
UNIT 14 THE INTERNET AND EMAIL
C. Listen to a conversation between a customer buying a PC and a sales assistant. Why do you think the sales assistant has to explain so much about the Internet?
D. Listen again and complete the customer’s notes.
1. The Internet was
a. invented in the mid-90s. b. popular in the 1960s. c. probably created in the USA.
2. Which term describes any fast, high-bandwidth connection?
a. broadband b. dial-up connection c. Wi-Fi connection
3. The power-line Internet provides broadband access through
a. telephone lines. b. satellites. c. electrical power lines.
4. Which device converts computer data into a form that can be transmitted over phone lines?
a. ADSL b. a mobile phone c. a modem
5. The standard protocol that allows computers t communicate over the Internet is called
a. an IP address. b. TCP/IP. c. HTTP.
6. The geographical region covered by one or several access points is called a
a. wireless access point. b. hotspot. c. wireless network device.
B. In pairs, discuss which of the internet systems (1-6) you would use to do the tasks (a-f). Then read Part 2 of the FAQs on page 81 and check your answers.
| 1 Email | a transfer files from the Internet to your hard drive |
| 2 The web | b send a message to another person via the Internet |
| 3 Newsgroups | chave a live conversation (usually typed) online |
| 4 Chat and IM | d connect to a remote computer by entering instructions, and run a program on it |
| 5 FTP | etake part in public discussion areas devoted to specific topics |
| 6 Telnet | f download and view documents published on the Internet |
1. A system used to distribute email to many different subscribers at once (in Email paragraph)
2. A program used for displaying web pages (in Web paragraph)
3. To connect to a computer by typing your username and password (in Telnet paragraph)
4. A series of interrelated messages on a given topic (in Newsgroups paragraph)
5. A program for reading Usenet newsgroups (in Newsgroups paragraph)
3 Language work: questions