Why are we so excited about the Internet?

What exactly is it that gets us all so excited about the Internet?

As well as being a global network of networks, the Internet is a global network of people, ideas and information. The Net is as interesting and exciting as the people, organizations, companies, governments and weirdoes that are connected to it.

There is another thing that’s exciting about the Internet. Like love and life, the Net is what you make it. If you don’t like what’s happening on one part of the network, you can build yourself a whole new cybercity, appoint yourself as mayor and run it exactly as you want.

The Internet enables you to do a lot of things simultaneously. You can read the latest copy of your favourite newspaper while planning your night’s TV viewing and ordering some cheap CDs from an American discount disc store.

3. Ask special questions to the underlined words.

a) I work at an office.

b) They often speak English in class.

Card № 9

1. My future profession.

2. Read and translate the text.

My future profession

Choosing your future profession or trade is a difficult choice, but an important one; nobody else can make it for you.

I want to tell you about my plans for the future. I would like to work with people rather than with figures and numbers. I want to travel much and see other places and meet different people. One of the opportunities for this is to work for a foreign enterprise in Russia or to work for the travel agency. It is logical. And as far as I know, this kind of job is well paid!

Of course, it is quite difficult to qualify for such a job. You need a very good educational level and good command of spoken and written foreign language, computer skills and, finally, some experience.

My school gives a very good background knowledge. But we don’t have many practical courses. The only opportunity to gain the practical knowledge of the subject is to work somewhere during the summer vacation.

3. Say it in English:

3; 5; 11; 13; 325; 1005; 1.745033; 1.03; 1976; ½; 35.25.

Card № 10

1. Russian traditions and customs.

2. Read and translate the text.

Maslenitsa

There are many holidays and traditions in our country. One of them is Maslenitsa. This holiday lasts for a week. Russian people celebrate it at the end of February or at the beginning of March. They say “good-bye” to winter in these days.

During “Maslenitsa week” we always cook pancakes. It is a tradition to cook pancakes and eat them with fish, sour cream, caviar, honey, sugar, butter.

Our family likes to invite our friends to come to see us. We buy cakes, fruit cook pancakes for our guests. It is pleasure to eat pancakes and to talk with each other. During this holiday we celebrate the beginning of spring. Usually this holiday is celebrated in parks.

People prepare fares and burn straw scarecrows of winter. I like this gay old Russian tradition, because I like to eat pancakes and I like spring best of all.

3. Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns.

a) I’m a worker. … name’s Ivanov.

b) Ted is a schoolboy. He’s a pioneer. … marks are good.

c) Ann and Jane are engineers. … sons are pioneers.

Card № 11

1. English traditions and customs.

2. Read and translate the text.

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