1. How do you make use of the Internet?2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet?Fast reading for general information: Go through the passage as quickly as possible and answer the questions of part A on page 34.1. What are the speeches about? They are about different effects of the Internet on our lives. 2. The first speaker talks about the positive effects of the Internet on our lives. How many main points does she make? Two.3. The second speaker talks about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. What are the two points he makes? Uncontrolled information and the change in the way people spend their time. Careful reading for detailed information: Read the passage again more carefully and try to answer the questions of part C1 on page 36.1 People can write anything they want, and we cannot always tell if the information is true or false.2 Of regular Internet users, 80 per cent mainly use it to search for answers to questions.3 Some experts say that spending too much time building Internet relationships can damage peoples abilities to live normal lives.4 With the Internet, people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can communicate with the outside world and meet others with similar interests.5 One of the benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity.6 As the Internet has gained popularity, there has been an interesting change in the way people, particularly families, spend their time.against against against forforforSupporting factsArguments 80 per cent of regular Internet users mainly use the Internet to search for answers to questions. 79 per cent use it to advance their knowledge about their hobbies.Young people from different backgrounds and different countries can form lifelong friendships.The Internet is a great help to people who are in need of various information People use the Internet to build social ties. Supporting factsArguments In 2003, 70 per cent of eBays problems were with people who sold things that did not exit, or who lied about the products they were selling.According to one university, 43 per cent of the students who had dropped out were heavy computer users.The amount of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day. Spending too much time building relationships on the Internet can damage peoples abilities to live normal lives. Listening:Listen to the tape and finish the following multiple choices.1. According to the survey, children use the Internet mostly to _. A. chat B. play games C. help with their studies D. advance knowledge about hobbies Test yourselfTHINK IT THINK IT OVEROVER2. What is the most important thing in building a friendship? A. common interests B. appearance C. age D. popularity Test yourselfTHINK IT THINK IT OVEROVER3. What is the worst problem of eBay?A. false information B. people dont know how to use a computerC. things selling on the Internet dont exist D. people are used to the traditional ways of buying THINK IT THINK IT OVEROVER4. The clinic was opened to_.A. help people surf the Internet B. be an Internet caf C. make people spend their time with their family D. help people who are addicted to computer gamesTHINK IT THINK IT OVEROVERAnswers to part D: 1 f 2 b 3 a 4 g 5 c 6 d 7 h 8 e Answers to part E (1) Internet (2) debate (3) speakers (4) experts (5) social ties (6) heavy (7) aspect (8) up-to-date (9) disabled (10) statistics Does the Internet do us good or bad? 同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全