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Name: ANGIE DANIELA APOLINAR ORTIZ Cohort:182790 Date: NOV

0-1 15TH
Training program: Instructor: YOLANDA
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MORENO

THEN AND NOW: HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED THE WORLD

This workshop attempts to help you understand the influence of internet and technology in our
society. You will learn about the evolution of internet and technology and also, how to use the
netiquette.

Objective: From the development of these activities, you will be able to explore and use the internet
in an appropriate way.

 Work in groups and discuss the following questions and Share your answers

 How often do you use the internet?

I USE INTERNET FREQUENCIES
 What is your personal opinion about Internet in general?
The internet is a good tool because it helps us to communicate and to find information that is useful to us
 Discuss why people depend on technology nowadays.
People depend a lot on the internet because it is a requirement for work, or it becomes a fanaticism
 What are the most popular apps?
the most used are Facebook, WhatsApp, twitter ,Instagram, Gmail, etc.

1. Create your profile card for a social professional network using your personal information. Use a
picture of your and write some personal information like your educational background and work
experience.

Take into account:

 Full name
 Phone number
 Education Information
 Job position
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 E-mail
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1. Skills practice: Do the following activities to practice the learnt vocabulary and English structures

1.1. Speaking practice

Now, practice your oral skills and prepare a discussion about advantages and disadvantages of
Internet and Technology. Take a position and support your ideas according to the group
established by the
Teacher and then, compare and contrast your insights with your partners’ opinions.

1.2. Listening
practice
Before watching the video, discuss:
 What do you know about internet history?
Browsing history is the information that Internet Explorer stores on the PC as you
browse the Web. Such as the information you have written on the forms, passwords
and sites visited, which helps improve the browsing experience. However, if you are
using a public or shared computer
 How do you use the internet in your daily life?
I constantly use it because it is very useful because I communicate with my family and
to do my homework

Watch the video, make notes, and answer or complete the following statements:2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8K49dD52WA

● Who was the Internet inventor?

the invention of the internet Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf
● When was the e-mail created?
the mail was created in 1971 after forty-eight years
● What kind of function did Netscape use to have on the Internet?
Netscape Navigator is a web browser, the first commercial product of the company
Netscape Communications created by Marc Andreessen
● What did you understand for “dial- up” according to the video?
Telephone Network Access is the program that puts us in touch with the Internet
Server or ISP, or the one that connects us to the Internet.

● In your opinion what was the most interesting fact about Internet history?
The history of the internet dates back to the beginning of the development of communication
networks. The idea of a network of computers created to allow general communication between
users of several computers
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Before Reading the text, discuss the following questions:

- How do you think Internet has changed your lifestyle?

my life has changed a lot since by this means I learned many things
What can you say about communication through internet?
it seems to me that there is communication through social networks that is a means by which one can speak
with a person who is outside

2 Taken from Used by SENA for academic purposes, exclusively.

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VOCABULAR
Y
Identify the key words from the article “The internet revolution is the new industrial
revolution”. Look for their definition and pronunciation in English.

WORD / EXPRESSION DEFINITI

ON
Networks REDES: a set of interconnected and organized elements to achieve a
common goal or objective.

Social media REDES SOCIA.LES: A Social Network is a social structure composed of

people, organizations or entities that are connected to each other by one or
more types of relationships such as: friendship, kinship, economic, sexual
relations, common interests, experimentation of the same beliefs, among
other

Skills HABILIDADES: the aptitude to develop some task. The skilled person, therefore,
manages to do something successfully thanks to his skill.

Revolution REVOLUCION: It is a fundamental social change in the power structure or

organization that takes place in a relatively short or long period depending
on its structure.
 
Conventions CONVENCIONES: A convention is a set of standards, rules, norms or
criteria that are generally accepted for a given social group. They often take
the name of criteria.
 
Understand ENTENDER: the knowledge of an object, to incorporate it into the mental structure,
not arbitrarily but comprehensively. What is understood makes sense, it is clear, it
can be judged, assessed, and above all, applied to other similar cases, solving many
problems of daily life or the scientific field.
 
Outsourcing SUBCONTRATACION: In the business world, it designates the process in
which an organization hires other external companies to take over part of
its activity or production.
 
Workplace LUGAR DE TRABAJO: A job is that space in which an individual
develops his work activity, it is also known as a station or workplace
 
Boundaries LIMITES: A limit is a division, either physical or symbolic, that marks a
separation between two territories or nations.
 
Employment EMPLEO: Employment is called the generation of value from the activity
produced by a person. That is, the employee contributes with his work and
knowledge in favor of the employer, in exchange for an economic
compensation known as salary.
 
Value VALOR: Value is a quality that gives things, facts or people an estimate,
whether positive or negative.
 
Success ÉXITO: Success is the happy and satisfying result of an issue, business or
performance. Likewise, it also refers to the good reception of something or
someone
 
Background ANTECEDENTES: As antecedent we call that which precedes, that
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action, fact, said or circumstance that allows us to understand or assess
subsequent events
Websites SITIOS WEB: A website is a set of electronic files and web pages referring
to a particular topic, including a welcome home page usually called home
page, which can be accessed through a specific domain name and Internet
address.
 
Handshake APRETON DE MANOS: A handshake (or handshake) is a type of short
ritual (greeting), where two right hands with right or left hands are clinging
to each other, usually performed when two people meet or say goodbye, or
when an agreement ends
 
Retirement JUBILACION: Originating in the Latin term jubilatio, the word retirement
refers to the result of retirement (stop working for reasons of age, accessing
a pension). The concept also allows you to name the payment that a person
receives when they are retired
Brand MARCA: One of the most frequent is linked to the exclusive right to use a
word, phrase, image or symbol to identify a product or service.
Sweeping BARRIENDO: clean a place with the broom
 

Read the article "The Internet revolution is the new revolution"

The Internet Revolution is the New Industrial Revolution 3

Oct 5, 2012 by Micha Kaufman

In the mid-90s, ARPANet was transformed from a

military safety net to the civilian Internet that has
become such an integral part of our lives, bringing with
it change not only technological, but societal and epic
in scope. Consider the following: Forty years ago, the
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average person followed an employment path largely determined by birth and education, often
committing to one employer until retirement. Today you probably wouldn’t even consider that as a
viable option. Success is no longer solely determined by the right education, the perfect resume, or
even your age and background. Teens as young as 12 are now coding websites, producing films
and building networks through social media. By the time they’re adults, this online generation will
already have some skills and real-world experience that a formal education just can’t provide.

The Internet is bringing a revolution along with it. Access to information combined with global
supply and demand is reshaping established conventions and destroying old world definitions.
To understand the main idea of it, take the word 'local.' It once referred to your own street, town
or even the state you lived in, but now everywhere is local. Americans are outsourcing their services
to companies from China to Brazil, all from the comfort of their own homes. Where once our reach
was limited by physical boundaries, today almost everyone and everything is just a digital
handshake away.
Long established workplace conventions - from defined office hours to physical office space - are
being tossed out the window. Success was once defined by a suit and the ‘9 to 5’; now it can
achieved by working in pajamas and starting at noon after a morning at the gym and leisurely
latte. The very definition of ‘success’ is now drastically changing. It once meant a “keeping up
with the Joneses” lifestyle your neighbors would be envious of; now it’s about making personal,
intimate choices about how to live your life. Of course some still associate it purely with wealth,
but for many, success is being measured in other ways –happiness, freedom, health, more time
for travel and family.

As we engage in a century where everyone is not only a global citizen, but a valuable “Brand in
Waiting,” we begin to understand that the Internet Revolution is in fact the Industrial Revolution of
our time. It’s a sweeping social disruption that brings with it not only new inventions and scientific
advances, but perhaps most importantly revolutionizes both the methods of work and we the
workers ourselves.

According to the text answer the questions below:

What is the impact of Internet revolution in the new generations?

The impact of technology on our lives sometimes becomes immeasurable. Advances in innovations are a constant, the
speed at which they occur is increasing. The changes occur at a fast pace, the validity of a given technology is getting
smaller, the periods of transition between one technology and another end up shortening with the passage of time,
which causes the technological gap between generations to widen.
.
What is the ARPAnet meaning? Explain
ARPANET stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, that is, the Network of the Advanced Research
Projects Agency, now known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Do you agree with the success definition given in the text?

Yes, because the concept refers to the successful effect or consequence of an action or an undertaking

Make a mind map with the main vocabulary and concepts of the reading and share it
with your classmates. Work in pairs.
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1.3. Writing Practice

Write a short paragraph to point out your personal experience of advantages and disadvantages (at least 3 of
each one) about the use of Internet and Technology. Use the following paragraph as a model
Hello, My name is Andrea Contreras, I am an
English teacher and I work in a private high
school on the north of the city. I think that
Technology is an unavoidable item in our
lives. As advantages I say that Internet makes
everything easier, immediate and practical,
but, by the other hand Internet and technology
make us lazy , distracted and dependent
people. I know about it, because
I see my students everyday depending on
their smartphones and electronic devices.

Now, try your own text. Use a picture to have more idea

Hello, My name is Daniela I am seventeen years old I am a student of Senna. I think that Technology is an
unavoidable item in our lives. As advantages I say that Internet makes everything easier, immediate and
practical, but, by the other hand Internet and technology make us lazy, distracted and dependent people.

Extension activities:
The extension activities will help you improve your performance in the topics. You need to
reach at least five hours of practice on your own.
 For further information, listening practice, pronunciation, and more
about internet, check the link below to a YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nAP1Qq9Bxg
 Based on your instructor’s orientation, explore the following website and play at
least 2 games: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/games.php

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Image taken from the website as example. https://mx.depositphotos.com/127312238/stock-illustration- set-of-business-people-
office.html