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the Internet has become an
Search engines have made
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ñrst century teenager's life.
to use th€ir memories. \Fhy
remember something if you
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hnown a world without it.
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on 6oogle? However, even
before the Internet, people
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didn't fry to remernber
everything. There were
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and remember?
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Internet is iust another type
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doesn'¡ mean thal rhey are
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can't concentrate on long
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different webpages. Their
smalf pieces of information
extremely fast. They have
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directions. This is a different
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their brains are simply
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What has replaced reference books?
Why are teenagers' brains changing?
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D Write a paragraph about how you use the
t Read the article again. Answer the questions.
lnternet. Think about the following:
. How often do you use the lnternet each day?
I . What do you use to go online - a cell phone, a
tablet, etc.?
D . What are your favorite online activities?
1 What is she doing now?
D 2 What type of texts do teenagers read?
' What do you read online?
' How many times have you been online today?
D . What websites have you visited this week?
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