Unit 14 The Internet 2: the World Wide Web Tuning-in © Task 1 Workin groups. Study this page from the Yahoo search engine (http://www.yahoo.com). Which category is the best one to search in for this information? 1. anew treatment for cancer 5. the phone number of the White House 2. new Hollywood movies 6 avideo of a black hole developing 3. the Italian word for compuler_ 7 Tibetan Buddhism 4, the main news stories inthe US 8 unemployment statistics for Germany MegaMarketing BENEFITS EXPOSED! J. and Spotts pean ‘+ Business and Economy (ua) - “Companies. Einaies, Emplovinenr. Spots Gani Tai Ao. ‘Outdoors + Computers and Internet gua) + Reference: Tntemét, WWW, Software. Multimedia... ~ Libraries, Dictiopaites, Phone Nombre. 2) Entertainment rxvean + Science ‘ ‘Cool Links. Movies, Music, Humor.” Has. Asano, Bgiesn. fi Govéenment : +. Socfat Science." ‘Mite Pols, eican Law dises!~ Anthonony, Scio. Economies. 2 neath iain |” : + Society and Culture Modidine, Druxs, Diseases, Fitness. People. Envitoniterit: Religion: Reading: Webpages F Task 2 Study these sample webpages. Classify them as: I news 2 sport 3entertainment 4 education 62Now match each webpage to the correct text. A. Offering unparalleled access to woild news and current affairs, the Internet lets you keep up with the latest stories as they happen. Newspapers from around the world are available online; and TV news services, such as CNN (Cable News Network) and Sky Ty, offer excellent coverage. There are even special interest news sites, including some designed for children. B. Whatever your favourite sport, itis likely to have at least one devoted fan who has prepared a website dedicated to it. By visiting the site you can pick up the latest news and gossip, and even chat to other fans around the world As you might expect, football fans are well catered for on the Web with a ‘mass of information on famous teams, league positions, fixtures, and player profiles, C. Keeping up with your favourite band, finding out about exhibitions, or simply organizing your TV viewing is easy on the Web. Major TV companies have their own sites where you can find a wealth of information on TV shows and the activities of your favourite celebrities. If you want to find a restaurant, see movie, or just visit a new bar, you will find the Internet a great resource D. You can study for school or college and even obtain a degree using the Intemet. Universities from around the world have sites and some offer on-line courses. Most schools now have an Intemet connection, and many schoolchildren use it for research and for keeping in touch with schools abroad. Children can also visit special online exhibitions created by world famous museums.Task 4 Look at this page from the CNN website. It contains a number of links labeled (a-h), Find the links which enable you to 1. get the story behind the headline in full 2. post your own message about current events 3. search previous news stories for any reference you want 4, interact with other readers live using your keyboard 5. sce the advertisement 6. 7. 8. . change to Spani . séé the news in’ brief - Watch videos of news stories. ™ AT PAG © ELNifg ret ‘communrry Message Board: ELNifio winter Messose Hosts ® JLustful lizards haye to feedtots”” ite the bullet Reese fhe rca of ie Ne Zook STE SOURCES. Spent cya hme ae seach@ (cnn seta Ry SPECIALS =e, 2S: lemorteRordAdven esPaRE® Listening: Browser ‘& Task 5 To download and read documents from the World Wide Web you need a software program called a browser. Study this selection of a web browser screen. Identify these features. 1.fidebar 2, menubar 3. toolbar 4. address box 5. links | oS =) aHss|S/Di oie [aT] PMO owen NEGt Vow Go. Favorter Hep @) 2 2 2 292 = 6 &£ & 3 @ Task 6 Look more closely at the toolbar. Listen to the recording and try to identify which buttons are described. 64Language work: -ing forms Study these examples. Keeping up with your favourite team is easy on the Web. By visiting the site you can pick up the latest news. We can often use the ~ing form of verbs like nouns, Browsing the Web is popular. Some people like shopping online. We use the —ing form after prepositions. Without leaving home you can visit any country on the web. By clicking on the link you can move to another page ‘* Task 7 Complete each gap in these sentences with the —ing form of an appropriate verb * Task 8 from the list. back up become enter find keep up learn ink receive select send use L the latest news on your favourite team is easy on the Web. 2. One of the most useful features ofthe Internet is and : ___ email 3. The grandfather, father, son method is one way of __ your documents. 4. Fibre-optic cable can be used for computers in a network. 5. Search engines are ways of __ information on the web. a keyboard is the most common way of data into a computer. Ro audio and video attachments is possible with email. 8. __ programmer means ___a number of programming languages. 9. ‘The White Pages are for__ ___ email addresses. 10. __ an option in a menu is easy with a mouse. ‘Try to answer these questions using an ~ing form. Example: — How do you draw pictures on a computer? By using a graphics package How do you: 1. find a website? 2. select an option on a menu? move rapidly through a document? return to your starting page on the Web? store favourite sites? share ideas with other Internet users on a subject you're interested in? increase the speed of your computer? send voice and text messages fo olher Internet users? end a search on the web? 0. move the cursor round the screen? yay© Task9 w Task 10 Work in pairs. Decide which ofithe sites. (1-j) to-visit nage on the following topics (1-10); ‘ 1. the latest scientific develope 2. caring for Your cat’ > 3, calculating yout tax 4, new cars” . 5. advertising on the web . 6. ‘books on sport, E 7. seiiding.a virtiial greetings card 8. économié data én Bulgaria 9. Your horoscope ‘0. ski conditions in Europe Sem eee ee | worwalhebookpla laeeeom * wis. ‘ior a wi iting - Workc in groups, Design a Web hoine page for your glee or company. Write,a headlitie with an’explanatory paragraph about your college or epmipany, and a ‘menu which readers can choose from to find out more about different aspects of i. Each member of your group should write brief paragraph'which readers can” ‘aecess when they click on one of the memu links,