3BCD Worksheet 5 Correction

1.1

1 T Some companies exist only on the Internet. They are sometimes called dot.com companies.

2 F Some of the most successful Net entrepreneurs are teenagers who are still at school.

3 F Tom Hadfield, 16, started a footlball results website called Soccernet in his bedroom.

4 T Children are at ease with the Net and new technology.

5 F He borrowed £150 from his dad to buy the domain name Jewishnet.co.uk

1.2

1 making a fortune

2 entrepreneurs

3 profit

4 provide

1.3

1 He was ill at home and the Internet was his way of keeping in touch with the world.

2 He is still at school and took his A levels.

2.1

1 turn against

2 turned down

3 has turned out

4 turned to

2.2

1 little

2 a little

3 A few

4 few

2.3

1 Although most companies have their own websites these days, some companies exist only on the Internet.

2 When Tom started his website in his bedroom, he could never imagine it would become a business worth millions.

3 Whereas some companies make profits from selling products, some others make money from advertising.

4 As Ben couldn’t leave his house, he started using the Internet to keep in touch with the world.

3.1

Technology has been changing school and the way people learn. In the future school buildings will be more attractive, surrounded by green spaces. Classrooms will have big screens on the walls instead of a board so that teachers can watch the work their students are doing on their palmtops.