Review 4 – 10 UV

1.1 Read the text on page 26 and answer the questions below.

1 When was the Internet created?

2 What did they use it for?

3 Why was the WWW an important step?

4 Why is English the most widely used language?

1.2 Match the words on the left with their equivalents on the right.

1 research a) permits

2 allows b) in a broad extensive way

3 exchange c) a careful investigation

4 widely d) to give and receive something

2.1 Put the verbs in brackets in the future simple or Be going to form.

1 Tomorrow I ___ (send) an email to Peter.

2 ___ (you/have) some tea or coffee?

3 The Internet ___ (develop) fast in third world economies.

4 Next weekend she ___ (buy) some books at Amazon.co.uk.

5 They ___ (not accept) any payments by credit card.

2.2 Complete the sentences with the modal verbs.

1 Today’s mobile phones ___ be used to send emails to anyone on the planet.

2 You ___ see the new film by Spielberg. It’s fantastic!

3 He ___ make phone calls while driving.

4 The computer ___ tell you if it is right or wrong.

2.3 Rewrite the following sentences using the modal verbs. Use the correct verb form and omit the words in italics.

1 It is possible that computers talk in the near future.

2 In certain circumstances the Internet causes addiction.

3 Web surfers are forbidden to use personal information for their own sake.

4 She’d better look for information elsewhere.

3.1 Write this paragraph in English.

A tecnologia da internet foi criada por Vinton Cerf na aurora de 1973 como parte de um projecto conduzido pelo Departamento de Defesa Norte-americano. Por volta de 1995, o acesso à Internet estava disponível em 180 países e envolvia mais de 30 milhões de utilizadores. A Internet e a sua tecnologia terão um profundo efeito na partilha de informação. Tornarão possíveis as transacções rápidas entre negócios. Apoiarão a colaboração global entre indivíduos e organizações. Projecções actuais indicam que 300 milhões de computadores estarão conectados via Internet global pelo ano 2010.

Review 4 Correction

1.1

1 The Internet was created in the 1960s.

2 It was used for military and research purposes.

3 It can integrate different forms of communication.

4 It was created in an English-speaking country.

1.2

1C 2A 3D 4B

2.1

1 am going to send

2 Will you have

3 will develop

4 is going to buy

5 won’t accept

2.2

1 can

2 must

3 mustn’t

4 may / should

2.3

1 Computers may talk in the future.

2 The internet might cause addiction.

3 Web surfers mustn’t use personal information.

4 She should look for information elsewhere.

3.1

The Internet’s technology was created by Vinton Cerf in the beginning of 1973 as part of a project conducted by the North American Department of Defence. By 1995, the access to the Internet was available in 180 countries and it involved more than 30 million users. The Internet and its technology will have a profound effect on the sharing of information. They will make possible quick transactions in business. They will support global collaboration between individuals and organizations. Recent projections show that 300 million computers will be connected via Global Internet by the year 2010.