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Five Reasons Why the Internet is Bad
Vocabulary Preview

 Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1. agree (v.) A. to use the Internet

2. go online (v.) a B. to take something without paying money

3. billion f C. usual; many people have it or do it

4. common c D. to make someone leave a company or job

5. fire (v.) d E. to think another person’s idea is good

6. face-to-face h F. 1,000,000,000

7. criminal g G. for example, a person who steals

8. steal (v.) b H. with another person in the same place

 Use the above words to complete the sentences. Change the forms of verbs and nouns when necessary.

1. More than seven ____________ people live on Earth.

2. I go online and use Facebook every day.

3. The police is looking for that man. He is a criminal .

4. I like to talk on the phone. I like to talk with people face a face .

5. I like Susan’s idea. I agree with her.

6. When you steal things, the police will look for you!

7. Don’t be late for work or your boss will fire you.

8. It is _ common for people to have a cell phone.

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Topic: Computers and the Internet
Five ReasonsWhy

the Internet is Bad

 Listen and complete

Almost everyone agrees1 that the Internet is a __good_______thing. We use the Internet in

many ways. We can go online2 and play____game____, make new friends, and learn

things. More than _four__ billion3 people in the world use the Internet.

However, not everything about the Internet is good. Here are __five_____bad things about

the Internet. First, many people use the Internet too much. In the United States, it is

common4 for people to use the Internet _24_____hours each week, or about 3.4 hours

each ___day___. In Europe, many people say that the Internet is __more_____important

than ___waching_______TV, having a __car______, or even getting washed. They may not

have the __time______to use their brains to ___think____. Second, some people use the

Internet at work. This makes their boss ___angry______and fire5 __them______. Third,

when people use the Internet so much, they may not be healthy because they don’t get

much exercise. Fourth, many people have “___friend,s_____” on Facebook, but these may

not be ___real_____ friends. Real friends are people you can ___see______face-to- face6.

Two or three real friends are better than ___200_____ Facebook “friends” that you never

see. Finally, some people are criminals7. They are ___bad_____ people and they use the

Internet to try to steal8 ___your______ money.

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Spelling Practice

FiveReasonsWhytheInternetisBad

 Read the sentences on the right and complete the crossword. Look at the article again to help
you.

1 2 3
ACROSS

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1. I agree with people who
think the Internet is good.
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5. Most people go online every
day to check their e-mail.

6. How many hours do you use the

6 Internet each week.

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8. Your brain needs time to think.

9. Exercise can make you

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11. healthy . Criminals like to

13. time money.

9 How much face a face are you

14. online every day?

15. I like to talk to people .

10 More than 4 billion people in the

world use the Internet.
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2. Not everything about the Internet is

13 good .

3. Is the Internet more important than

wacht TV?

4. People use the internet in

many different ways.
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7. It’s good to have real friend.s .

10. How many facebook

12. exersice friends do you have?

14. I like to move my body. I like to fire .

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Is your boss angry? Does he want to
you?
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FiveReasonsWhytheInternetisBad

How Much Do You Understand?

 Complete the statements.

1. Most people agree that A. too much.

2. Many people go online B. when you go online.

3. Some people like to use C. to steal money.

4. You don’t exercise so much D. may not be real friends.

5. The friends you have online E. the Internet is a good thing.

6. Some criminals go online F. the Internet at work.

Discuss

 Discuss the following questions with your classmates.

1. How many hours do you go online each day? I spend 3 hours a day Is it too much? It's enough

2. Which do you like more: watching TV or going online?

Why? watch tv to be more informed

3. Can you think of more bad things about the Internet?

if you have content not suitable for children

4. Discuss the questions below with your partner.

5. 1. What is your favorite Internet site? Why?

my house because I have wifi

6. 2. What are the disadvantages of using computers in school?

that you don't learn as before with books

7. 3. How will computers change our world in the future?

I would think it would be olograms in our head

8. 4. Do you think you spend too much time on-line each day?
not because I only use it as necessary

9. 5. What is a computer virus? Did your computer ever have one?

they are programs that harm our computer and if you had when opening a mysterious page

10. 6. When was the last time you used a computer?

I don't use it every day

11. 7. How can you make money from the Internet?

I don't know why I've never made money online

12. 8. Do you like to read books on-line? Why? / Why not?

not because it unleashes my sight

13. 9. What is your favorite on-line video game? Describe it.

 I do not like games

14.10. What are three really good things about computers.

1 to learn
2 to be informed
3 to communicate