Entertainment Lesson 1 3 Speaking and reading
INTERNET FAQs
a In pairs, discuss these questions. 1 2 3
1 Q: H ow many people in the world now have a computer?
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2 Q: What age group use com puters the most?
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3 Q: When did personal com puters become popular?
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4 Q: How are computers use d the most?
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5 Q: What is the future of com puters?
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Do you use a computer? Do many people you know use computers? What do you / your friends usually use computers for?
b With your partner, read the frequently asked questions (FAQs) and guess the answers. c Now read the answers and match them with the FAQs. Check your ideas with those of another pair.
Answers a
Some people had computers in the 1980s, but they became real ly popular in the 1990s.
b
Computers will become smaller and smaller making it easier for people to carry them wherever they go.
c
This is difficult to answer as som e people have more than one computer, but it’s more than 1 billio n.
d
People of all ages use computers, but probably the largest group are people aged 18–25.
e
Computers are used for many thin gs but the most frequent uses are e-mail, internet, research and for writing documents using programs such as Word.
4 Speaking a In groups, find answers to these questions and record the answers in the table below. 1 Who in your group uses a computer? 2 What do they use it for? 3 What would the people who don’t have a computer use it for if they had it?
Uses a computer Name ✔ / ✘ Name ✔ / ✘ Name ✔ / ✘ for
Name ✔ / ✘
school work keeping photos games e-mail other b Compare your group’s results with those of other groups.
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