Text “The Internet and Information Revolution”

In 1969, the USE Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency needed a system for computers "to talk" to each other via the telephone. They created a network of computers called DARPANET. In 1984, the US Na­tional Science Foundation started the NSNET network, a system of five supercomputer centres.

More and more people and agencies wanted to join the network. NSNET became known as the Inter-Net-Network. People started calling it the Internet.

Today, there are millions of computers all over the world which are con­nected to the Internet.

The World Wide Web is the most popular area of the Internet. The Web is a huge collection of documents, from all over the world. It contains a mixture of texts, images and sounds and is very user-friendly.

The Internet is a source of information that is accessible through a computer. It consists of millions of pages of data about every possible subject. Twenty-five million people surf the Internet every day. The Internet is already the biggest source of information of the planet. It will soon be the main source of material for students and teachers of many different sub­jects.

To access the Internet, you need a service provider, a company which can bring the Internet to your computer screen. Then you can access the information via your telephone line.

If you have the website address of a company or service that you want, you simply type it and you arrive automatically at the page you want. If you haven't got a particular website address, there are several directories or search engines which can help you, such as Alta Vista, Yahoo! or Infoseek. There are then two ways to find information directories and key-word searches.

 Vocabulary:

a network – «павутина з роботи»;                            huge – величезний;

     a source of information – джерело інформації;   accessible – доступний;

     to surf – «плавати» (в Інтернеті);                       data – дані, відомості;

      via – через;                                                              particular – особливий, специфічний;

     to access- мати доступ;                                           service provider – служба забезпечення.

Task 1

Match the beginning of the sentences with their endings

1. If you haven't got a particular website address	a) which are con­nected to the Internet.
2. Internet will soon be the main source of material	b) a system of five supercomputer centres.
3. There are millions of computers all over the world	c) from all over the world.
4. In 1984, the US Na­tional Science Foundation  started the NSNET network	d) there are several directories or search engines which can help you.
5. The Web is a huge collection of documents	e) a company which can bring the Internet to your computer screen.
6. A service provider is	f) for students and teachers of many different sub­jects.

Task 2

Write whether the following statements True or False   

1. The Internet is a source of information that is accessible through cable TV.
2. You can’t access the Internet without a service provider.
3. The first network of computers was called DARPANET.
4. The Internet consists of millions of pages of data about different subjects.
5. Directories and keyword searches are two ways to find information.
6. You can’t do a keyword search without knowing the website address.

 Task 3

Write about using the Internet in your town.

TEST Writing: 

•  Read a very interesting text “The Story of Мc Donald’s”. Today we’ll know many interesting facts about this company. Let’s work.                           
• «The Story of Мc Donald’s»

1937 — The Мc Donald brothers, Dick and Mark, opened a little drive-in restaurant in Pasadena, California. They served hot dogs and milkshakes.

1945 — They have 20 waiters. All the teenagers in town ate hamburgers there.

1948 — They get paper boxes and bags for the hamburgers. They put the price down from 30 to 15 cents. They cut the menu down from 25 things to only 9. There are no more waiters — it was self-service. So it was cheaper and faster. And they have windows all round the kitchen — so everyone can see it is clean. Parents start bringing their children to the restaurant. Poor families eat at a restaurant for the first time.

1960s — The McDonald's company opens hundreds of McDonald's restaurants all over the States.

1971 — They opened restaurants in Japan, Germany and Australia.

Now the McDonald's company opens a new restaurant every 8 hours. There are more than 14,000 restaurants in over 70 countries. The largest restaurant is in Beijing China and the smallest is in Tokyo.

Мc Donald’s restaurants serve almost exactly the same food in every country. But in Italy, they serve beer, in Norway the Mclak (salmon burger) and in the Netherlands the Groenteburger (vegetarian)!

Clown Ronald McDonald greets the customers at the entrance to the restaurant.

Not so long ago they began to sell Happy Meal. It contains food and a free toy.

              Remember! Fast food is very bad and unhealthy for you!

I. Finish sentences: письмово

1. Мc Donald brothers open... 2. They serve... 3. All the teenagers in town eat... 4. They get paper boxes and bags for... 5. They put the price down from... 6. They cut the menu down from... 7. There are no more... 8. Parents start bringing their children to... 9. Poor families eat at a... 10. The McDonald’s company opens... 11. Now the McDonald’s company opens ... 12. The largest restaurant is in... 13. Мc Donald’s restaurants serve  almost... 14. In Italy they serve...	A) the restaurant.
	B) waiters — it is self-service.
	C) restaurant for the first time.
	D) 25 things to only 9.
	E) hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants.
	F) 30 cents to 15 cents.
	G) a new restaurant every 8 hours.
	H) the hamburgers.
	I) Beijing in China.
	J) hamburgers there.
	K) Exactly the same food in every country.
	L) hot dogs and milkshakes
	M) been
	N) a little drive-in restaurant

II. Are these sentences true or false? = письмово

1. The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in New York. 2. The restaurants are cheaper and faster because they are self-service.

3. The first McDonald’s restaurants in Australia opened in the 1960s. 4. You can drink alcohol at McDonald's in Italy.

5. They open a new restaurant every eighteen hours. 6. The largest restaurant is in Ginza, Tokyo.

7. They get paper boxes and bags for the hamburgers in 1948. 8. In 1948 McDonald’s have self-service.

9. In Norway they serve beer. 10. The southernmost restaurant is in Fairbanks, Alaska.

III. Look at these numbers and try to tell how they are connected with the story of 

Мc Donald’s.

□ 1937    □ 1960s   □ 1971   □ NOW   □ 1945  

“Why are the Londoners 

looking at 

photos today?”

Tapescript

The Londoners are doing a project at school about the history of their families. They are looking at photos for their project. Their favourites are the old photos of their great-grandparents.

Rob. Look, this is a photo of my granddad and his mum and dad. My granddad is the baby! He was two months old in this picture.

Mark. When was that?

Rob. In 1940.

Mark. How old was his mother, your great-grandmother, in his picture?

Rob. She was thirty, I think.

Mark. Was your great-grandad thirty?

Rob. No, he wasn’t. He was about forty.

Mark. What were their names?

Rob. Alberto and Flavia.

Mark. They are strange names.

Rob. Yes, my great-grandparents weren’t British. They were Italian. My grandparents and my dad are Italian too.

Mark. Oh, I remember your grandparents. They were here last summer. Were they on holiday?

Rob. Yes, they were. They come to London every summer. I always speak Italian to them.

Task 1     Tick True (+) or False (-)

1. Rob’s grandad was two months old in 1940.

2. His grandmother was thirty in 1940.

3. Alberto and Flavia were Rob’s grandparents.

4. Rob’s great-grandparents were British.

5. Rob’s grandparents were Italian.

6. Rob’s grandparents come to England every summer.

Task 2  Correct the false sentences.

1. Rob looked at a photo of his sister. 

2. His granddad was a baby.

3. It was in 1940.

4. Their names were Alberto and Danielo.

5. His great-grandparents weren`t British. 

6. They were Italian. 

Task 3  Find 12 spelling and grammar mistakes in a story about one family.

                                                             Story. “What's wrong?"

    My friend live in london. His name is Jimmy. He ofen writes to me and I know very much about his familі. 

   Jimmy hes got a sister. Her name is Betty. She is to younger then Jimmy. Their perents are young. Their father is Mr.Johnson. he a doctor. Their mather is Mrs Johnson. She is a doctor, to.

   Jimmy’s grandfather and grandmother are not old. They live on a farm near the see. Jimmy and Betty like to stay at the farm in summer.

 

Form 7 Повторення.

Культура 

англомовних країн.

Кіно.

I.                 Read the texts and match them with the questions.

Which of the movies...

a) has greatly influenced Western culture?

b) is believed to be the best film of a famous director?

c) got four Oscars?

d) is one of the best in the genre of science fiction?

e) unites different stories?

                                THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE

_______1) «Raiders of the Lost Ark». Being also known as «Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark», the film won four Academy Awards and is famous for special effects in action movies.

_______2) «The Matrix». «The Matrix» is one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever. It also set a new standard in Hollywood for fight scenes.

_______3) «Rear Window». Many critics believe that «Rear Window» is Alfred Hitchcock's best film. They also call it culturally and historically significant.

_______4) «Pulp Fiction». Known for its exciting dialogues, combination of different story lines, and numerous pop culture references, «Pulp Fiction» was nominated for seven Oscars and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in France.

_______5) «The Godfather». «The Godfather» has been recognized as one of the greatest movies ever made. It had one of the greatest casts, screenplays, and directors of all time. So critics speak about the significant effect it had on western culture.

II.            Answer the questions in written form!

• Do you like going to the theatre/cinema?

• What was the title of the last play/film you have seen at the theatre/cinema?

• What was it about?

• What are the names of the characters of the play/film?

• What are the names of the actors and actresses who played in that play/film? 

 Повторення. ТЕСТ

SCOTLAND.

Ex 1 Look at the factfile and check your answers.

zz There are about 30 000 smaller and bigger lakes in Scotland called lochs.

zz There are almost 800 islands in Scotland.

zz Tartan is a woollen material with crossed stripes of different colours. The particular pattern is the symbol of a clan or a family.

zz Scotland’s most famous poet is Robert Burns. His birthday is celebrated all over the world by the Scots wherever they are

on 25 January. It is Burns Night.

zz Some famous actors from Scotland are Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, etc.

zz Scotland is a country in the north of the United Kingdom.

zz It occupies a third of Great Britain.

zz The national flag of Scotland is blue with a white cross.

zz The flag is known as St Andrew’s cross.

zz St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

zz There are more than five million inhabitants in Scotland.

zz The capital is Edinburgh. It is Scotland’s second largest city.

zz The largest city is Glasgow.

zz Scotland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

zz Scotland’s only land border, which it shares with England,

is about 96 miles long.

SCOTLAND  Write the sentences.

1 What’s the biggest Scottish city?

a Dundee   b Edinburgh

c Glasgow  d Aberdeen

2 What is Scotland famous for?

a sunny beaches b a great number of lakes

c long rivers       d its warm sea 

3 What is a kilt?

a knee-length skirt for men b a long party skirt

c knee-length trousers          d a woollen cardigan

4 Who is Scotland’s most famous poet?

a Edgar Allan Poe    b Robert Burns

c James Joyce           d Ian Fleming

5 Which of these actors is not Scottish?

a Hugh Jackman  b Ewan McGregor

c Sean Connery     d Gerard Butler