2. Guess the meaning of the underlined words or phrases

3. Read the text again and answer the questions:

1. What is a packet?

2. What kind of two parts does each packet have?

3. What is the role of software?

4. Read the article once and mark the sentences t(true) f(false):

1. All information is transmitted across the mouse in small units of data called packets

2. The header also specifies how the software should be combined with the data in other packets by recording which piece of a document is contained in the packet.

3. Software on the sending computer divides a large document into many packets for transmission.

4. Software on the transmitting computer regroups incoming packets into the original document

5. Make up a dialogue, using the following words/phrases[See conversional

Packets , software, the original document, similar to a postcard, two parts, a packet header, a packet payload, the data, should be combined with the data, хis contained in the packet.

Lesson 8

Internet in daily life

More and more people nowadays are interested to be known about all events, in taking some information quickly. With the help of Internet you can make it easily.

Back in the 1960^th, at the time of cold war, Pentagon needed military systems ; that would continue to work even the phones and radio had broken down. In 1964 Paul Baran connected 4 computers in different parts of the USA and posted a message.

You couldn't destroy Internet - if some computers will be broken down, the rest will work well. Nobody owns the Internet, and no organization controls its use.

Now millions or people around the world are logging into libraries, call up satellite weather photos, download computer programs and music, take part in discussion groups. Even the Presidents have their own Internet accounts. In fact, anyone with modem connected to the phone line can enjoy Internet.

The total number of people in Russia, who get into Internet, due the Putin's statistics, is 10 million. In the modern Europe this number is much more - there are more than 200 million Internet users.

In future all techniques will be connected to the Internet. Now we can connect with Internet mobile phone, photo camera, palm computers and even alarm clock. Now we can be connected with all the world everywhere - in the bus, underground and even on the north pole.

1. Read the text again. Cover the text and number the sentences in the right order:

   1. The total number of people in Russia, who get into internet, due the Putin’s statistics, is 10 million.

   2. More and more people nowadays are interested to be known about all events, in taking some information quickly.

   3. Now millions of people around the world are logging into libraries, call up satellite

   4. Back in the 1960^th, at the time of cold war Pentagon needed military systems that would continue to work even the phones and radio had broken down.

   5. In future all techniques will be connected to the Internet.

   6. You couldn’t destroy Internet – if some computers will be broken down, the rest will work well.

2. Write the opposites to the following words:

   1. stop

   2. fix, repair

   3. to be in order

   4. nowhere

   5. bad

3. Correct the mistakes: everywere, statistiss, controll, nowerdays, military

4. Complete the sentences:

   1. Nobody owns the Internet, and …

   2. In the modern Europe this number is much more – …

   3. Now we can be connected with all the world everywhere – …

   4. In 1964 Paul Baran connected 4 computers in different parts of the USA …

5. Ask your partner for more information about the role of Internet.

6. Cover the text. Can you remember the six important things about Internet?