In pairs, discuss these questions. Give

reasons for your answers.

1. Which program do you use to chat with friends?

2. Do you use abbreviations when you chat online or when you send text messages?

3. Do you use voice or video while chatting? How?

4. Have you ever used the Internet to make cheap calls?

5. Does Instant Messaging distract you from work?

6. Do you use your real name or a nickname in chat rooms?

7. Do you talk to strangers during web chats? Why shouldn't you?

8. Would you ever go on a date with somebody you'd met on the Net?

We often use abbreviations in online chats and Instant Messaging. Some common examples are:

ASAP	As soon as possible
BBS	Be back soon
BFN	Bye for now
BTW	By the way
F2F	Face to face
GL	Good luck
H&K	Hug and kiss
IC	I see
ILU	I love you
IMO	In my opinion
IOW	In other words
LOL	Laughing out loud
TIA	Thanks in advance
msg	Message
ur	your/you're
2	to
4	for
b	be
с	see
r	are
u	you

It's OK to use chat abbreviations, but try not to rely on them too much - they can make a conversation difficult to follow. They are also very informal.

At a cybercafe

A hr^ In pairs, discuss these questions. Give reasons for your answers.

1. Do you ever go to cybercafes?

2. What services would you expect a cybercafe to offer?

в E Listen to an interview with Daniel Sturdy, the manager of a cybercafe in London. Does Daniel like where he works?

ISl Listen again and decide whether these sentences are true or false. Correct

the false ones.

1. A cybercafe is a cafe where you can have access to the Internet and related services.

2. You can talk to people over the Internet using internet telephony at Daniel's cafe.

3. They don't help people who have problems while using the Internet.

   

   A cybercafe

4. Using a computer with internet access costs £2 per hour or £80 for a week.

5. At the moment they've got a lot of international customers.

6. You have to pay long-distance phone rates on the Internet.

7. In the cafe area you can sit, drink coffee and chat to people.

Plan your own cybercafe

А 1ы1 In small groups, plan how you would open a cybercafe in your town. Consider these areas.

• Money needed

• Type of customer

• Location

• Services you will offer (just internet access? food and drinks? newspapers and magazines? tutorials?)

• Furniture and decoration

• How to create a nice atmosphere (music, lighting, private areas, etc.)

• What type of hardware and software you need

• What type of internet connection you need

• How much you will charge

• A name and slogan for your cybercafe

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В |> I Present your plan to the class, using PowerPoint if possible.

unit i9 Internet security

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