Fill in all the gaps using the words from the box.

browsers click content copyright design format Internet layout World Wide Web

Tim: Hey! What are you looking at, Barbara?

Barbara: I am taking a class called 21st Century Advertising. The teacher wants us to study different web sites to learn about web page _______.

Tim: That sounds like a great class for people who are studying business.

Barbara: It is. The _______ is the future of business. And the ______ is going to be the storefront of the next century. To be competitive, businesses have to adapt their current advertising techniques. However, creating a good web site is much more difficult than most people think.

Tim: Have you discovered anything interesting which you consider to be well designed?

Barbara: Yeah, this site is fantastic. Take a look. It’s very artistic and the technical ______ is convenient and very logical. It also looks good in different _______. I have already viewed it in Microsoft Explorer and Firefox. The ________ is also fantastic; the size and shape of the text are perfect. I am going to borrow some of their techniques when I make my own web page for class.

Tim: Borrowing ideas is OK, but you have to remember that the _______ of all web pages is legally protected.

Barbara: I know. Our professor taught us about intellectual rights. He told us that _______ infringement is a real concern for people who publish on the Web.

Tim: That’s right. Hey, that picture says “continue on”. Why don’t you _______ there so we can see the next page.

Barbara: OK.

 

Fill in all the gaps using the words from the Exercise 3.

1. I don’t like the _______ of that building. The entrance is too small, and there are no windows in the lounge.

2. They cannot simply reproduce that book without his permission. The _____ legally protects it from unauthorized reproduction.

3. When you ______ a document in a word processing program, you change the size, shape and font of the words.

4. The book which Richard wrote is fascinating. The ______ is both thought-provoking and educational.

5. When I pressed that button, I heard a loud _______. I hope I didn’t break the computer.

6. Internet Explorer and Firefox are ________.

7. She attended a school for fashion ________.

8. The Web is an international collection of commercial and educational sites on the ________.

9. The “www” in an Internet address stands for _______.

 

Read and make the exercise below.

Computer Games

Nowadays computer games gain more and more popularity all over the world, especially among teenagers, and get increasingly available. They are a comfortable and inexpensive sort of relaxation, rest and entertainment. It sometimes costs nothing at all: after downloading slot machines to your computer for free, you can test them even without access to the Internet.

Those who are fond of those games, claim that they get lots of benefits from them. Their opponents, in turn, argue that youngsters should spend leisure time in a healthier manner, such as doing sports. So let’s try and comprehensibly discuss the given phenomenon, its advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, computer games help to develop memory. In fact, while playing you try to remember as much information as possible, which enables to achieve better results and eventually win the victory. They also enhance rapid reaction and improve motorics. Moreover, those games develop your logical thinking, computer skills and, last but not least, your command of the English language.

During a chat you can get acquainted with new people and make virtual friends. If you like each other, you date and consequently become close friends in the real life.

On the other hand, computer games may negatively affect your health. First, your eyesight can deteriorate. Second, if you sit without moving for long periods, you may gain weight and run a risk of obesity. Addicted gamers tend to neglect regulars meals and end up with junk food, thus harming their stomach.
Furthermore, numerous people spend too much time on playing, which can ruin human relationships. Another aspect is that such games include aggressive elements, which makes participants nervous and even cruel, causing violence and other forms of anti-social behaviour.

To sum up, the issue in question has nearly as many strong points as weak ones. After all, everyone makes one’s own decisions.

As for me, I prefer to spend evenings and weekends with my relatives and friends (real, not virtual ones!). Frankly speaking, from time to time I attempt to involve them into my favourite computer games, although the latter are far from being my only hobby.