Ex.2c) Match the following synonyms from the article

Unit 4 Are you putting your life on the line?

Ex.1a) Lead-in: Answer the following questions:

1. Do you have an Internet profile? How many? Where are your profiles?

2. How private is the information that you post on the Internet? Who might see it?

Ex.1b) What do you think of this picture?

^ Ex.1c) Which of the following do you like most? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Change partners and share your rankings again.

e-mail shopping social networking (Facebook, etc.) reading news

finding out information chatting watching videos games

Macr;Ex.2a) Listening: Listen to a psychologist talking about such growing problem of our society as the Internet addiction and do the tasks that follow.

Ex.2b) Say if the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Most people know about the problem of being addicted to the Internet.	T / F
b.	A reporter said there are thousands of online addicts.	T / F
c.	A cyber-psychologist said life is getting to become like a chat room.	T / F
d.	A researcher found 10% of youngsters are addicted to the Web.	T / F
e.	The reporter found seven giveaway signs of Internet addiction.	T / F
f.	One sign is asking for an extra few hours online.	T / F
g.	Lying about how much time you spend online suggests you’re addicted.	T / F
h.	Another sign is when you feel the need to lift up your laptop.	T / F

Ex.2c) Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	addiction	a.	different
	forgetful	b.	expect
3.	various	c.	impacting
4.	resembling	d.	immersed
5.	affecting	e.	obsession
6.	quizzed	f.	communication
7.	absorbed	g.	looking like
8.	anticipate	h.	absent-minded
9.	interaction	i.	moan
10.	complain	j.	questioned
¯Ex.2d)Listen again and put the words into the gaps in the text. The New York Times has ____________ on a problem that many of us have but are not aware of – Internet addiction. According to reporter Tara Parker-Pope, millions of us are ____________ to being online. She says this is a growing problem that is making us more forgetful and ____________. Ms Parker-Pope writes about various reports highlighting how technology is ____________ people. In one, she quotes cyber-psychologist Dr. Elias Aboujaode who says: “More and more, life is ____________ the chat room.” He said we are living in “virtual lifestyles” which is ____________ affecting our real-life relationships. Nicki Dowling, a clinical psychologist from Melbourne University in Australia, ____________ in a recent study that ten per cent of young people had what she ____________ “Internet dependence”. Tara Parker-Pope ____________ experts in this field on what the signs are of being overly ____________ in technology. She came up with seven indicators of “tech overload”. The first is whether you check your e-mail before doing other things. Another ____________ sign is if you always anticipate and look forward to your next online visit – a ____________ sign of dependence and addiction. The third point is if you say, "just a few more minutes" when someone wants you. Parker-Pope found your ____________ with others also says a lot about how important the Internet is ____________ with family and friends; do you lie about how much time you spend online or choose to surf the Net ____________ of go out with others? Other giveaways include the “online lift” that stops you being unhappy, and when others ____________ about you always being online. ^Ex.2e)Are you dependent on the Internet? Complete this table and show what you wrote to your partner(s). How often do you… Answer Is this a problem? check your e-mail before doing other things?     really want to get online?     say “just a few more minutes” when online?     lie about how long you spend online?     choose the Net to going out with friends?     feel much happier after logging on?

— Ex.2f) Speak out: Discuss the following questions.

1. Is Internet addiction such a bad thing?

2. Why are so many people addicted to the Internet?

3. What do you do that might suggest you’re addicted to the Internet?

4. What do you most enjoy about the Internet and why?

5. Are you always itching to get online?

6. How would you feel about having no Internet access for a month?

7. Does using the Internet make you feel happier?

8. How might the Internet affect our real-life relationships? Do you think the 9. Internet affects your relationships with others?

10. What would life be like without the Internet?

11. What questions would you like to ask a cyber-psychologist?