M7U3-reading-the-effects-of-the-internet-on-our-li

1M7U3ReadingTheeffectsoftheInternetonourlivesTheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlivesMynameisZhuFeiandIamspeakinginfavoroftheInternet—IbelievethattheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlives.TherearetwomainpointswhichmustbeincludedwhenweanalysetheInternet.Thefirstisitsvalueforpeoplewhoarelookingforinformation.ThesecondisourabilitytorelatetoothersthroughtheInternet.Whenpeopleneedinformation,fromthenewsandweatherforecaststotravelpackagesandacademicresearch，theInternetisnowthefirstsourcetheyturnto.Withthetouchofabuttonortheclickofamouse,astudentwillfindabundantinformationfromthelargestlibrariesandmuseumsintheworldathisorhercommand.Internetuserscancommunicatewithexpertsonallsortsoftopics,andreadarticleswrittenbypeoplewhoareleadersoftheirfields.Yet,somepeopleareskeptical.TheyclaimthatsurfingtheInternetisawasteoftime.Theymaketheassumptionthatchildrenspendtoomuchtimechattingandplayinggamesinsteadoffocusingontheirschoolwork.However,arecentsurveyconductedintheUSAshowsthat80percentofInternetusersemployitmostlytosearchforanswerstoquestions.ThesecondmostcommonuseoftheInternet,for79percentofInternetusers,istofindoutinformationabouthobbies.ThesestatisticsprovethatgatheringinformationistheprimaryusefortheInternet.AnothertrulywonderfulaspectoftheInternetisthewaypeopleuseittobuildsocialbonds.OneofthegreatestbenefitsofInternetfriendshipsisthattheyarebasedoncommoninterests,appearanceorage.Youngpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsanddifferentcountriescanformfriendshipsthatwilllasttheirentirelives.Whatismore,peoplewhoaredisabledandmuststayintheirhomescancorrespondandcommunicatewithothersaroundtheglobewhohavesimilarinterests.WithouttheInternet,thesepeoplewouldhavefeweravenuestomeetpeople.Forthesereasons,IbelievetheInternetisapositivetoolthathelpsmakeourlivesbetter.TheInternethasnegativeeffectsonourlivesMynameisLiLeiandIwillbespeakingagainsttheInternet.Inmyopinion,theInternethasnegativeeffectsonourlives.ThemaindrawbacksoftheInternetIwilladdresstodayarethatithastoomuchinformationthathasnotbeenevaluatedforaccuracy,andthatitistransformingthewaypeoplespendtheirtime.Ofcourse,accesstoup-to-date,accurateinformationisanimportantthingforanyonewhoisdoingresearch.OnegreatstrengthoftheInternetisthatitprovidesinformation.OnegreatweaknessoftheInternet,though,isthatitisdifficulttoknowwhethertheinformationistrueandaccurate.ThehugeamountoffalseinformationontheInternetbecomesmoreofaproblemeveryday.Thisisverytroublesomebecausewecannotalwaystelliftheinformationistrueornot.In2003,eBay,afamouswebsitewherepeoplebuyandsellthings,saidthat70percentoftheirproblemswerewithpeoplewhosoldthingsthatdidnotexist,orwholiedabouttheproductstheywereselling.Educatorsaroundtheworldcomplainthatstudentarehandingin2papersusingfalseinformationtheyfoundontheInternet.Theseproblemsdonotoccurasoftenwhenpeopleusetraditionalreferencematerials,suchasbooks,newspapersandmagazines.AnotherdisadvantageoftheInternetisthewaythatitisaffectingpeople’sprivatelives.Now,insteadofspendingtimetogetherintheevening,somefamiliesspendtheirtimeapartbecauseoneormoremembersareusingthecomputer,orareinaboothatanInternetcafé.Infact,someyoungpeoplespendsomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesontheInternetthattheyhavebecomeaddictedtothem.Tohelpsolvethisproblem,aspecialclinicwasopenedinBeijingin2005.OneunfortunateoutcomeofInternetuseisthatitdamagespeople’sabilitytolivenormallives.Oneuniversitydidastudyaboutthestudentswhohaddroppedout,andfoundthat43percentofthemwereheavyInternetusers.ThisstudyshowsthatpeoplewhospendtoomuchtimeontheInternettendtowithdrawfromthepeopleandtheworldroundthem.TheseareallnegativeeffectstheInternethasonourlives.IfeelitisimportantforuseithertolimitouruseoftheInternet,ortolearnhowtohandletheproblemsithascaused.Class__________Name__________M7U3ReadingTheeffectsoftheInternetonourlivesTheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlivesMynameisZhuFeiandIamspeaking________________________theInternet—IbelievethattheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlives.Therearetwomainpointswhichmustbe______________whenwe____________theInternet.Thefirstisits_____________forpeoplewhoarelookingforinformation.Thesecondisourabilityto__________________othersthroughtheInternet.Whenpeopleneedinformation,fromthenewsand__________________to_________________and__________________，theInternetisnowthefirst___________they_______________.Withthe___________ofabuttonorthe___________ofamouse,astudentwillfind________informationfromthelargestlibrariesandmuseumsintheworld__________________.Internetuserscancommunicatewith______________onallsortsoftopics,andreadarticleswrittenbypeoplewhoareleadersoftheir_________.Yet,somepeopleare____________.Theyclaimthat______________________isawasteoftime.They_____________________________childrenspendtoomuchtimechattingandplayinggames____________________________theirschoolwork.However,arecentsurvey________________intheUSAshowsthat80percentofInternetusersemployitmostlyto_______________________________________.Thesecondmost___________useoftheInternet,for79percentofInternetusers,istofindoutinformationabout__________.These__________pro