SESSION 17: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

SESSION 17: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

NOTE: IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THE TEXT, UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE IT BETTER I RECOMMEND THESE EXERCISES.

THERE WILL BE TWO TYPES OF EXERCISES:

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT: THESE ARE EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE READING COMPREHENSION, WORKING WITH VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS.

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION: EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE DISCUSSION.

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

1.1 TRUE/FALSE: Look at the article and guess whether these sentences are True (T) or False (F):

a. The article says the UN has made Internet access a human right.

b. A poll questioned 27,000 adults in 126 countries.
c. A telecommunication chief said the Web was important for light.
d. There are at least 2 countries with laws saying the Internet is a right.
e. Three-quarters of Mexicans cannot live without the Internet.
f. The Internet makes it easy for us to see.
g. Four fifths of people said they feel the Web is a positive thing.
h. Most Germans surveyed were worried about freedom of expression.

1.2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1. believe ............ a. learning
2. chief ............... b. possible
3. ignored ............ c. weak
4. potential .......... d. free time
5. enlightenment .... e. disregarded
6. vital ................ f. effect
7. leisure .............. g. think
8. helpless ............ h. talk about
9. impact ............. i. head
10. express ........... j. necessary

1.3 PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from this article (sometimes more than one option is possible):

1. Internet access is a basic ........................... a. be ignored

2. A survey of ........................................... b. of Germans
3. The right to communicate cannot ................. c. has already happened
4. access should be ..................................... d. helpless and powerless
5. In some countries, this .............................. e. without it
6. the Internet is quickly becoming a vital part ..... f. human right
7. they could not live ................................... g. impact
8. many people would feel ............................. h. more than 27,000 adults
9. the Web had a positive ............................. i. of our life
10. the majority ......................................... j. available everywhere

1.4 GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text:

SOURCE - OUT - IGNORED - BELIEVE - SAYING - POLL - JUST - CHIEF

Most of the world’s Internet users ____________ Internet access is a basic human right. This is according to a new ____________ conducted for the BBC. A survey of more than 27,000 adults in 26 different countries found four ____________ of five people believed access to the World Wide Web was a right everyone in the world needs and should have. The ____________ of the International Telecommunication Union, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, told the BBC World Service: "The right to communicate cannot be ____________. The Internet is the most powerful potential ____________ of enlightenment ever created." Dr. Toure believes online access should be available everywhere, ____________ like roads and water. In some countries, this has already happened. Finland and Estonia have laws ____________ access is a human right.

POSITIVE - LEISURE - ACROSS - DANGERS - HELPLESS - QUICKLY - EXPRESS - WHY

The survey also showed how the Internet is ____________ becoming a vital part of our life, all ____________ the world. Over 75 per cent of Japanese, Mexican and Russian people said they could not live without it. It is easy to see ____________. Almost everything we do in our life today, from communication, study, work and ____________, needs the Internet. Without access to the Web, many people would feel ____________ and powerless. Almost 80 per cent of those who took the survey believe the Web had a ____________ impact, with nearly four fifths saying they have greater freedom. Other people were worried about the ____________ of using the Internet. One big surprise was that the majority of Germans felt it was not safe for them to ____________ their opinions online.