Complete the sentences

1. Cell phones, beepers, headsets, watches are devices that allow you to keep … and keep …

2. America is on the …, self-…, multi…

3. I’ve had an E-mail only for a little more than a year, and I worry that I’m starting to become … by it.

4. If someone hasn’t left us a phone …, there is always the chance that an e-mail awaits.

5. Why not step back and view all this progress from a different…?

6. The greatest gift you can offer another person is your ability to …

7. I have come to learn how much people yearn to…

8. Technology creates the … intimacy.

9. Technology enables us to … others.

Translate the sentences into English.

1. Вони не уявляють собі життя без щільникового телефону.

2. Чому б не подивитися на технічний прогрес з іншої точки зору?

3. Цивільні люди знаходяться під тягарем технічного оснащення.

4. Мене тривожить той факт, що я починаю бути одержимим електронною поштою.

5. Технологія створює ілюзію інтимності.

Unit XV

EXPANDING THE INTERNET SERVICE THROUGH THE CABLE

1. Pre-reading questions:

1. Are you an Internet subscriber? If yes, are you connected through a telephone or a sputnik plate?

2. Which in your opinion is the most suitable way to connect to the Internet?

3. What are the advantages of having E-mail at home?

Read and translate the text and do the exercises below.