Read the list of points about the Internet advantages and mark them A (advantage) or D (disadvantage).

· offers immediate communication

· cheaper than telephone calls / face-to-face meetings

· people may lose “real” social skills

· allows global communication without the need to travel

· more convenient / people can communicate on-the-move

· people may spend less time socialising face-to-face

· people may become more introverted

· allows friends and family overseas to stay connected

· people spend too much time in front of a screen

· gives everybody the chance to have a public voice

· offers more flexibility for the learner

· people may become addicted to social network sites

· may cause security issues / files may be lost

· breakdowns in the system may cause severe problems

· allows people in rural areas the same study opportunities

· has made some jobs redundant

28. Work in two teams. Team A strongly believes the Internet has more advantages; Team B strongly believes the Internet has several disadvantages and threats. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Answer these questions about the future of the Internet?

Will the Internet be faster and more pervasive (распространенный)?

Will virtual reality play a major role?

What Internet trends do you know?

Have you heard of the Internet of Things (IoT)? What is it?

To give your opinion use the following phrases:

From my point of view…

As far as I am concerned….

In my opinion…

As far as I can judge…

I am absolutely sure that…

30. Watch the video “Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture for Beginners”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcWhxb77Gug

Before watching :

Silo – разобщенный

Interoperable – взаимодействующий (функционально-совместимый)

Framework – модель , шаблон

Decide if the following statements are True/False. Correct the wrong ones.

The author asks if an orchid will ever be able to tell its story.

He wants to know if a tree will one day tell us where it was grown.

He wonders whether a car can call the police faster than a phone.

He asks if people can automatically deliver important often life-saving data.

He wonders whether a patient himself can gather critical information before arriving at the hospital.

6. The narrator asks if it`s possible to teach traffic to speak.

Match A with B to make complete sentences.

A	B
1. Do you think it`s possible	a. to connect many different applications in one coherent Network.
2. None of this	b. be broken down into smaller elements.
3. The main challenge is	c. is science fiction.
4. We need to provide devices	d. will talk to us and to each other.
5. All silo components must	e. with a common language.
6. In the future things	f. to teach traffic to speak?

Read a short example of the Internet of Things (IoT). Then in pairs/groups brainstorm examples of the IoT

Suppose you wear a smart watch which senses your blood pressure and keeps you aware of it. For instance, your blood pressure level crosses the danger level. So in that case your smart watch will automatically send a message to another smart device installed at your nearest hospital via internet. On receiving such alarming message, they will take a wise decision by sending an ambulance to your address and thus treat you on time. That's the power of IoT.

Work in pairs. What are the pros and cons of these things being connected to the Internet? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

e.g. Our refrigerators can notify us prior to milk running out. So, the fridge will simply contact the delivery service when it senses stocks need replenishing (пополнять запасы).

	Possible uses	Pros	Cons
Your fridge
Your car
Your watch
Your shoes
Your sofa
Your garden

Work in pairs. Student A: Read Part A of the text. Then look at the questions and choose the correct alternative (according to the article). Student B: Do the same for Part B.

Part A

A bright outlook

It’s a summer morning in 2040. The internet is all around you and all the things that you’re about to do during your day will fall in to place (вставать на свои места) thanks to the data streams flying across the internet. Public transport in the city dynamically adjusts schedules and routes to remove delays. Buying your kids the perfect birthday presents is easy because their data tells your shopping service exactly what they will want. Best of all, you’re alive despite a near-fatal accident last month because doctors in the hospital’s emergency department had easy access to your medical history.

It sounds good, doesn’t it? This is the future in which data powers everything. It’s an idea that the web’s creator has been pushing now. During a recent appearance in London, he said that we might one day have much greater ownership over the data that belongs to us.

“I would like us to build a world in which I have control of my data, I own it,” he explained. “We’ll be able to write apps which take data from all different parts of my life and my friends’ lives and my family’s lives.”

Questions for Part A

1. Public transport/private transport adjusts schedules and routes to remove delays.

2. Buying your kids the birthday presents is hard/easy because their data tells your shopping service their likes/dislikes.

3. Doctors in the hospital’s emergency department had/did not have easy access to your medical history.

4. This is the future in which data/money powers everything.

5. The web`s creator wants to have control of his data/health.

Part B

                Virtual nightmares

It’s a winter evening in 2040 and the world is a darker place. The internet is full of cybercrime and it’s become impossible to go online without making your bank account vulnerable or risking identity theft. Trolls have taken over social networking, the web is madly priced and segmented, meaning only the rich can access the most useful and up-to-date resources. In some countries people’s every move is constantly monitored by secret police using networked sensors and internet communications. Even if you can get online, would you want to?

Hints of the potential for digital catastrophe are spread around the world already. As the New York Times noted, a recent “Pew Research report on the likely nature of the Internet a decade from now” contained the word “threat” more than four times as often as the word “hope”.

Questions for Part B

1. It’s a winter evening in 2040 and the world is a darker/brighter place.

2. You can/cannot enter your online bank account without risking theft.

3. Only the rich/educated people can access the most useful and up-to-date resources.

4. Social media sources/trolls have taken over social networking.

5. The word “threat”/”safety” is often used in the report on the likely nature of the Internet.

Tell your story (Part A or Part B) to your partner. What are your visions of the future Internet?

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