Bài 8. Postal and telecommunications service

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On–line (adj): controlled by or connected
to a computer or to the Internet.
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Tele /'teli/: over a long distance, far.
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Telecommunications /,telikə,mju:ni'kei∫nz/
= telecoms (informal): the technology of
sending signals, images and messages over
long distances by radio, telephone, television,
satellite, etc
Ex: Teleconferencing; telecommuting.


The internet links millions of computers all
over the world and allows your computer to get
information stored on other computers far
away. In 1981, only 213 computers were
connected to the Internet. At the end of 2006,
there were more than one billion Internet users.
No one knows for sure exactly how many
people use the Internet today.
1. ……
B

2. ……
You get on the Internet by joining a computer
network which is called an Internet Service
Provider (ISP). You can hook up to the ISP with a
modem and your home telephone line. This is
called dial-up access. Another way to hook up
to the ISP is with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber
Line (ADSL) or a cable modern, which brings
Web pages to your computer screen much faster
than a dial-up connection.
E

3. ……
People use the Internet for different purposes such
as communication, information search, and
entertainment. Businesses use the Internet for
advertising and electronic commerce.
Organizations use the Internet for
teleconferencing and telecommuting. Media and
entertaining companies use the Internet for on-
line news or games. Universities use the Internet
to perform research, communicate, and distribute
lectures.
A

4. ……
One of the most popular uses of the
Internet is sending and receiving e-mail. An
e-mail message has a delivery address, just
like any mail. The Internet has special
computer devices called routers that can
read the e-mail address, which tells the
routers where the e-mail should be routed,
or sent, on the Internet.
F

5. ……
As more people are getting on the Internet, never
ways of using the Internet are being invented. For
example, keeping blogs has been popular recently. A
blog is a Web site which provides commentary or
news on a particular subject. Some blogs are personal
on-line diaries where people their day-to-day
experiences. Nearly 60 millions blogs were being
tracked at the end of 2006. Many bloggers said that
they could not share their experiences and opinions so
quickly and easily if there weren’t Internet
connectivity. The Internet has really made big changes
in the way many people live and work.
D

a) Match the following subheadings with the
suitable paragraphs above. There is one extra
headings
A. Different Uses of the Internet
B. The Growth of the Internet
C. The Internet for Language Learning
D. Keeping blogs or On-line Diaries
E. Connecting to the Internet
F. Sending and Receiving E-mail

b) Check ( √ ) whether the following statements
are true (T), false (F), or not mentioned (NI) in the
text. Then correct the false statements.
1. More than one billion
computers were connected
to the Internet at the end of
2006
2. You cannot get on the Net
without connecting to an
ISP.
3. The dial-up access is
slower then the connection
with ADSL.
T F NI
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4. People in different places can
attend a meeting with the
help of Internet connectivity.
5. Postal services are affected
in some ways by the
increasing use of email.
6. Blogs are replacing
traditional paper diaries.
T F NI
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