Media and communication

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Another thing is the size of computer screen. It is much smaller than TV screen and so you
can´t enjoy the picture so much.

Do newspapers have a future or will they be replaced with online newspapers? Which
opinion are you for?

 I think newspapers are a part of our lives and our culture, so they have a future and

will not disappear because people like reading from paper.

 In my opinion, newspapers have no future because they cost too much to print, they

do not provide sound and video as the internet.

access to the Internet

přístup na internet

upload

vložit

add

přidat

view

prohlížet si

be addicted to

být závislý na

addict to

člověk závislý na

addiction to

závislost na

treat as

považovat za

distinguish

rozlišovat

dating site

seznamka

violate

porušovat

copyright

autorské právo

addict

závislý člověk, závislák

over

nad, před

fee

poplatek

source

zdroj

up-to-date

aktuální

feel

dotyk, omak

Answer questions on computers and the Internet

1. Are you interested in modern technologies? Why?/Why not?
2. Are computers important for your life? Why? / Why not?
3. What computer do you have? Tell me more about it.

 What´s its hard drive? Do you have enough storage space on the hard drive?
 Where do you save your files?

 Do you download music and movies from the Internet? Is it fair to the artists?

 How do you protect your computer from viruses?

 Do you make back-up copies of your files and folders? If so, where?

 Can you type without looking at the keyboard? How many keystrokes do you

do in a minute?

 Can you download photos from a digital camera into your computer?

 Can you design a web page? Have you ever designed one?
 Can you use a scanner? Do you prefer to scan a text you need or just type the

most important parts of it on your PC?

4. Have you ever had a problem with your computer? (What happened? What did you

do? What do you usually do when you have a computer problem, when your
computer crashes? )

5. What do you use the Internet for?
6. How much time do you spend on the Internet a day?
7. Should the Internet be used more at school? Why? / Why not?

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8. Do you think online teaching can replace school teaching?

 5. Mobile phones

Mobile phones provide a lot of services: we can make voice calls, send text messages, check
time, take photos, record video clips, etc. Smart phones transmit data faster, have greater
capacity and provide more services. With smart phones you can do many things which you
normally do on a computer: you can use the Internet, send and receive e-mails, download
music and videos from the Internet. Mobile phones manufacturers hope that in the future a
mobile phone is the only device you will ever need.

Answer questions on mobile phones

1. What can we use a mobile phone for? Tell me more about it.
2. What mobile phone do you have? (How long have you had it? How did you receive

it? How many text messages do you write/receive a day? Do you prefer making voice
calls or texting? How much is your phone bill a month?, ...)