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ADVANCED 3. UNIT 1 THE INTERNET AND OTHER ADDICTIONS. Read the text on pg 2 of your book and look for the following info:. Where Bill studies How often he surfs the internet What he uses the internet for Is he an internet addict? What does he think? What do you think?.
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ADVANCED 3 UNIT 1 THE INTERNET AND OTHER ADDICTIONS
Read the text on pg 2 of your book and look for the following info: • Where Bill studies • How often he surfs the internet • What he uses the internet for • Is he an internet addict? What does he think? What do you think? • Where can Bill’s behavior often be found • What the term addiction meant in the past • What it is applied for now
Scan the following info on pg 3: • 3 of the most significant statistics researchers found out about the use of the internet • Internet addiction physical symptoms • How psychologists responded • Changes in social behavior • Benefits of the internet • What needs to be done about its effects
ConversationTalk to a partner about the following issues and then share the info with the rest of the class: • How many hours a day do you spend on the internet? • What do you use it for? • Do you have any of the internet addiction-like symptoms described in the article? • Do you consider yourself an internet addict? • What do you sometimes avoid doing to spend time on the internet? • Do you view the internet more as benefitial or harmful?
Next class share your findings with the rest of the class. At home you can do an online internet addiction test to find out how addicted you are . Site : www.netaddiction.comfatima gusmAO