3 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing guide, O WRITING GUIDE A TASK Write a biography. Use the notes on Hergé o details about another writer you admire. B TNINK AND PLAN 1 Where and when was he born? 2 Where did he grow up? 3 When did he die? 4 Where did he study What did he do as a job? 6 What is his most famous character? How many books did he write? 7 Why were the books successful? 8 Is Tintin still famous? Why? C WRITE Paragraph 1: Summary of life Herge was born in... Paragraph 2: Education and work He studied at school in ... Paragraph 3: Most famous for... His most famous cartoon character is ... Paragraph 4: How he is famous today Today, the Tintin books... D CCNECK •comparative and superlative forms • time expressions
1) There are still not so many users of the Internet. This is false because millions of people around the world use the Internet to search for information and for communication.
2) There is information on all sorts of topics on the internet, including education and weather forecast. This is true, on the Internet you can find all the information you need in a wide variety of areas including education and weather forecast.
3) People can communicate through e-mail and chat programs only. This is false because people can communicate not only through e-mail and chat programs but also through discussion groups and other means of informational exchange.
4) Internet is a tens of thousands of networks which exchange the information in the same basic way. This is true, that's why it's possible for all these activites like sharing information and making commercial and business transactions to happen.
5) You can access information available on the World Wide Web through the Web browser. This is true because WWW is a part of the Internet but it's not a collection of networks. Rather, it is information that is connected or linked together like a web.
6) You need a computer (hardware) and a special pro¬gram (software) to be a WWW user. This is true because without hardware and software you can't get connected to a network that is a part of the Internet and browse or retrieve information that is a part of the WWW.
7) You move from site to site by clicking on a portion of text only. This is true because each browser provides a graphical inter-face: text, icons or region of maps. These items are called hyper links.
8) Every time the user wants to move somewhere on the web he/she needs to step by step enter links and addresses. This is false, the user doesn't need to know where it is, the browser follows the link.
9) Films and pictures are not available on the Internet. This is false because many TV and radio stations broadcast live of the WWW. Essentially, if something can be put into digital format and stored in a computer, then it's available on the WWW. So pictures are also available on the Internet.
1.
given in bold print:
1) i had a terrible nightmare last night. i shake like a leaf.
2) nightmares are just our subconscious mind trying to deal with our stress.
3) that's a great relief for me to know that it was just a dream.
4) i had a dream that my teeth were falling out. it was awful.
5) i don't believe that dreams have any meanings.
2.
choose the correct word:
1. it is impossible to remember all the dreams.
2. what was your nightmare about?
3. nightmares are just our subconscious mind trying to deal with our stress.
4. i woke up shaking like a leaf and with my heart pounding.
5. i think someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.
6. i had a horrible nightmare last night.
3.
complete the following sentences with the words given below:
1. how often do you have nightmares?
2. today i was shaking like a leaf because i was scared by my nightmare.
3. i see you got out of the wrong side of the bed, what's wrong with your mood?
4. nightmares are our subconscious mind trying to deal with our stress.
5. you are often under stress so, it's not surprising that you often see nightmares.
6. it was a great relief for me to know that it was just a dream and not a real event.
7. i don't think you will fail your exam only because you had a nightmare.
8. i often see a dream where scaring monsters chase after me.
9. i think you should deal with your problems, your nightmares will disappear then.
10. in my dream i couldn't answer any question at the exam and i was really confused.
2) There is information on all sorts of topics on the internet, including education and weather forecast. This is true, on the Internet you can find all the information you need in a wide variety of areas including education and weather forecast.
3) People can communicate through e-mail and chat programs only. This is false because people can communicate not only through e-mail and chat programs but also through discussion groups and other means of informational exchange.
4) Internet is a tens of thousands of networks which exchange the information in the same basic way. This is true, that's why it's possible for all these activites like sharing information and making commercial and business transactions to happen.
5) You can access information available on the World Wide Web through the Web browser. This is true because WWW is a part of the Internet but it's not a collection of networks. Rather, it is information that is connected or linked together like a web.
6) You need a computer (hardware) and a special pro¬gram (software) to be a WWW user. This is true because without hardware and software you can't get connected to a network that is a part of the Internet and browse or retrieve information that is a part of the WWW.
7) You move from site to site by clicking on a portion of text only. This is true because each browser provides a graphical inter-face: text, icons or region of maps. These items are called hyper links.
8) Every time the user wants to move somewhere on the web he/she needs to step by step enter links and addresses. This is false, the user doesn't need to know where it is, the browser follows the link.
9) Films and pictures are not available on the Internet. This is false because many TV and radio stations broadcast live of the WWW. Essentially, if something can be put into digital format and stored in a computer, then it's available on the WWW. So pictures are also available on the Internet.