Mass media

нтернет. Как он влияет на нашу жизнь.
Now lets speak about Internet.
TASK 1
You should read the text "Internet: how it affects us" and find English equivalents to these sentences.
Internet: how it affects us.
We live in a multi-media society. How does the Inter - net affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose websites that they visit. The Internet may increase our knowledge of the outside world; there is much high-quality information that can help us un - derstand many fields of study: science, medicine, thearts and so on. In the global network you can find anyinformation in a few minutes. Otherwise you would have to search for the necessary information in directories,libraries or on the phone for a long time.
The Internet has already revolutionized the way welive and work. But these are still early days of the Internet. We dont know how much it is still changing the world. The Internet is an up-to-date wonder. The proverb says: "nothing is wonderful, when you get used to it" , that is why the Internet fails to astonish us any more.
On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages to the Internet. Of course it provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend free time, but some people spend an average of six hours or more a day on the network. Many children look at a screen for more hours each day than they do anything else, including studying and sleeping. Its clear that the network has a powerful influence on their lives, and that its influence is often negative. Another disadvantage is that for many people the Internet becomes more "real" than reality, and their own lives seem boring. Also, many people get upset or depressed when they cant solve problems in