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TIME TO READ 4 CONTENTS CYBER THREAT: INTERNET ADDICTION ......................... 3 EDUCATION AT HOME ....................................................... 9 EVERY FOOD HAS A STORY ................................................ 15 IMPORTANT INVENTIONS IN HISTORY ........................ 21 MOTHER EARTH IS IN DANGER .........................................27 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE .............................................. 33 SHARING THE LIFE ............................................................... 39 THE ELEGANT CITY: PARIS ............................................. 45 THE LONG JOURNEY OF COMMUNICATION .................. 51 TURKISH EINSTEIN ............................................................ 57

UNIT 1 CYBER THREAT: INTERNET ADDICTION 3 Before you read. 1) How many hours do you use Internet in a day? What do you prefer doing online? 2) Is the Internet harmful or useful?

CYBER THREAT: INTERNET ADDICTION The Internet is an important part of our lives. It makes our lives easier. We can do online shopping so we can save time. We don’t need to wait in the long queues of the shopping malls. Instead of it, we can order our all needs from the Internet. Also, people can search for information from the Net or we can do our homework with the help of it. If we don’t have time, we can pay our bills online. If we are bored, we can use the Internet as a way of entertainment. We can play online games, watch movies or videos. When we feel alone, we can make new friends in chat rooms. We can share photos on our social networking sites. Before travels, we can buy 4 our tickets online and we can read books online during the travel. The Internet certainly ensures lots of opportunities for our lives. What about its disadvantages? How does it affect our lives? Most of the teenagers are Internet addicts today. According to the scientists, 12-17 years old teenagers access to the Internet more than any other age groups and they are under higher risk of overusing the Internet. They are addicted to the Internet and they spend most of their time online. The teenagers create cyber worlds for themselves on the Net and they lose their reality. They make unreal friends and they have imaginary conversations with each other. They can’t spend time with their families or friends. Although a teenager has 500 friends on the Net, she can’t find any friend around her to go to the cinema. Eventually, teenagers become asocial individual. They disconnect from the real world. Moreover, they are crazy about playing popular video games.

They have their dinner at computer desks and they only have a 5 break when they to go to the toilet. According to scientists, there are lots of teenagers in the USA who left their schools because of these video games. They prefer collecting scores in video games to having an education at school. Internet addiction is a real threat to modern life. Scientists state that Internet addiction causes depressive symptoms on teenagers. Furthermore, teenagers expose to excessive radiation and this damages their brain functions negatively. Unfortunately, Internet addicts have some physical problems. They don’t move during the day so inactivity causes gaining weight, rapid heartbeat or shortness of breath. One of the Internet addictions is social networking addiction. Users become addicted to Facebook or YouTube. They share all of their information, and they upload their personal photos. If they have enough ‘‘likes’’ for their photos, they become very satisfied. It means a form of confirmation for teenagers. The only important thing is to have a lot of friends. However, it is not important if they are real or fake. Experts state that teenagers are at the risk of losing their virtual reality. Parents and teachers should be careful about the addiction to the Internet. Parents should spend time with their children and they should contact with teenagers in the real world. Teachers should educate teenagers about the risks and disadvantages of excessive using of the Internet. A two-year-old baby’s ability of using the Internet doesn’t prove its intelligence; it only proves to have a careless parent.

READING CHECK-UP A) Match the words with their synonyms. 1) addicted ___________ a) lessen 2) confirmation ___________ b) enjoyment 3) prove ___________ c) confirm 4) weaken ___________ d) provide 5) opportunity ___________ e) chance 6) imaginary ___________ f) adolescent 7) cyber ___________ g) computerized 8) teenager ___________ h) unreal 9) ensure ___________ i) obsessive 10) entertainment ___________ j) acceptance 6 B) Use the words above to complete the sentences. 1) Going to theatre is a form of ____________. 2) That is not true; if you want, I can ____________ it. 3) My father smokes cigarette; he is ____________ to it. 4) Our telephones ____________ us to communicate with people easily. 5) I am very lucky to have the ____________ to get a good education. 6) I’m a high school teacher and I teach to ____________ . They are about fourteen years old. 7) There are ____________ shoppers on the Net; we should be careful before doing shopping. 8) The authors create ____________ world in their books and they turn into real in the mind of readers.

READING CHECK-UP C) Categorize the given expressions into the correct column. -watching movies -having weak family bonds -having imaginary friends -gaining weight -searching for information -having fun -playing video games -buying tickets online -losing reality -being asocial The advantage of Internet The disadvantage of the Internet 7 _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ D) Write True or False according to the passage. 1) Internet addicts spend most of their times online. __ 2) The Internet has only advantages for teenagers. __ 3) Teenagers create real worlds for themselves on the net. __ 4) The Internet usage is more common among the teenagers than adults. __ 5) The Internet addicts have strong family bonds. __ 6) The Internet addicts have problems with psychologically and physically. __ 7) Some teenagers in the USA leave the school for spending more time on the Net. __ 8) The ability of using the Internet shows the intelligence of a baby. __ 9) Parents and teachers encourage teenagers to use the Internet. __ 10) Obesity can be a threat for Internet addicts. __

READING CHECK-UP E) Circle the correct answers. 1) Which one isn’t the disadvantage of the Internet? a) watching a movie online b) insufficient physical exercise c) distress d) losing virtual reality 2) What do ‘‘Internet addicts’’ do? a) They play online games three times a week. 8 b) They never save time with the Internet. c) They spend most of their time online. d) They have free time to spend with their families. 3) Why do the teenagers need to create imaginary world on the Net? a) Because they have a lot of real friends. b) Because they expect confirmation. c) Because they have their dinner at computer desk. d) Because they want to have a good education.