Last week, in a private rehabilitation clinic outside Edinburgh, Leo Edwards, a sixteen-year-old schoolboy, was going through severe withdrawal symptoms. His body often shook violently and uncontrollably, and at mealtimes he regularly threw cups and plates around the dining room. The boy's addiction had nothing to do with alcohol, drugs, gambling or food. His problem was 'Net obsession'— an over-dependency on the Internet. An international group of psychologists has recently suggested that anyone who surfs the Internet for long periods is clinically ill and needs medical treatment. According to their report, Internet addicts should be treated in the same way as alcoholics, drug addicts, compulsive gamblers and people with eating disorders.
Leo Edwards is not an isolated case. Russell Hopkins, aged fifteen, from Gateshead in north-east England, is a typical online addict. Every day after school, and after dinner until three or four in the morning, he will be found in his room surfing the Net or playing computer games. By the end of the day he will have spent more than six hours online. Understandably, his parents are extremely worried. Not only has his school work suffered, but Russell's addiction has also destroyed his social life and his spare-time interests. For instance, he has just dropped out of his school's basketball team in order to spend more time at his computer. Instead of spending next weekend having a good time out with friends, he'll be spending it indoors surfing the Internet. Russell has recently joined an Internet online support group. It may seem ironic that many of the support groups for Internet addicts are online but at least Russell has sought help. Not everyone does. Dr Ann Hoffman, who runs an online support group, says, "People don't realise that being online for more than four hours a day amounts to addiction and that they have a serious problem. I predict that the number of people who join online support groups will have risen dramatically within three years."
Vocabulary:
withdrawal [wið'dro:∂l] symptom — абстинентний, стримувальний синдром
withdrawal — вихід, відхід
addiction — погана звичка, наркоманія, залежність
drugs — наркотики
gambling — гра в азартні ігри
dependency — залежність
to surf [cз:f] the Internet — шукати в Інтернеті
disorder — хвороба
spare-time — вільний час
to predict — передбачати
Questions:
1. How did Leo respond to withdrawal from the Internet?
2. What do some psychologists compare Internet addicts to?
3. How is Russell a typical Internet addict?
4. What two things has he stopped doing?
5. What does Dr Hoffman predict?
Граматичний матеріал: Повторення вивченого матеріалу.
Ex. 1. Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors were having (have) a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known (know) each other for years.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he _____________ (walk) so fast.
4. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ____________ (run).
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They_______________ (eat).
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They _________________ (eat).
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ______________ (look) for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate _________________ (wait) for me. She was annoyed with me because I was late and she _________________ (wait) for a long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I _____________ (have) it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We _________________ (travel) for more than 24 hours
Ex. 2. Open the brackets using the Future Perfect Continuous tense.
1. They (to sit) here for 20 minutes when I come. 2. In ten minute’s time l (to hang) around here for exactly four hours 3. When they finish I (to wait) for them for 30 minutes. 4. Tomorrow it will be a month as they (to work) on this project. 5. He (work) on his book for a year soon. 6. He (to repair) his car for two weeks on Wednesday. 7. He (to study) in London for two years when I come here. 8. He (to teach) German for two years when I begin to teach English. 9. By next July she (to live) here for five years. 10. At six o’clock I (to work) for five hours.
Ex. 3. Put in much/many/few/little (one word only).
1. She isn't very popular. She has few friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has _______ free time.
3. Did you take _______ photographs when you were on holiday?
4. I'm not very busy today. I haven't got _______ to do.
5. This is a very modern city. There are _______ old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had _______ rain.
7. 'Do you know Rome?' "No. I haven't been there for _______ years.' 8. I use the phone _____ at work.
9. There wasn't ____ traffic this morning.
10. You need _____money to travel round the world
Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks with these words: although, and, because, but, or, since, so, unless, until, when.
1. Things were different _____ I was young. 2. I do it _____ I like it. 3. Let us wait here _____ the rain stops. 4. You cannot be a lawyer _____ you have a law degree. 5. That was years _____ years ago. 6. She has not called _____ she left last week. 7. I saw him leaving an hour _____ two ago. 8. This is an expensive _____ very useful book. 9. We were getting tired _____ we stopped for a rest. 10. He was angry _____ he heard when happened.
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