Unit 6: The Internet

This unit discusses the Internet, the World Wide Web, and some related networking technologies and concepts.

The following activities can be tailored to fit the needs of your students and the goals your study program.

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: The Rise of the World Wide Web

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

Many people mix up the words, Internet, and World Wide Web, but they are not the same thing. The Internet is a huge global network of computers. The World Wide Web is a software protocol designed to run on that network. How the Internet Began The Internet backbone began as a US military project called ARPANET in the late 1960s. It was designed to survive even a nuclear attack by… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The economics professor said monopolies can sometimes hurt innovation in the software industry.

Smart phones were a total paradigm shift in the world of mobile phones.

Early websites were cumbersome and slow compared to modern web applications.

Companies like Apple and Sony actually argue that their walled gardens are a good thing because they help promote security and family values.

The current public Internet owes a big debt to ARPANET, which was the original global network.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Was the Internet built for science geeks or the general public? What about the World Wide Web?

Did online communities exist before World Wide Web? If so, can you give some examples?

Do you think the Web will ever go away? Will it be ever replaced by something better?

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