Window onto the world or the time stealer?
you will determine the advantages and disadvantages of the Internetthe Internet
you will justify your opinion
you will present the rules of behaviour on the Internet
you will create your own rules for using the Internet
Stanisław Lem once said: “Each and every technologytechnology has an obverse of benefits and reverse of new, so far unknown worries.” It is hard to imagine today's life without the Internet, but there are pros and cons of it.
Discuss in groups what the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet. After discussion collect your conclusions.
Present your conclusions to the rest of the class, add the conclusions of your colleagues to your notes.
You have probably already noticed that the Internet, just like other media, has its advantages and disadvantages, so it is very important to know how to use its resources.
Surely you use the Internet every day – now you can check if you know the main terms connected with it.
Dictionary of the Internet user. Match the following words to their definitions.
a person who illegally gains access to the computer systems, views files on someone else’s computer or places unwanted files, an unwanted correspondence sent to your e-mail or placed in the discussion groups, one of the Internet viruses, very often left by a hacker; it gives access to all the data on the infected computer., etiquiette (set of rules) that applies on-line., an on-line discussion - the user connects to the server to which other people are connected and they can exchange information - have a chat, a place where the Internet users can exchange their opinions on a specific subject., the user’s name
a hacker | |
forum | |
spam | |
login | |
netiquiette | |
trojan | |
chat |
Behaviours and customs that apply within a particular social group are called etiquette. Internet usersInternet users call their sets of rules “netiquettenetiquette”.
What is allowed and what is forbidden when using the Internet? Group the elements.
making friends, chatting with people, sharing your personal data, uploading the private pictures of other people, laughing at people, learning, uploading photos, offending people, listening to music
Allowed: | |
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Forbidden |
Do you know any valuable websiteswebsites that you can use to broaden your knowledge?
Search for the educational websites that can be useful at school or can help you to broaden your interests. Choose one of them and present it to the rest of the class. Pay attention to its advantages and possibilities of use.
How was this lesson? Did you like it? Finish selected sentences.

Keywords
the Internet, netiquiette, internet user, computer
Glossary
internet, sieć internetowa, World Wide Web
użytkownik internetu
media, środki masowego przekazu
komputer
strona internetowa
portal internetowy
technologia
haker
forum internetowe
spam, niechciana wiadomość internetowa
login
blog, pamiętnik internetowy
netykieta
e‑mail, mail
czat internetowy
baner reklamowy (np.w internecie)
wirus, także komputerowy
program (także: komputerowy)