VII. Read the text, and match the headings A-F with the paragraphs 1-5. There is one heading that you do not need.
A. Go to other people’s homes
B. Rediscover books and the art of reading
C. Take a walk around a supermarket
D. Get out your writing paper
E. Go back to traditional fun
F. Match a voice to a name
Life without the Internet
Recently, an earthquake in Taiwan destroyed Internet lines in Asia, upsetting the lives of millions of people dependent on the web for their work and social relationships. Here are some hints on how to cope if a similar situation occurs.
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With no chatrooms or games sites, you’ll have to find your own entertainment. Take out the games boards you put away when you were given your first PC or laptop and play Monopoly or Cluedo with your friends and family. You’ll be surprised at how much fun it is.
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Instead of emailing your friends, you’ll have to talk to them on the phone. And perhaps you can get to know some of the many friends you made in the chatroom and find out if they’re actually anything like they said they were in their profiles.
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As an alternative to picking up the phone, you could visit your friends in their own houses. Instead of chatting to them every night from your room. That way you could find things to do together and maybe even meet an interesting older brother or sister. You will also be burning off calories, which will help keep you fit and healthy.
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The art of letter-writing died with the advent of the Internet and with it, the joy of receiving letters from others. Write some letters to your friends in foreign regions, and experience the pleasure of getting a letter back.
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Discover where your local library is and remind yourself what research was like before the age of the online research. Remember, many others will be doing the same as you, so it will be an ideal meeting place for people of your age.
