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Pen Friends
and Emails
Modern technologies made it possible for people to communicate
easily in a way which is more convenient for them. There are
different ways of communication today: older ones like post,
telephone and fax and modern ones like email, SMS and social
media sites. It has become much easier to write an email and
send it to your friend or colleague and you are sure that it
will reach its addressee in a few seconds even if the distance
between you is huge.
It has also become very easy to meet new people and make friends
at distance. With the help of such social media sites like
Facebook, Twitter or their Russian analogues Vkontakte or
Odnoklassniki you can either find people who you have lost
contact with or make new friends. Forums and chats help people
with similar interests to create groups and discuss things that
interest them. Many of them meet in real life and communicate.
As for me, I consider myself a "digital native" and I am
interested in new gadgets and the Internet. I usually spend my
free time on social media sites too. I have profiles on Facebook
and Vkontakte and post pictures and status updates. It's nice to
get comments on them and also it is cool to hear from people who
you haven't heard from for a long time. Furthermore, it is easy
to drop a message to your friends or discuss something online.
My parents are "digital immigrants", so I had to teach them to
use the Internet and email. I am proud that I succeeded in it
and now they have their own profiles on some social media sites
and use email often.
I have got some pen friends too. One of them, Matt, lives in
America in Connecticut. He is my peer and we usually drop each
other emails. On the one hand, it is extremely interesting to
know what life is like in America and learn about their
habits and culture. On the other hand, I have a very good
opportunity to practise my English. I ask Matt to correct
mistakes in my letters and this really helps me in my studies.
My other pen friend's name is Katarina, she is from Berlin,
Germany. She speaks English well and she is fascinated by Russia
and our traditions and way of life, so I tell her about my
country and the way we live here. Katarina is thinking of
learning Russian as a second foreign language.
I think it is really important to have pen friends from
different countries. This will help you practise English or
another language that you learn and also it will give you an
opportunity to learn something about the life of other countries
and their culture.
ПЛАН-ОТВЕТ. PEN FRIENDS AND EMAILS
1. Вступление (Modern technologies made it possible for people
to communicate easily in a way which is more convenient for
them. There are different ways of communication today: older
ones like mail, telephone and fax and modern ones like email,
SMS and social media sites. It has become much easier to write
an email and send it to your friend or colleague and you are
sure that it will reach its addressee in a few seconds even if
the distance between you is huge.).
2. Рассказать о самых распространённых интернет-сайтах и
социальных сетях, которые позволяют общаться с друзьями и
знакомыми, о своём отношении и отношении своей семьи к ним
(social media sites, Facebook/ Twitter/Vkontakte/Odnoklassniki,
forums and chats; "digital native"; I usually spend/don't spend
my free time on social media sites; I have/don't have profiles
on Facebook/Vkontakte/Odnoklassniki, etc.; post pictures/status
updates/get comments, etc.; "digital immigrants", teach parents
to use the Internet and email.).
3. Рассказать о своих друзьях по переписке, если они есть, по
следующей схеме: age, occupation (pupil/university student,
etc.), place of living (country), topics that you discuss,
interests.
4. Заключение (I think it is really important to have pen
friends from different countries. This will help you practise
English or another language that you learn and also it will give
you an opportunity to learn something about the life of other
countries and their culture.).
QUESTIONS
1. What are the ways of communication?
3. What ways of communication do you personally use?
4. What in your opinion is the most convenient way of
communication?
5. Which do you use more often, post or email?
6. Are you a "digital native"?
7. What about your parents/grandparents? Are they "digital
natives" or "digital immigrants"? Why?
8. What is your opinion about social media sites?
9. Do you have a profile on any of the social media sites?
10. Why do you use these sites?
11. Do you use internet chats or forums?
12. Have you ever met people from chats and forums in real life?
13. Do you think it might be dangerous to meet users from
internet chats and forums in real life? Why (not)?
14. Have you got any pen friends? Where are they from?
15. What do you think about pen friendship in general?
16. Would you like to have pen friends from all over the world?
Why (not)?
17. What similar interest do you have?
18. Why is it important to have pen friends?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
addressee адресат
analogue аналог
attach прикреплять (файл к электронному письму)
blog блог
bulletin board (message board) электронная доска объявлений
chat чат
chat room (chatroom) «комната» чата, посвященная определённой
теме
communicate общаться
convenient удобный
cyberspace интернет-пространство, виртуальное пространство
dating site сайт знакомств
digital immigrant плохо знакомый с техническими новинками
digital native хорошо знакомый с техническими новинками
domain домен
email электронная почта
firewall система защиты доступа
forum форум
instant messaging обмен мгновенными сообщениями
internet address интернет-адрес
link ссылка
network сеть
online phone calls интернет-звонки
post публиковать объявление в электронном дневнике или на сайте
pen friend друг по переписке
profile профиль (анкета) в социальных сетях или на сайтах
знакомств
screen name ник в чатах и на форумах
SMS (short messaging system) CMC-сообщения
social media/networking site социальная сеть
SPAM нежелательная почта
subscribe подписываться (на сайт, рассылку)
toolbar панель инструментов
upload загружать что-либо в интернет (на сайт)
username имя пользователя
video conference видеоконференция
vlog (videoblog) видео-дневник, видео-блог
webmaster разработчик веб-страниц
website (internet site) интернет-сайт
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