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Ex.7. Fill in the missing prepositions.
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Why waste your time surfing the Internet, when we can find your favourite piece … music … you … seconds? We specialize … finding melodies to suit every taste … hard rock … country music. Just visit our website and … a matter … seconds you’ll be downloading files containing your favourite songs. You can also browse … our catalogue … over a million titles and find … more … your favourite stars … accessing our huge database.
(of (3), for, in (3), from, to, through, out, by, about)
(From D. Evans. Business English Verbs, Penguin Quick Guides)
Exercises in Comprehension
Ex.1. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Internet?
2. What possibilities does the Internet open up for millions of users around the world?
3. What is the Intranet?
4. Can the Intranet be accessed by everyone?
5. Where are intranets used?
6. What is needed to access the Internet?
7. What is meant by “surfing the Net”?
8. What is the World Wide Web?
9. What do the pages of the Web cover?
10. Where is the information on the Web displayed?
11. How many web pages can a website consist of?
12. What language are websites written in?
13. How much time do you spend surfing the Internet?
Ex.2. Explain the meaning of these words:
s The Internet
s The Intranet
s The Web
Ex.3. Sum up what you remember about the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Grammar Revision
| Either … or; both … and; neither … nor a) 1. We use either … or to talk about a choice between two possibilities. Either you or I can phone him. 2. We use both … and to join two ideas. She speaks both English and German. 3. We use neither … nor to join two negative ideas. He speaks neither French nor Spanish. |
| b) 1. We use either alone to mean “I don’t mind which one.” “Do you want to go to the cinema or to the theatre? ” “Either” 2. We use neither alone to mean “not one or the other” “Are we going to the theatre or to the cinema? ” “Neither. We are going to the museum.” 3. We use both alone to mean “one and the other.” “Do you like jazz or country music? ” “ I like both.” |
Ex.1. Complete these sentences with both … and, either … or and neither … nor.
1. Where would you like to go? We can go … to the theatre … to the museum.
2. She promised to contact me but she … phoned … wrote.
3. These companies … sell … rent cars.
4. The pages of the Web are … attractive … interesting.
5. … the Internet … the Intranet use the same technology.
6. The information was … useful … interesting.
7. … we … he was tired.
8. He wants to be … a banker … an accountant.
9. This car is … expensive … uncomfortable.
10. She owns … a house … a car.
11. It is … more economical … quicker to use my computer.
12. She has … a pleasant personality … the right qualifications for this job.
13. I am very busy … this week … next week.
14. I can go … by car … by train.
15. I trust … the lawyer … his partner.