高中英语 MODULE 6 The Internet and Telecommunications背景知识拓展 外研版必修1

MODULE 6 The Internet and TelecommunicationsOld people enjoy surfing on the InternetChinanews, Beijing, Dec. 29 In Beijing, a group of old people, take great pleasure in surfing on the Internet, just like young people do. Recently, these senior web surfers organized a party, CCTV international channel reported.About 40-50 old people went to the party, which was full of joy and happiness. To many people, this might be the first time for them to meet each other face to face. On the other hand, however, they might have become very close friends through online chatting.We might meet each other for the first time at this party. Yet we felt happy and excited, the party organizer said.It was the computer and Internet that had brought them together, many participants said.Among these people, the youngest might be in their 50s and the oldest might be over 70 years old now. Despite their old age, many might have just started to learn computer and online surfing for no more than a year. Fan Wenyuan was one of them. Previously, Mr. Fan had never touched any computers, because he didnt know any of the Pinyin (phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters) forms adopted by computers. The Pinyin forms he learned are rather outdated now.So, Mr. Fan started to learn the new Pinyin forms and other computer knowledge. At present, Mr. Fan is able to chat online and post his articles on the website. He has even learned how to paste his pictures on the website forum.Like Mr. Fan, there are many old people in Beijing who have started to learn computers. Many of them have attended computer courses for a year and have become quite familiar with online procedures.We can do what is supposed to be done by young people. It is quite an exciting experience for me sitting by the desk to get to know what has happened around the world. It sure makes my life more colorful, said a senior person at the party.When the party ended, many senior people said they felt very happy attending a party like this: it made them feel as if they were young people, too. Computer and the Internet have made our life more interesting, they said