16. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb: infinitive or –ing form.

1. Don’t switch off without (close down) your PC.

2. I want to (upgrade) my computer.

3. He can’t get used to (log on) with a password.

4. You can find information on the Internet by (use) a search engine.

5. He objected to (pay) expensive telephone calls for Internet access.

6. He tried to (hack into) the system without (know) the password.

7. You needn’t learn how to (program) in HTML before (design) webpages.

8. I look forward to (input) data by voice instead of (use) a keyboard.

Lesson 12. Webpage creators

Lead-in.

1. What is URL? Study this URL. Work with your partner and decide which part of the address tells you:

1. the university is in the UK?

2. this is a webpage?

3. the type of transmission standard your browser must use to access the data?

4. this point to the computer where the webpage is stored?

5. this is where the webpage is stored in the computer?

6. this is a university?

7. this uses the Web service?

Speaking.

2. Study these seven points for evaluating websites. Enumerate them from 1 to 7 according to the importance. Work with your partner and explain your choice.

Design Navigation

Ease of use Accuracy

Up to date Helpful graphics

Compatibility

3. Think about an example of a good website and a bad website and analyze them by the points of evaluating websites from task 4.

Listening.

4. You are going to listen to John who lives in North Dakota. He talks about his website. Listen to the interview with John and complete this table about John’s site.

SITE NAME
TOPIC
SITE ADDRESS
WHY SPECAL
LAST UPDATED

5. These are some words and phrases from the interview which you may not know. Clear up their meaning.

distinction accuracy helpful compatibility to be up smb’s site to notice certain to dedicate to guess layout particular

film noir to put up a couple of websites domain to persevere as often as possible to hope to discover to pick a topic to intend a wealth of probably

6.Listen to the interview again and answer these questions.

1. Why did John choose this topic?

2. Which company produces Dreamweaver?

3. What previous experience did he have of website creation?

4. What’s the price of his ‘free’ domain name?

5. What does he mean by ‘Yahoo! just seems to swallow submissions’?

6. What do you think Yahoo! Clubs are?

7. List 4 tips he gives for other website builders.

8. List 3 website addresses he mentions.

7. Read the statements and decide if they are true (T) or false (F).

1. John’s site is about movies.

2. John made the site because his brother is a huge movie fan.

3. The site is only about the horror movies.

4. The design is the most difficult part in creating the site.

5. The site doesn’t include links to other sites.

6. John thinks that some Yahoo! Clubs have linked to his site.

7. John’s studies don’t leave him a lot of time to update the site.

8. John doesn’t give some pieces of advice to the others who want to create a homepage.

9. John’s site has several sections.

10. John’s site is not his favourite.

Reading and Vocabulary.