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1) There are still not so many users of the Internet.

2) There is information on all sorts of topics on the internet, including education and weather forecast.

3) People can communicate through e-mail and chat programs only.

4) Internet is a tens of thousands of networks which exchange the information in the same basic way.

5) You can access information available on the World Wide Web through the Web browser.

6) You need a computer (hardware) and a special program (software) to be a WWW user.

7) You move from site to site by clicking on a portion of text only.

8) Every time the user wants to move somewhere on the web he/she needs to step by step enter links and addresses.

9) Films and pictures are not available on the Internet.

10) Radio and TV-broadcasting is a future of Inter­net. It's not available yet.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE WWW AND THE INTERNET

Millions of people around the world use the Internet to search for and retrieve information on all sorts of topics in a wide variety of areas including the arts, business, government, humanities, news, politics and recreation. People communicate through electronic mail (e-mail), discussion groups, chat channels and other means of informational exchange. They share information and make commercial and business transactions. All this activity is possible because tens of thousands of networks are connected to the Internet and exchange information in the same basic ways.

The World Wide Web (WWW) is a part of the Internet. But it's not a collection of networks. Rather, it is information that is connected or linked together like a web. You access this information through one interface or tool called a Web browser. The number of resources and services that are part of the World Wide Web is growing extremely fast. In 1996 there were more than 20 million users of the WWW, and more than half the information that is transferred across the Internet is accessed through the WWW. By using a computer terminal (hardware) connected to a network that is a part of the Internet, and by using a program (software) to browse or retrieve information that is a part of the World Wide Web, the people connected to the Internet and World Wide Web through the local providers have access to a variety of information. Each browser provides a graphical interface. You move from place to place, from site to site on the Web by using a mouse to click on a portion of text, icon or region of a map. These items are called hyperlinks or links. Each link you select represents a document, an image, a video clip or an audio file somewhere on the Internet. The user doesn't need to know where it is, the browser follows the link.

All sorts of things are available on the WWW. One can use Internet for recreational purposes. Many TV and radio stations broadcast live on the WWW. Essentially, if something can be put into digital format and stored in a computer, then it's available on the WWW. You can even visit museums, gardens, cities throughout the world, learn foreign languages and meet new friends. And of course you can play computer games through WWW, competing with partners from other countries and continents.

Just a little bit of exploring the World Wide Web will show you what a much of use and fun it is.

1) At 7 o’clock yesterday evening Ralph was driving to the city centre.

Was Ralph  driving to the city centre at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?

At 7 o’clock yesterday evening Ralph wasn't driving to the city centre.

2) Jane was doing her homework when the telephone rang.  

Was Jane  doing her homework when the telephone rang?

Jane wasn't doing her homework when the telephone rang.  

3) I entered the living room and saw Peter who was sleeping on the sofa.  

Was Peter sleeping on the sofa when I entered the living room?

Peter wasn't sleeping on the sofa when I entered the living room.

4) When Jane came home, her little bro was playing with his favourite toy plane.  

Was her little bro playing  with his favourite toy plane when Jane came home.

Her little bro  wasn't playing  with his favourite toy plane when Jane came home.

5) While Ann was doing the flat, her sis was cooking dinner.  

Was her sister cooking dinner while Ann was doing the flat?

Her sister wasn't cooking dinner while Ann was doing the flat.

6) It was snowing when they left the house.  

Was It  snowing when they left the house?

It wasn't snowing when they left the house.    

7) Mum was crossing the street when Dad drove up to the gate.  

Was Mum  crossing the street when Dad drove up to the gate?

Mum wasn't  crossing the street when Dad drove up to the gate.  

8) My granny was washing up while I was cutting the vegetables for salad.  

Was my granny  washing up while I was cutting the vegetables for salad?

My granny wasn't  washing up while I was cutting the vegetables for salad.    

9) I was trying to phone you yesterday afternoon. — Sorry, Bob, I wasn’t at home. I was helping Sarah to prepare her presentation.  

Were you  helping  Sarah to prepare her presentation when I was   trying to phone you yesterday afternoon?

You weren't  helping  Sarah to prepare her presentation when I was   trying to phone you yesterday afternoon?

10) When John arrived, we were having breakfast.

Were we having breakfast when John arrived.

We weren't having breakfast when John arrived.

Brief history of Russia

The territory of modern Russia has been inhabited since prehistoric times by Scythians, the oldest ancestors of the Slavs. The culture of this particular people preceded the emergence of Kievan Rus. Thus, the history of Russia was born long before the formation of the Roman Empire, and the tribes that inhabited it in the pre-Slavonic period, took an active part in the formation of ancient culture.

The ancestors of the Slavs lived mainly in Central Europe, but over time they moved to the east. In terms of language, they belonged to the Indo-European group of peoples. The etymology of the name of the country is interesting. The term “Russia” was first used in the 10th century by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII in his writings. This word was the Greek designation of Russia, that is, all East Slavic territories.

In the VII century AD the resettlement of Slavic peoples from Central Europe ended with the formation of a new nation — the Russians. According to the Tale of Bygone Years, the Russian state was formed in 862. It was the largest state in Europe, stretching from the Black Sea to the Arctic. Soon through the efforts of the Rurik dynasty, a new monarchical state, Kievan Rus, was formed. It included not only all the Eastern Slavs, but also partly Finno-Ugric, Turkic and Baltic tribes. At the beginning of the XI century there was a collapse into smaller principalities.

Since 1237, many areas of ancient Russia were invaded by the Mongol-Tatars. And the northeastern territories paid tribute to the Tatar khans until the end of the XV century. From the middle of the 15th century, a single geopolitical space formed with the capital in Moscow on the territory of Russia. The first sovereign of Russia is considered to be Ivan IV the Terrible. During his rule, Astrakhan and Kazan also joined the state of Moscow. At the end of the XVI century, serfdom began to form in Russia.

In the first half of XVII, Russia experienced a Time of Troubles, marked by the Polish-Swedish intervention and the political and economic crisis. Having defended its independence, the country has entered a new stage of development. In 1613, the kingdom was transferred to the Romanov dynasty. The first king of this dynasty was Mikhail Fedorovich. During his reign, Eastern Siberia was developed, many cities and settlements were founded (Kuznetsk, Yakutsk, etc.), including in Chukotka and in the Amur region. During the reign of his son Alexei Mikhailovich, the influence of the West increased.

One of the most interesting periods in the history of Russia was the reign of Peter I (1682-1725). This emperor founded the new capital in St. Petersburg, returned the Russian lands, strengthened the absolute monarchy and carried out a number of radical reforms to modernize the army and education. After his death, palace coups began in the country, which Elizabeth I (1741-1762) was able to stop. During the reign of Catherine II (1762-1796), Russia successfully fought with Turkey for access to the Black Sea.

At the end of the XVIII - beginning of the XIX century, the Napoleonic wars began. Napoleon's troops occupied some European territories, but in 1812 were defeated by the Russian army. 1861, the year of the abolition of serfdom, became an important year for Russia. Rapid economic growth began in the late 19th and early 20th century. During World War I, the monarchy was overthrown by the Provisional Revolutionary Government. Political chaos increased in the country, culminating in the October 1917 revolution.

The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 became a serious test for the country. Losses were colossal. During this war, more than 26 million people died and more than 70 thousand settlements were destroyed. The war ended with the victory of the Soviet Union, but it took decades to restore the country's economy. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed, forming the Russian Federation on the territory of the state.

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