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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.
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 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 lot of use and fun it is.
This means that Great Britain is governed by the Parliament and the Queen is Head of State. (Указательное местоимение, Demonstrative pronoun)
They are elected from the constituencies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Личное местоимение (именительный падеж), Personal pronoun (the nominative case))
The executive power is exercised by Prime Minister and his Cabinet. (Притяжательное местоимение (основная (зависимая) форма, т.к. употребляется ВМЕСТЕ с существительным), Possessive determiner (не путать с абсолютной формой притяжательного местоимения Possessive pronoun, которая употребляется ВМЕСТО существительного))
The government is usually formed by the political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. (Относительное местоимение, Relative pronoun)
The second largest party becomes the official opposition with its own leader and the Shadow Cabinet. (Притяжательное местоимение (основная (зависимая) форма), Possessive determiner)
The judiciary branch of the government determines common law and is independent of both the legislative and the executive branches. (Определяющее местоимение, Defining pronoun)
There is no written constitution in Great Britain, only precedents and traditions. (Отрицательное местоимение, Negative Pronoun)
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“Now, children”, he said, “I (am going) out for a few minutes but you (will be observed) all the time by my eye. If anything (is done) which (has not been approved) by me it (will be seen) by my eye, and the child (will be punished) when I (return).
The children (were impressed) very much, and the teacher (went) off.
But when he ( returned) an hour later it ( seemed) that a hurricane (had passed) through the classroom. The teacher (was astounded). “Evidently”, he thought,”I (have been outwited). I wonder how”.
In the classroom the tables (were overturned), the walls ( spattered) with ink from ink-bombs which (had been thrown) during the battle which still (was being fought) out as a manifestation of high spirits. In fact, a good time (had been had) by all.
The teacher ( wondered) why the presence of his glass eye (was not respected). He ( looked) round for it and ( saw) that it (was covered) by a hat.