WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotofpeople.However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops.Thesedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthefortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheinternet.
Onlineshoppingisbeingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourmouse.
Computertrendsareoftenmale-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanmen.Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.
AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto240(3360Yuan)paredtotheslightlyloweraverageof233formen,whiletheaveragespendperpersononthehighstreetisonly197.70%ofinternetusers,maleandfemale,arenowbuyingtheirChristmasgiftsonline.
Inthepastalotofpeoplewerereluctanttoshoponline.Manywereworriedaboutthesecurityofenteringtheircarddetailsontheinternetandthereliabilityoftheinternetbutasshoppingonlinehasbeemorewidespread,theseworrieshavebeguntodisappear.45%ofinternetusersstilldohavesecurityworriesbutithasn’tsloweddowntheever-increasingnumbersofonlineshoppers.
OnevictimoftheonlineshoppingboomistheUKhighstreet.Christmastradingcanrepresentupto60%ofturnoverforsomestores.Manypaniesareconcernedthatnotenoughshoppersareingthroughtheirdoorsintherun-uptoChristmas.Asaresulttherearelotsofspecialoffersintheshops.
MostshopstraditionallyhavesalesafterChristmasbutthisyearthebargainshaveeearlyinanattempttolureconsumerstospend.BadnewsforthehighstreethasbeegoodnewsforthebankbalancesofUKshoppersthisChristmas!
ithinkitisnotallbadformilldeschoolstudenttosearchtheinternet.somestudentsplaygamesonline.idontagreeitatall.ithasnothingtodowiththeirstudy.anditwillmakethemlosetheinterestsoflearning.butalsoitisverynessaryforustosearchtheinternet.inthemodernworld,usingcomputerandtheinternetisanimportantskill.wecanuseittofindsomeinformationthatweneedandcommunicatewithourfriends,teachersandparents.sendinge-mailandcheckoutsomeinternationalnewsareusefulforusaswell.
thefollowingaspectscouldbestillustratetheadvantagesofinternet.netsurfersindifferentcountriescanshareinterestingknowledgeandthelatestinformation.besides,internethasprovidedamajoropportunitytobuyandsellmerchandise.whatismore,peoplemaygetmedicalhelporevenvoteoninternet.itsadvantagesseemcountless.
behindallthisglowingtalk,however,aresomeproblems.internetmakespeoplepassivebystoppingthemmakingtheirownentertainment.somuchsothatwhenthereisabreakdownorjam,peoplemayfindthatworldwidewebturnsintoworldwidewait.whatisworse,somechildrenhaveaccesstothescenesofviolenceandse.apartfromthese,itcanbeaffectedbyvirusesandhackers.
weshouldhandleitsproblems,meanwhileweshouldeploititspotentialaswell.withpropermanagementofinternetpeopleoughttoeperiencemorefruitsoftheinformationrevolution.allthewisdomoftheages,alltheinformationthathasenlightenedmankindforcenturies,shouldbeavailabletouswiththehealthydevelopmentofinternet.
Inmyopinion,theInternetishelpfulratherthanharmfulassomeoneelsethinks.Asisknowntoall,theInternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.OntheInternet,wecanreadnewsathomeandfromabroadandgetasmuchinformationaswecan.Wecansende-mailsormakephonecallstoourfamilyaswellastoourfriends.Wecanalsoattendthenetschool,readmanybooksandeventeachourselvesEnglish.Wecanalsoenjoymusic,watchmatchesandplaycomputergamesontheInternet.Wecanevendoshoppingonline.Besides,wecanimproveourabilitytooperatethecomputer.
ButweshouldnotbegiventotheInternet,orwe’llgetourlifeandstudydestroyed.Besides,weshouldkeepofftheharmfulwebsites.Anyhow,thisdoesn’tpreventtheInternetbecomingourfriend.Wecan’tthrowawaytheapplebecauseofthecore,canwe?
Duetotheepidemic,ourschoolhasmovedclassesonlineasatemporarysolutiontononstoplearning.Onlineclassesposeachallengeforbothourteachersandusstudents.
MrGao,our50-year-oldmathsteacher,hasstruggledtolearnhowtolivestreamhisclasses.Hetoldushewouldgothroughhislessonsseveraltimesbeforelivestreaming.Whileteachingonline,MrGaoaccidentallyturnedonabeautycamerafeature,whichamusedusgreatlyandwonnumerouslikesfromus.
MrGaodeservesourrespectandadmirationashe’sdoinghisbesttolearnnewteachingskills.Fromhim,we’velearnedthetruemeaningof“it’snevertoolatetolearn”.
WillTraditionalClassesbeReplacedbyOnlineClasses?
Thesedaysmanyschoolshavelaunchedonlineclassesastheopeningofthespringsemesterisfurtherpostponedbecauseofthenovelcoronavirus.However,opinionsononlineclassesvary.
Somewelethechangeinteachingmethods.Theirreasonisthatitcanreleaseteachersfromrepeatingthesamecontentsandstudentscanreplaytheteachingmaterialsaswell.Othershavejusttheoppositeopinion.Theythinkthatonlineeducationlacksteacher-studentinteractionsandtheydoubtifstudentshaveself-disciplinewithoutsupervision.
AsfarasI’mconcerned,traditionalclassescan’tbereplacedbyonlineonesbecausewhatstudentsacquireatschoolismorethanknowledge.Butwhenitestothespecialsituationatthemoment,onlineclassesareabetteroption.
Goodafternoon,class.Todaylet'stalkaboutgettingonline.Manystudentslikegettingonlineverymuch.Theycanlearnmoreknowledgeandhowtousethemodernmachine—computerwheretheycangetmoreinformation.Inthisway,it'sagoodwaytoenrichtheirknowledgeandbroadentheirhorizon.Butsomestudentsspendtoomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesandevenstayuplatetochatwithfriendsonline.Ittakesthemtoomuchtime.Gradually,theyfindithardtofocusonthestudy.What'sworse,someareevencheatedorrobbedbytheirnetfriends.
It'sunwisetobantheInternetintheinformationage.Soit'sbettertomakeaplanofthefreetime,andcontrolthetimewellonthecomputer.MakesurenottospendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.
TenyearsagotheInternetwaspracticallyunheardofbymostpeople.TodaytheInternetisoneofthemostpowerfultoolsthroughouttheworld.TheInternetisacollectionofvariousservicesandresources.AccordingtoRussBrockadirectorandconsultantattheCenterforInnovationandInquirytheInternet’smaincomponentsareE-mailandtheWorldWideWeb.“There’salotmoretotheInternetthanE-mailsearchenginesceleritywebsitesup-to-the-secondsportsscoresandchatroomsfullofrisquédiscussions.TheNetalsoranksasoneoftoday’sbestbusinesstools-ifit’susedadroitly”.AlmostallhouseholdscontaintheInternet;howeverbeforepeopleconnecttotheInternettheyneedtobeawareofitsdisadvantagesandadvantages.
ManyfeartheInternetbecauseofitsdisadvantages.TheyclaimtonotusetheInternetbecausetheyareafraidofthepossibleconsequencesoraresimplynotinterested.PeoplewhohaveyetconnectedtotheInternetclaimtheyarenotmissinganything.Today’stechnologicalsocietymustrealizeitisuptothemtoprotectthemselvesontheInternet“HalfofU.S.adultsor94millionAmericansaren’tonline”.
ChildrenusingtheInternethasbecomeabigconcern.MostparentsdonotrealizethedangersinvolvedwhentheirchildrenlogontotheInternet.Whenchildrenareonlinetheycaneasilybeluredintosomethingdangerous.Whenchildrentalktoothersonlinetheydonotrealizetheycouldactuallybetalkingtoaharmfulperson.Asaresulttherehavebeenmanycaseswherechildrenhavebeenconvincedtomeetpeopletheyhavetalkedwithonline.Infact“storiesseemtocomeouteveryweek:achildorteenagerluredintosomethingfoolishdangerousorevendeadlyonline”.CathyCleaveroftheFamilyResearchCouncilclaimsthatitisagainstthelawforamolestertoevenattempttofindchildrenonline.Inadditionchildrenmayalsoreceivepornographyonlinebymistake;thereforecausingconcernamongparentseverywhere.WhethersurfingtheWebreadingnewsgroupsorusingemailchildrencanbeexposedtoextremelyinappropriatematerial.
Pornographicsitestendtomakesuretheyarethefirstsitestobelistedinanysearcharea;thuschildrencomeacrosssuchsiteseasily.AmanfromPearlMississippiwasarrestedin1996fordownloadingpornographicimagesofchildrenfromtheInternet.Hewaschargedwith290countsofchildpornography.SomecriticssaythatparentsareresponsiblefortheirownchildrenontheInternetbecausethereareavailableservicestoprotectchildren.Tokeepchildrensafeparentsandteachersmustbeawareofthedangers.Theymustactivelyguideandguardtheirchildrenonline.ParentsshouldtalktotheirchildrenaboutwhatisonlineandwhatmighthappenonlineclaimsHowardRheingoldwriterofTheVirtualCommunity.ThereareanumberoftoolsavailabletodaythatmayhelpkeeptheInternetenvironmentsaferforchildren.SomecompaniessuchasAmericaOnlinetrytomonitoreverythingthatissaidanddoneontheironlineservice;howeverbecausethousandsofchatroomsareavailableitissimplyimpossibleforeverythingtobemonitoredclaimsTriciaPrimroseworkerforAmerica
Online.Inotherwordschildrenwanttoexplorethings;howevertherearepeopleontheInternetthatarejusttoopersuasive.
theinternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.onthenet,wecanlearnnewsbothathomeandabroadandallkindsofotherinformationaswell.wecanalsosendmessagesbye-mail,makephonecalls,gotonetschool,readvariouskindsofbooksandlearnforeignlanguagesbyourselves.besides,wecanenjoymusic,watchsportsmatchesandplaychessorcards.onthenet,wecanevendoshopping,haveachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththem.inaword,theinternethasmadeourlifemorecolorful.
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