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Unit3THEINTERNET
STRONGERTOGETHER:HOWWEHAVEBEENCHANGEDBYTHE
INTERNET
MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWide
Web.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternet
hasmadeourlifemoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowait
inlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecanget
themostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecan
downloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneed
them.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethan
simplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeen
changedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.
JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenly
developedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50.
shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyher
computertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscovered
thatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyand
bored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,and
exploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshe
couldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefrom
others.Sherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsofthe
Internetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatactually
existsbetweenpeople.
Shewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshe
decidedtostartanITclubtoteacherolderpeoplehowtouse
computersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganise
eventsandcollectmoneyforprivateteachers.Manypeople
havebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowto
applyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworks
andcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyat
university.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehas
startedasmallonlinecompanytogether
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