John: Hi, darling. I’m just surfing the Net.
Anne: Oh, my gosh! You’re becoming a Net-addict!
John: Come on, Anne. I find the Internet very useful—I can find anything. Want me to search for
the number of Net-addicts in America?
Anne: John, you spend more time on the Net than with me. It’s kind of unhealthy!
John: Unhealthy? Here, just feel my muscles. I like Atlas—I can lift the world with the Net.
Anne: Stop joking, John. You spend hours closed up in your room, with just your computer for
company, like a recluse. It is as if you lived in a computer!
John: Not really. I am in touch with the world through the Web.
Anne: But it is not the same. You need to interact with people, play real games, and enjoy nature. Your virtual world is a form of… of… escapism.
John: The real world could use some escaping form, don’t you think?
Anne: You know, John, it is not just you; most young people—even children—spend so much time
on the Net that it is not only affecting their eyesight but also their personalities. They are
becoming unsociable…
John: Anyway, look at the positive side: the amount of useful information available on the Web is
amazing.
Anne: I know that. As long as the Internet is only a virtual girlfriend, I won’t have to worry
about it.
John:2,4,6,8
Anne:1,3,5,7
