source: Phonics ILearning / Pearson Education, INC 2014年6月10日
* social language: ask for and offer help; suggest a solution
* grammar: the infinitive of purpose; comparisons with as ... as
Interviewer: Could you tell me some of the
things you use a computer for?
Lisa: I use my computer every day at work to make
schedules. I do a lot of that at my job. Also to e-mail friends and coworkers
about things that need to get done for the day.
Interviewer: Would you say you’re a
computer addict?
Deepti: Yes. I am a computer addict.
Interviewer: How about just overall time spent on the
computer?
Angelique: I think it kind of depends on what you use
the time for. ‘Cause if you’re doing, you know, researching projects and things
like that, spend as much time as you like on the computer, you know, ‘cause
it’s easy and it’s fast.
Interviewer: But how about games and
surfing and chat?
Angelique: I don’t know. I mean, it’s probably about the
same as television. Too much of it isn’t a good idea, I mean, when you can get
outside and enjoy the city.
Interviewer: Do you think children should be allowed to
use the Internet?
Deepti: With guidance, I think they should be allowed to
use the Internet.
Interviewer: What do you see as the
advantages of the Internet?
James: Well, communication is certainly an advantage.
With, like I said, with e-mail you keep in touch with friends all over the
country, practically free of charge. Also, the wealth of knowledge that you can
pick up. You can ask the computer with your search engines any question at all
and come up with thousands of answers. You have to choose the one you like.
Interviewer: Do you see some particular dangers, for you
even, but particularly for children?
Lisa: I mean, at this point I feel as though I’m, you
know, like an adult, so I can kind of censor what I want to look at and things
like that, but kids don’t necessarily have that and are a little bit more
curious, so I think that they definitely need that supervision.
