Kate and the luteruet Kate's first class starts at eight o'clock in the morning and it is 1 30a.m now. The only sound
that you can hear in Kate's small room is the clicking of a computer keyboard. Her mum does no
longer know what to do. Every day, it's the same. "Kate does no longer pay attention to her studies
or to the report she has to present next week. She ignores all types of homework Her mother says:
"She cares only about the conversations she cames on with people from all over the world without
caring about her grades or her friends in real life".
The Internet access in American households increases, that's why the number of teenagers
who spend a long time of their lives online, has increased too Psychologists say: "Look out! An
increasing number of teens is going into a new fomu of addiction" In an interview Kate declared
"I'm destroying my future and I am becoming isolated from the society." "I failed English last
year... I didn't care about my studies but at least. I feel free. In fact, I can talk to others about any
topic without being afraid of the consequences
Match parts of sentences in column with parts of sentences in column (B). Write the
answers in column (C).
Example: 0 The only sound that you can hear in Kate's small room
d) is the clicking of a computer keyboard O-d
(A)
1. Kate spends a long
time online,
(B)
a) a big number of teenagers have become
addicted to the net
1
2
2. Psychologists think
that
b) is just one consequence of this type of
addiction
3. Isolation from society
and she doesn't care about her school results.​

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