初中英语广州版6A 03

[12:23.99]Listen and answer the questions
[12:28.43]Do you know what it is?
[12:31.67]The Internet is hundreds of computers all over the world that talk to each other
[12:38.75]To use it,all you need is a computer and a telephone line.
[12:45.23]The Internet is good for many things.
[12:49.67]You can shop on the Internet,look for information and send mail.
[12:56.93]When you send mail on the Internet,it's called e-mail.
[13:02.29]To use e-mail,you need to get an e-mail address.This is easy and cheap.
[13:09.84]E-mail is quick.It can take days or weeks for a paper letter to arrive somewhere
[13:17.78]but an e-mail will arrive in a few hours.
[13:22.25]With e-mail,you can also send copies of your letter
[13:27.60]to as many people as you want.
[13:31.36]Now,you can even send pictures,sounds and short films in your e-mail.
[13:38.31]But there are still some things that you can't do with e-mail.
[13:43.27]For example,you can't send real things,like a stamp or a pretty leaf.
[13:50.54]Of course,you can't send an e-mail to someone who doesn't have a computer
[13:57.02]but as e-mail is almost freemore and more people are using it.
[14:03.49]Maybe,one day,people will live and die without ever receiving a paper letter