Go to page 85 for essential background information on the topic and useful web links. Don’t forget to explore the Extra activities
for this unit Refers to Student’s Book pages Briefing a website designer Before you begin … Discuss with the class reasons for using the Internet. Write the class’s ideas on the board in a word web. The ideas below are just a starting point – your students should be able to expand these ideas, including more arrows to show how the various functions are connected. Intranets
Internet
banking
C2C
C2B
B2C
B2B
Online
collaboration
platforms
Entertainment
Social
networking
Email
Chatrooms
Discussion
forums
Blogs
Podcasts
News
Research
To buy or sell
products and
services
To conduct
business
MMP
roleplaying
games
Reasons for using
the Internet
To provide or obtain
information
Reviews and
recommendations
To have
fun
To contact other
people
1 a Students discuss the questions in pairs and then feed back to the class.