italki - Intermediate/Advanced italki Student Activity - Fast Internet Connection The other day I was walking

Andi

Intermediate/Advanced italki Student Activity - Fast Internet Connection The other day I was walking around town and saw an open manhole, and next to it were two large rolls of copper wire and fibre-optic cable. It seems that my local telephone company are upgrading the communication infrastructure in town. This always makes me smile because I’m addicted to the Internet, and I very much wish that I could have the same speeds at home that my students in Seoul, Moscow, Barcelona, or London have. 10Mb ADSL connections seem very slow when you use Skype for video calls. There are several advantages of faster Internet using fibre-optic connections, including more jobs, more innovation, better healthcare, better education, more entertainment, stronger democracy, better social connections, and much more. Organisations like the World Bank, European Commission, and United Nations all agree that faster Internet creates jobs and improves our society. Next week I’ll be calling my service provider again to see if fibre-optic is available in my street, and if it is, I’ll be requesting an upgrade. Murphy’s Law says I won’t get my upgrade. Intermediate Activity: Describe (150 words) the Internet connection that you have at home, mentioning how you connect, your speed, the hardware you use, how you use the Internet, and if having the Internet has improved your life. What would you be able to do if your Internet was much faster than it is now? Advanced Activity: Write a letter to your member of parliament requesting that they urgently support funding the roll-out of fibre-optic connections in your city, and mention the benefits giving an example for each. You may need to do some additional research if you aren’t familiar with the topic.

Oct 11, 2014 5:28 PM

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I have the Internet connection from one of russian leader cellular providers - Mobile Tele Systems (MTS). It's ADLS connection and I borrow an ADLS Wi-Fi router for free from my provider.
A link speed is about 15Mb/sec. My notebook, iPad and a telephone are connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi.
I use the Internet mainly for studing English at current time. I use many online dictionaries, watch videos and talk to my teachers via Skype. Furthermore, I like to read something interesting.
My wife searches an information about a development of children.
Our son likes to watch cartoons and to talk to grandparents via Skype.

There is one interesting observations: when I'm far from the Internet, I often have many ideas to search and to read on the net. But when I reach my computer I usually remember nothing of all those ideas.

October 19, 2014

I forgot to tell you, that when you mentioned Murphey's law, you urged me to read about it & I did, It made me laugh;) I hope that his law won't apply in this case & that you get your upgrade...

October 21, 2014

I'm done with the intermediate activity:) Here is the link: http://www.italki.com/entry/483433 I hope I won't make you regret reading it because I don't know how to stick to the main point, I get carried away & usually I write more than 150 words! I really appreciate your exercises & your patience, thank you, Andi (,")

October 20, 2014

Hi Raul, thanks for your writing. You are improving a lot, I'm very happy with your progress. Here is my correction ------- I’m a tech lover and for that reason I decided to study a degree in Software Engineering, (1) and you (2) will find many gadgets in my house (two tablets, two phones, two laptops and a desktop) all connected to (3) the Internet. I use them for work and for fun and for that reason (4) it is very important for me to have a good connection and high speed. (5) Actually, in my house I have 100 Mb (upload speed) and 12 Mb (download speed) but (6) at the office (7) it is much faster. Really, I’m always connected in my house and office (8) with a wifi connection but when I’m out I have a 4G connection in my phone… I had never thought about it but I’m connected 24 hours!!. I love surfing the net, (9) discovering interesting web pages, (10) reading different tweets, (11) downloading many many things and creating other web pages myself. I think that (12) the Internet is joining and connecting people and is a great task for example in education: my children are studying in a public school in Madrid and all the (13) classrooms have digital whiteboards connected to (14) the Internet which I think is very useful. (15) And by the way, I’m studying English in the Italki platform ;)

October 13, 2014

I’m a tech lover and for that reason I decided to study a degree in Software Engineering”.actually you can find many gadgets in my house (two tablets, two phones, two laptops and a desktop) all connected to internet, I use them for work and for fun and for that reason is very important for me to have a good connection and high speed, actually In my house I have 100 Mb (upload speed) and 12 Mb (download speed) but in my office work is much faster. Really I’m always connected, in my house and office I have a wifi connection but when I’m out I have a 4G connection in my phone… I had never thought about it but I’m connected 24 hours!!. I love surfing the net, discover interesting web pages, read different tweets, download many many things and creating other web pages myself. I think that internet is joining and connecting people and is a great task for example in education: my children are studying in a public school in Madrid and all the classroom has digital whiteboards connected to internet and I think is very useful, and actually I’m studying English in the Italki platform ;)

October 13, 2014

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