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Lesson 1

Websites

I am into speedy loading pages, so
sometimes it drives me crazy waiting for all

these colorful and animated pages to load.
Cyberspace patience is measured in

milliseconds, unlike that of off-line where an
hour is tolerable. My bandwidth is that

of a 56 kbps modem and I don’t have
the luxury with an ADSL connection. To

all those web designers out there, give me the

option to choose what kind of pages to load. Don’t cram into my browser and
flash pages when all I need is a simple text file. Give me the option to save and

play audio and video outside the browser. Don’t give me those endearing pop
ups and rollover because they annoy me. Give me an intuitive interface instead

so I can navigate easily to those pages I need.

Comprehension

1. What is the writer talking about?
2. What annoys the writer?
3. What does “navigate” mean in this paragraph?

Questions

1. What are your favorite websites? Why do you like them?
2. What do you think are the main characteristics of great websites?
3. Do you like websites that are flashy but slow or plain but fast loading?
Why?

4. Do you have your own personal home page? If so, tell me about it.

Vocabulary & Expressions

millisecond : a unit of time equal to one thousand of a second
bandwidth : the width or spread of the range of frequencies used for
the transmission of radio or TV signals
ADSL : Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
cram into : to force something into a small space
endearing : making someone love or like you (= attractive)
intuitive : an intuitive idea is based on feelings rather than on knowl
edge or facts
interface : the part of a computer system through which two different
machines are connected
navigate : to find out the way to a place, especially by using maps

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