Despite the fact that American women now outnumber men in cyberspace, a new poll shows women over the age of 65 are more reluctant to use the Internet than any other group. NPR's Margot Adler reports.if you want to listen to this document again outside the classroom, questions are in the "comentario".
As we are talking about technology and addiction these days, go to the website www.netaddiction.com. Here you can take further tests, read about real-life cases of Internet addiction, listen to podcasts and watch videos.
Just a note on a few words that came up yesterday:
Wean sb off sth /wi:n/
Phrasal verb (US also wean sb from sth). To make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:
It's difficult to wean an addict off cocaine once they're hooked.
The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.
•to become weaker in strength or influence
By the late seventies the band's popularity was beginning to wane.
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1. What is the percentage of elderly men and women using the internet?
2. Why do elderly women use internet less?
3. What do women over the age of 65 use the internet for?
4. What are the main problems senior women find when using the internet?
5. How can internet improve seniors' lives?
6. Describe the meaning of the following expressions in the listening:
- Digital denial
- Ingrained
- Embrace the internet
7.- What do computer teachers need to bear in mind when teaching computer skills to senor citizens?
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