Упр.59 Unit 4 ГДЗ Enjoy English 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Биболетова, Бабушис 11 класс, Дрофа: 59 Read the text and answer the following questions. 1 What is a social networking system? 2 How can you become part of one? 3 What are the benefits of being part of such a system? 4 How are such systems different? 5 What is the most popular system called? How did it develop? 6 What are the drawbacks of being a member of such a system? Apparently quite a few other people have had the same idea, which accounts for the increasing popularity of social networking systems — online networks of people linked together in much the same way documents are linked together on the web. In a typical scenario, I register on a web page and send invitations to my friends to become part of my network or community. My friends, in turn, invite their friends and so on. Only after joining the network (on the invitation of a trusted third party) can someone see my personal details — e-mail address, location, hobbies, interests, and the like. Since everyone in the network is a «friend of a friend» (though perhaps several times removed , we all have a greater level of comfort about contacting each other and sharing information. Some of these networks are geared primarily toward dating, some are strictly for business contacts or employment searches, and still others are more general-purpose — for making friends, finding people to join you in recreational activities, or discussing common interests. Certain social networking systems are exclusive and invitation-only: you can’t join unless you know someone who’s already a member — but once you do join, you can contact (and be contacted by) anyone in the network. Other services allow anyone to join, but restrict newcomers’ activities until they’ve been approved or «sponsored» by an existing member. Still others maintain multiple, non-overlapping networks, so that I can start my own network without an invitation, but I don’t get access to members who are part of another network unless the two groups share at least one member in common. Usually you can search for people you know who are already part of a network, and once such a person verifies tha: you’re a friend, you then have access to all your friend’s friends — and their networks. Social networking systems of one sort or another have been around for a number o* years, but they reached fad status only in 2003, thanks to the service known as Friendster. Withi-three months of its debut, Friendster had ove-a million members. A year later, the numbe-had passed seven million. Meanwhile, competing sites sprang up by the truckload, each with its own spin on the networking concept. These sites proliferated so quickly that they soon became known by the acronym YASNS («yet another socia networking system» . But while membership has steadily increased, actual use is another story. For example, while researching this article I searchec Friendster for people in my address book anc found quite a few — but also found that most of them hadn’t logged in for many months. In fact, all of the networks I’ve investigated have a sizable percentage of «stale» members. Besides the time and effort required to use the systems, man. users have found that «friends of friends» aren i necessarily people they want to have relationships with. For example, I noticed today that one of nr. friends had a friend with whom I’ve had some unpleasant dealings in the past. My friend ma. trust him, but I don’t — yet he’s now part of m. network. Still another difficulty is that most o* these networks are completely distinct from eacr other. If your friends do not all use the same system, it becomes very difficult to maintain a coherent network of contacts. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1. A social networking system is an online network of people linked together in much the same way documents are linked together on the web.
2. You can become part of one by registering on a web page and sending invitations to your friends, or by being invited by a trusted third party.
3. The benefits are that you can contact people more easily, share information, find friends, business contacts or people for activities, and feel more comfortable communicating with “friends of friends”.
4. Such systems are different because some are invitation-only, some allow anyone to join but limit newcomers’ activities, and others have separate, non-overlapping networks.
5. The most popular system was called Friendster. It developed very quickly: within three months it had over a million members, and a year later more than seven million.
6. The drawbacks are that many members do not use the systems actively, “friends of friends” are not always people you want to know, and different networks are often separate, so it is hard to keep one coherent contact network.