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A. Many parents are worried about computer games. They are afraid that because of computers their children will grow up and not be able to speak to real people in the real world. However according to doctor Margaret Shotton parents do not need to worry. "The school children I interviewed five years ago now have top jobs in the computer industry." Parents also do not need to worry that computers will make their children unfriendly and unable to communicate with people. In fact, what they know about computers make their social lives better. They become experts and others come to them for help and advice. According to doctor Shotton, for most children computer games are a craze. Like any other craze such as skateboarding, the craze is short. It gives harmless fun. Margaret says of those that continue, "If we didn't have them we wouldn't have modern technology. They are the inventors of tomorrow."
B. I am very worried. My children play computer games too often. They eat their meals while they are playing. And they don't do enough homework. Yesterday my son Billy arrived home at 4 pm, turned on his computer and started to play. He played for half an hour. Then his sister came home and they played computer games together for another hour. I told them to go out and ride their bikes but they didn't. They played on the computer until 10 pm. I know computers are useful but Billy and Sara don't talk to me or
play with their friends. They are always playing computer games.
C. Teenagers now do so much texting and e-mail-ing that their thumbs are getting bigger. Unfortunately, they are also forgetting how to spell. One American schoolgirl wrote her essay My summer holidays in text language. It began like this: "B4 we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr r kids. ILNY, it's a GR8 pic." Or for you and me: "Before we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three kids. I love New York. It's a great place."
4. Discuss the following questions.
1. Do the authors have the same attitude to computers? If not, what is the difference between them?
2. What are the advantages of computers? What are their disadvantages?
3. Do you have a computer? If yes, what do you use it for? How long do you sit in front of it?
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