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NetlAddiction
1AlotofpeopleenjoysurfingtheNet. 2 :!TheylookforinterestingWebsites
andchatwithpeopleallovertheworld.3f-!owever,somepeoplespendsuch
manyhoursonlinethattheyareInternetaddicts.4Althoughanaverageperson
spendsabouteighttotwelvehoursperweek,butanaddictspendseightto
twelvehoursperdayonline.SSecauseaddictsspendsomuchtimeinteracting
withthecomputersotheirlivesarenegativelyaffected.arheybecomesocial
recluses,3becausetheystopgoingoutandtalkingtopeopleface-to-face.i'They
avoidreal-lifesocialsituations,preferringinsteadtobeina dimlylit roomwith
onlytheglowingscreentolightuptheirlives.
81nternetaddictionaffectsnotonlytheaddictsthemselvesbutalsothepeople
aroundthem.!!Forexample,John'smarriagetoMartabrokeupuntilheinsistedon
spendingsomanyhoursontheNet.10Assoonashearrivedhomefr9.mworkhe
wasathiscomputer.11Whilehefinisheddinner,hewoulddisappearintohis
computerroomagain.12Hepaidsolittleattentiontoher,thatshefinallydivorcedhim.
13Sincecollegestudentsareespeciallytechnologicallyskilledtheycaneasily
becomenonstopNet-surfers.14Mostcollegesprovidecomputersatseveral
locationsaroundcampus,sothatstudentscanusethematanytimedayor
night.15Asa result,studentscanspendtoomuchtimesurfingtheNetinsteadof
"surfing"theirtextbooks.16Lastsemester,ninefreshmenatBerkshireCollege
flunkedout^4 althoughtheybecameInternetaddicts.11jnshort,eventhoughthe
Internetisanexcellentsourceofinformationandentertainment,butwemustnot
letit takeoverourlives.
WritingPractice
Practiceusingadverbclausestoenlivenyourwriting.Chooseoneofthefollowing
topicsandwritetwotothreeparagraphsaboutit.Useatleasteightadverbclauses
inyourparagraph.Usea varietyofclausetypes-time,reason,contrast,purpose,
result,frequency,conditional,andsoon. (Bonuspointstoanyonewhocanuseall
eleventypes!)
TopicSuggestions
Mylifewillbedifferentfrommyparents'lives
Amemorablevacation/trip/adventure
WhyI wanttobecomea _
lNet:shortenedfromInternet
2 surfingtheNet:exploringtheInternet
3 recluses:peoplewhowithdrawfromtheworldandliveinisolation
4flunkedout:leftschoolbecauseoffailinggrades
