Hi everybody!!
Hope everything's going on well...let's reflect on the risks connected to the Internet and all its different uses.
I think that the Internet is a great tool, expecially for those people who know how to use it properly. Unfortunaltely, it is necessary to pay attention and be aware of the fact that it can be dangerous as well. In class we discussed the risks of the Internet and I realized that my opinion of the Internet is too optimistic.
I'm not afraid of all these problems because I use the Internet cautiously and not very often. As a consequence, I hope that this attitude prevents me from facing serious and unpleasant consequences. Moreover, I tend to ask people to help me or give advices when I'm not sure how to use the Internet properly. My point of view is that if I wonder about how dangerous the Internet can be, eventually I won't use it at all. So, I prefer to be cautious and asks for advices in order to avoid risks and keep on using this great source.
I've recently become a member of Facebook and I'm perfectly aware that my personal information have become public. In a way I think that it can be dangerous because someone can "steal my identity" or use them unproperly without my consent, but on the other hand I accepted this risk when I decided to join the social net.
So, I think that awareness is the best way to use the Internet properly.
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Hello Anna,
RispondiEliminaIt’s true that if we thought about all the dangers the Internet exposes us to, we wouldn’t use it anymore! But It’s also true that we can defend ourselves from these crimes first of all by being very prudent and suspicious. I don’t totally agree with you when you say that as you don’t use the Internet very often you don’t run many risks. Indeed, I believe that the more you use the Internet, the more you get to know it and to understand several things about it. Consequently, it will be easier for you to recognize if something is wrong.
As for the language:
- expecially: especially
- “..it is necessary to pay attention and be aware of the fact that it can be dangerous…” I also have to bad habit to overuse “the fact that..” but as we said in class this is an Italian influence. We can simplify: if you eliminate it, the sentence still has sense.
- give advices: advice is not countable so it does not have the plural. You made the same mistake in the last line of the third paragraph
Moreover, I think in this case you need to specify: “I tend to ask people to help me or to give me some advice”
- I think the use of “eventually” is a bit improper here. These are the definition and the examples the Cambridge Dictionary gives of the word:
“in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc:
Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she eventually died.
It might take him ages but he'll do it eventually.”
- “my personal information have become public…” I think that as information is uncountable, you should put the verb at the singular.
- “…because someone can "steal my identity" or use them unproperly..”. It’s not use “them” but “it”.. this is probably an oversight!
- unproperly doesn’t exist: it’s “improperly”
- social net…work
Hi Anna,
RispondiEliminaHow are you?
I agree with Francesca when she says that the more you use the Internet, the more you know it. This means not only being able to use a search engine or open a web page, but also being aware of the risks and, above all, of the different way to protect yourself. On the other hand, I agree with you when you say that you usually ask other people to help you. I think it is important to share the knowledge with others, and actually it is what we are doing during this course!
As regards your English:
*'on the risks connected to the Internet': I think it's better if you use 'to be related to'.I think in this case 'connected' can be ambiguous because it can also be related to the action of connecting to the Web through ADSL, for example...
*'my opinion of the Internet': opinion ON.
*'I'm not sure how to': I think that 'to be sure' should be followed by of/about. So I think you can for example say 'I'm not sure about how...'
*'and asks for': and ask for. I guess this can be a typing mistake! :-)
Ok, I think that's all!
See you soon!
Elisa