Internet Access

Question 1
1. True. “Finland and Estonia have laws saying access is a human right.”
2. True. “Over 75 per cent of Japanese, Mexican and Russian people said they could not live without it.”
3. False. “Other people were worried about the dangers of using the Internet.”
4. True.”….the majority of Germans felt it was not safe for them to express their opinions online.”

Question 2
1. According to the text, nowadays the Internet is essential for communication, learning, entertainment, studying, and working. It also gives people a feeling of freedom that they wouldn’t have without it.
2. Without Internet access people would feel weaker and unable to manage independently.

Question 3
a) chief b) powerless c) to express

Question 4
1. Dr. Toure said that the right to communicate couldn’t be ignored. The Internet was the most powerful potential source of enlightenment ever created.
2. If they didn’t have Internet access, they couldn’t do so many things.
3. Internet access is believed to be a basic human right.