Pre-reading questions:
- Do you use the internet?
- Is the internet important?
Vocabulary:
- inquiry /in-kwahyuhr-ee/
- give /giv/
- look /look/
- ministry /min-uh-stree/
- result /ri-zuhlt/
[noun] the act of asking for information
She made an inquiry about the case.
[verb] to give your money, time, or best efforts
Their teacher gave them an hour break before taking the examination.
[verb] to try to find something
People are looking for different websites to study English.
[noun] a government department led by a minister
All the ministries will have a meeting next week.
[noun] the information you get from something
The result of their English exam was good.
In 2018, the Japanese government made an inquiry to 5,000 young people about the reason why they use the internet. They were also asked on how much time they give to use the internet for a day. The study found that a young Japanese spend about three hours a day using the internet, which is nine minutes longer than the previous year. The result said that 79% of the people watch videos, 76% play games, and 66% use the internet to look for different websites. The ministry said that young people use longer hours online every year. They plan to study the result with the help of the experts so they can suggest how to use the internet wisely.
True or False:
- The Japanese government asked 5,000 people about the reason why they use the internet.
- The survey said that 76% of people play games.
- The survey said that 56% of people watch videos.
- Japanese people spend about an hour using the internet.
- Old people in Japan use the internet for long hours every day.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| inquiry | give | look | ministry | result |
- The student’s ________ will be answered next week.
- She always ________ herself some time to relax.
- She will ________ for a funny video tomorrow.
- The ________ of her exam is higher than last year.
- The ________ of Education is planning to have a new school project.