Task 2: Surfing the Net
W: Hi Bryan. Hare you doing? You look tired.
M：Oh, I’m a little burnt out. I’ve been surfing the Net for the last few hours.
W: Were you doing schoolwork, or was it just for pleasure?
M：Well, I wanted to get some information on South America for a project I have, but I found a really interesting chat site with people from there and started chatting.
W: Well, did you get the information you needed?
M：Yes, but then we spent lots of time chatting about other interests.
W: I see. The Internet is a wonderful place. There is so much information available. I completely understand how you can get distracted. Sometimes I find myself looking for one piece of information, but by the time I am finished I have a lot more than I started off looking for.
M：I know. One thing I really don’t like about it, though, is it takes so much longer to find things, because many sites are useless.
W: Yes, there’s that, and also, I often find the same site over and over again in a search. That definitely wastes lots of my time.
M：And, of course, there are sites that offer little to no relevant information on the topic you are searching for. In my search today, I found quite a few sites that were nothing more than old local news archives and event calendars.
W: Well, I’m sure they were useful to someone at some time, but they should be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.
M：I agree. With all the time I spnd on it, I still find it to be the best source of information available. And speaking of information, I really should read through what I got on the Internet and start working on my project.
W: Okay. Good luck. It’s funny we had this chat, as I was just on my way home to surf the Net myself.
M：Well, it was nice talking to you, and maybe I’ll meet you in a chat room later tonight.
1. Surfing the Internet for the last few hours.
2. Some information on South America for a project he had.
3. Because there is so much information available.
4. It takes so much longer to find things because many sites are useless.
5. She thinks they were useful to someone at some time, but they sgould be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.
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