{"id":6967,"date":"2017-08-02T13:30:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:13","slug":"internet-outage-for-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/08\/internet-outage-for-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day Without Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are living an &#8220;always-connected lifestyle&#8221;. This means that we are constantly connected to the internet. With this level of dependency, try to imagine a day without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and find out what it would be like if the internet would be shut down for one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"Internet Outage for a Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20170207-what-if-the-internet-stopped-for-a-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20170207-what-if-the-internet-stopped-for-a-day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><br>1. What do you think would happen if the internet stopped for a day? According to the article, what would happen if the internet stopped for a day?<br>2. How much do you use the internet?<br>3. What uses do you have for it?<br>4. What may be the advantages and disadvantages of a &#8220;kill switch&#8221;?<br>5. What do you do alternatively when you&#8217;re not online?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate We are living an &#8220;always-connected lifestyle&#8221;. This means that we are constantly connected to the internet. With this level of dependency, try to imagine a day without it. 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