Communication

Listening: E-mail Technology

Before you listen:

  • 1. What is e-mail?
  • 2. How many people do you think use e-mail?
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Listen: The Story of E-mail

a) Listen and choose the best title for the passage.

Comprehension Tasks

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b) Listen again and write T (true) or F (false).

Listen: The Story of E-mail

1. E-mail is the biggest communications invention.

2. Ray Tomilson invented the sign @ in 1972.

3. E-mail has a big influence on our lives.

c) What do these numbers refer to?

Listen again and take notes.

1. 50 million:
2. 2000 million:
3. 12 billion: