Before you listen:
- 1. What is e-mail?
- 2. How many people do you think use e-mail?
Listen: The Story of E-mail
a) Listen and choose the best title for the passage.
Comprehension Tasks
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: