ENGLISH LANGUAGE JSS2 THIRD TERM

WEEK TEN

THEME: READING

COMPREHENSION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Read using the right speed
2. Give correct answers to questions

CONTENT

A new electronic revolution influencing the lives of people all around the globe today is the Internet. The number of subscribers to the Internet is still growing at a phenomenal rate around the world. In this modern era known as 'the information age', huge amounts of information can be stored in a computer and retrieved in spilt seconds. Due to the ability of the computers to interconnect with each other, through the Internet, one can have access to information and also communicate to the rest of the world in a very cost-effective way.

The Internet started as a project for the United States military command in 1969. It was known as the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), a network connecting university, military and defence contractors. It was.... View More