VOCABULARY digital - cyfrowy divide - tu: przepaść rapid - raptowny, gwałtowny, szybki growth - wzrost, rozwój to affect - mieć wpływ (na coś/kogoś) access - dostęp to narrow - zwęzić; tu: zmniejszyć to make sure - upewnić się, zapewnić accessible - dostępny to introduce - tu: wprowadzić, zapoczątkować community centre - dom kultury library - biblioteka a step towards - krok w kierunku to reduce - zmniejszyć

LESSON 33
The digital divide

V1: I've been reading about the rapid growth of the internet around the world.

V2: Oh, but don’t forget about the digital divide.

V1: The digital divide, how does that affect the spread of the internet?

V2: Well, some parts of the world don’t have access to the internet like we do, here in the UK.

The digital divide is a divide between rich and poor people and rich and poor countries. To try and narrow it, organisations around the world are making sure that as many people as possible can have access to digital technology.

Many countries are working hard to make computers accessible to everyone. Computers and the internet are being introduced into schools, community centres and libraries. So people, who wouldn’t normally have access to computers, are now able to use them. It’s a step towards reducing the digital divide.

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	Lesson 33

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OBJAŚNIENIA

divide to przepaść w sensie społecznym; w sensie geologicznym to precipice

many countries are working hard – wiele krajów doklada starań

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