Lesson 1. Magic Box » 6A

Стор.29 6. A. Read the text below. Match (1—6) with the phrases (A—H). There are two phrases you don't need to use. The popular belief is that the Internet is for young people only as the elderly people can't keep up with modern technologies. But is it really so? Ivy Bean, a housewife from the north of England, broke this myth having 38,670 followers on her Twitter at the age of 104! She is officially the oldest person on Facebook and A (1), too. And this is not only her age that makes her one of the most followed people in cyberspace. In fact, Ivy has an extraordinary personality, she is nice, smart and funny. She usually writes about everyday things like getting her hair done, watching her favourite TV shows or cooking some nice food. She said she preferred Twitter to Facebook C (2). CNN and Sky News both wrote stories D (3). Ivy's technology awareness may seem a miracle as the biggest innovation in her young years was the start of Britain's telephone network in 1912. The first computers arrived in the world G (4). She would have to wait several decades to actually use one. Before she found digital communication, Ivy won a gold medal in the frisbee H (5). She also likes bowling on her Nintendo Wii. Ms Bean said being famous hasn't changed her, although she joked B (6).