It seems an obvious question to ask people whether they use the internet. The answer is invariably yes.

But the real question is how important it is in our life and what impact it has on our personal life and our career.

In this programme Yang Li interviewed people from different age groups to find out what the internet means to them.

You may want to answer this question yourself first: How important is the internet in your life?

Look for language tips

Yang Li and Diarmuid discuss different ways to express how important something is to you.

Check your understanding

在你收聽節(jié)目的同時請試著回答以下三個問題。你可以先看問題，帶著問題去聽，也可以先聽錄音然后再回答問題。 正確答案請見本頁下端。

Questions:

What is the missing word from each of the following sentences?

1. From Phillip: A day _______ is a day without sunshine.

2. From Paul: If you don't have a web address you are almost considered a _______.

3. From Greg: I have been _______ by computers from the age of four.

What's your view？

大家可以在本頁底部的反饋欄中各抒己見，請點擊英語教學。

Answers to the above questions:

1. offline

2. non-person

3. surrounded