5 Choose the correct alternative.
In the future, do you think that the whole world
(1) will be connected/connect by the Internet and social media? The benefits of being connected are clear: when people (2) were/are connected, they can get access to jobs, education and communications. But not everyone can afford to (3) get/is getting the Internet set up in their home.
Unfortunately, the Internet (4) is access/is accessed by only one-third of people today. Some studies show that if a billion more people (5) are connected/ were connected to the Internet, 100 million more jobs
(6) are being/would be created. How can we make it happen?
One solution is to improve the networks that are used
(7) from/by operators. Another solution is to make people understand the importance of the Internet.
For example in Zambia, the Internet (8) was offered/ will be offered for free at the beginning, but then the operators (9) having/had people pay for it when they realised how useful it was. Then, that money (10) was/ will reinvested into better Internet for everyone.