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Google Cable to Africa

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

People of West Africa can expect their quality of internet connection to improve in the coming years. Google is in the process of laying an undersea cable that connects Portugal to South Africa, with stops in Togo, Nigeria, and Namibia along the way.

The cable is being fully funded by Google and is their third private international cable. Following a pattern of naming their cables after historical luminaries, this one is called Equiano, after Nigerian-born Olaudah Equiano. Equiano, who lived in the 18th century, was sold and resold as a slave. Eventually, he bought his freedom, wrote a book that depicted the reality of slavery, and joined the abolitionist movement in London.

The countries of West Africa have low internet penetration rates when compared internationally, but with large numbers of young people, there is plenty of demand for improved access. Google’s original plan had Nigeria as the cable’s first stop. However, the Togolese Government, which hopes to turn Togo into a tech hub, was able to convince Google that a branch should extend to Togo.

The cable arrived in Togo. It is expected to not only increase internet speeds but also reduce prices. Google predicts the cable will indirectly create 37 000 jobs and boost GDP by $193 million by 2025.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Luminary /luməˌnɛri/ noun מָאוֹר

    an important person

    The speaker is a luminary in the field of cancer research.

  • Depict /dɪˈpɪkt/ verb לתאר

    to show

    Her paintings depict the lives of the poor.

  • Abolitionist /æbəˈlɪʃənəst/ noun אבוליציוניסט

    a person in the movement to get rid of slavery

    The abolitionists gathered at the stadium.

  • Internet penetration rate /ɪntərˌnɛt ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən reɪt/ phrase קצב חדירה לאינטרנט

    the percentage of people in an area that uses the internet

    There’s a low internet penetration rate in remote areas.

  • Convince /kənˈvɪns/ verb לְשַׁכְנֵעַ

    to change someone’s mind or to make them believe

    I’ll convince my mother to buy me a car.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Is your internet connection fast enough? Is it reliable? Is it reasonably priced?
  2. What do you know about Google? Do you use their products or services?
  3. Is internet access a necessity in the modern world? What problems would a person have without internet access?
  4. Slavery was abolished, but it still happens in the modern world. How is this possible?
  5. What jobs exist in your country because of the internet?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What is the name of the cables that will be connected to South Africa?

  2. What was Google's original plan?

  3. What are the advantages of this project?

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