homework unit 43

7/30/2019 Homework Unit 43

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words from the box. Do not use any word or phrase more than once.ds or the left with the correct definitions.

Computers and the internet

surf the web broadband mobilephones chat room

cursor phone line websitesearch engine

software screen internet serviceprovider (ISP)

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My family and I are struggling to keep up with the current technological revolution in communication. We can

text each other regularly, using our 1)__________, and now that we are on 2) , we can 3)

f_ilPs much faster from the internet and make phone calls at the same time.

But we still find that the 4) in our remote village is unreliable

and needs repairing every so often. Fortunately we have an excellent5) _______, which gives us unlimited access to the internet for a very

reasonable monthly payment this means we can 6) ________at leisure.Researching all sorts of subjects has become so much easier now that you

can ask a powerful 7) - to do the hard work for you, although it

can be distracting when brightly coloured advertisements flash up on awebsite's 8)________. What really infuriates me is when the computer9) __________just as I'm making a purchase online. The 10)___________is

hovering over 'Confirm payment' and then the 11)_________simply freezes.

If this keeps happening, I get the feeling I'll have to upgrade the 12)or even the PC itself!

1 keyboard A a machine connected to a computer which produces

writing or images on paper2 attachment B a list of choices on a computer screen

3 program C a device which you use to move the cursor on the

computer screen

4 password ` D a computer which is small enough to be carried

around easily

5 menu E a camera which films events and shows them onthe internet as they happen

fiL virus F a secret word you need for entering parts of acomputer system

7 mouse C a document joined to an email

8 laptop H a device for transferring a text or image into acomputer system

8 scanner I a series of instructions used to make a computer

do things

10 printer J a program which is intended to prevent other

computers from working

11. icon K a set of buttons that you press to work a computer

12 webcam L a small picture or symbol on a computer screen


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m the pair in brackets to complete the sentences.

to complete the text about using email. Do not use anyonce. There is one extra word which you do not need.

estions as fully as you can, in conversation or writing.

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1 When you've finished booking the plane tickets, don't forget to___________to quit the site. (double click/log off)

2 Unfortunately 1 hadn't ___________my work when we had a power cut,

so 1 lost everything I'd done and had to try to remember it. (printed/ saved)

3 That paragraph would be better at the beginning than the end. Just___________it to the right place. (pull/drag)

4 Sorry, I'll be with you in a second. T'm ________ at the moment,

checking my em ails. (online/ongoing))5 When he came back from holiday, my brother created his own

__________ so that friends and family all round the world could seethe photos he'd taken. (file/website)

6 Once you've typed out your article, you can___________it to themagazine's web address. (download/upload)

7 Pete's got a mouse___________that he bought in Egypt. It's got apicture of the Pyramids on it. (mat/rug)

8 In a___________vou can post a message for other members to readand respond to. (chat room/newsgroup)

9 Unwanted or junk emails are known as._____________. (spam/jam)

10 My computer isn't working, so I'll have to send you an answer by__________ (snail mail iwebmail )

abbreviations address book forward sentencescopy capitals r ep ly su bj ec t s mi ley s

Most people avoid using 1) _________for emphasis, because they can be

rather annoying. For people in a hurry, 2) are popular, such as fyi (for

your information), btw (by the way), or wbw (with best wishes). If you want to

express your feelings, you can use punctuation marks called emoticons or 3) ,

like :-) which means happy, or :-( which means

sad. You should always say what the 4) __________of your email is, to

avoid confusion; people have short memories and won't necessarily

remember what you last emailed them about! For informal emails there

is no need to write complete 5)________: the tone can be conversational.

One advantage of email is that it's very easy to 6) in anybody you

think should see what you've written. But be careful you don't send

the same email to everybod.y in your 7) _ by accident! If you

receive an email meant for someone else, or you'd like someone else to see

it, you can simply 8)__________it to them.

1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of email?2 How much time do you spend emailing and using the internet every day?

Would you like to spend more or less time doing these things?

3 What do you use a computer for? flow useful is it a) for your studies? b) foryour work? c) for Your leisure interests?

4 Do you think computers have been beneficial to society, or do you wish theyhad never been invented?

5 How do you think email and the internet will develop in future?


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3 drag

4 online website

6 upload7 mat

S newsgroup

9 spam10 snail mail

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2 athlete

3 freestyle4 equestrian

5 cross-country

6 Competitors

7 score

8 handicap

9 finishing line

10 gold medal

11 spectators

12 opponents

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2 a 5 c

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2 into 8 stands

3 at 9 across

4 came 10 seeing

5 on 11 take

6 walked/went

F 1 1 3 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 C7A 8A 9D 10B

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A 1 mobile phones

2 broadband

3 download

4 phone line

5 internet service provider(ISP)

6 surf the web

7 search engine

home page

9 crashes

10 cursor

11 screen

12 software1

1 K 2 G 3 1 4 F 5 B 6 J7C 8D 9H 10A 1.1.1_,12E

3 smileys

4 subject

5 sentences

6 copy

7 address book

8 forward

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C lb 2a 3c 4c 5a

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A 1 author/publisher

2 bookshop

3 mail order

4 catalogue(s)

5 bestsellers

6 reviews

7 chapter

8 title

9 out of print

10 paperback

11 secondhand

12 copies

B 1D 2 ,1 3G 4L SC 617A 8F 9K 10H 11E12B

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A 1 vacancies

2 applicants

3 post

4 application

5 curriculum vitae

6 employer

7 experience

8 Personnel Manager

9 interview10 promotion

11 training

12 salary1

1 D 2 E 3 F 4 C 5 H 6 B7A 8G

C 1 resign

2 sack

3 pension

4 redundant, job5 salary

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A I compulsory 7 state

2 primary 8 private

3 secondary 9 fees

4 exams 10 boarding

5 marks 11 term

6 reports6

1 education 6 subject

2 training 7 degree

3 career loan

4 studies 9 graduate

5 university

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A l c 2 d 3 a 4 d 5 b 6 c7a 82 Ob 10c7

1 instructions

2 attachment

3 applications

4 reasonable

5 complaint

6 unsatisfactory

7 beneficial

8 information

9 dismissal

10 suitable

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