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IV. Read the verbs below. Then use some of them to complete the sentences below. Computing: useful verbs browse cancel click / double-click delete enter highlight key press (a key) scan scroll up / down search swipe tap zoom in / out 1. Let’s __________ and see what they’ve written underneath the video. 2. What were we going to __________ for? 3. I don’t need to __________ in my card details. 4. __________ on that button. 5. __________ so we can see him more clearly. 6. Just __________ from left to right, then __________ the red button with your finger. 7. Use the cursor to __________ the name of the film and then __________ the return key. 8. We can’t wait that long. How do we __________ the download? V. Complete the sentences with the words / phrases below. There is one word/ phrase you do not need. upload create deactivate log on update post 1. I can’t __________ to this website. It keeps blocking my password. 2. I’m going to __________ a message on my blog and see if any friends can help me organise my party. 3. My mum told me to __________ my social networking profiles because I was using them too much. 4. You need to __________ an account to buy things from that website. 5. Can you help me __________ my holiday photos to my web page? VI. Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs below. zip save browse connect post update 1. A Have you __________ anything interesting on your blog this week? B No, I haven’t had time. 2. A You’ve had the same phone for years. You should __________ it for a newer model. B I don’t want to. I’m happy with this one. 3. A You look tired. B I am. I __________ the Internet for hours last night. 4. A I’ve got no space left on my hard drive. B You should __________ some of the large files. That will free up some space. 5. A How do I __________ my game console to the Internet? B You need access to a wireless connection. 6. A There isn’t enough space to __________ all my music and photos on my hard drive.
B You should store them on a cloud server. VII. Match the sentence halves. 1. If you want to tell all your friends your latest news, 2. You can use autocomplete to fill in forms 3. If any of the links are broken, 4. You can bookmark a web page 5. If you need to use the Internet at the airport, 6. You can download the podcast 7. If you want your phone to identify songs, a. you have to install a new app. b. if you want to listen to the programme. c. you could write a blog. d. if you want to save time. e. if you like it and want to find it again quickly. f. you should contact the webmaster. g. you have to locate a Wi-Fi hotspot. VIII. Complete the texts with the verbs and prepositions below. join log on on post to update I love social networking. I 1 __________ 2 __________ Facebook most evenings. I usually find lots of other friends online too and 3 __________ their chats or I 4 __________ comments 5 __________ their walls. I usually 6 __________ my profile once a week or so - maybe change the photo or add something to my list of likes and dislikes. download from on stream to upload I 7 __________ a lot of apps and music to my computer, usually 8 __________ iTunes. But the tracks are quite expensive, so I also 9 __________ a lot of live radio 10 __________ my phone or computer. I play in a band and I 11 __________ videos of us playing new tracks 12 __________ our YouTube channel so that other people can see them. IX. Choose the correct verbs to complete the instructions. Sometimes both verbs are correct. 1. Scroll down / Tap to the bottom of the page and click on / enter the ‘Contact’ link. 2. Browse / Search through the folders on your hard drive, then double-click / press on the relevant icon. 3. Enter / Key the postcode, then zoom in / zoom out to see the street in greater detail. 4. Swipe down / Scroll down the list of contacts and tap on / click on the name you are looking for. 5. Highlight / Scan the words you want to change and click on / key the relevant button on the toolbar.
X. Choose the correct answer. 1. I loved that video of the cats you posted / tagged the other day. 2. I shared / tagged that article about teenagers with my friends. 3. Please will you block / take down that awful photo of me? 4. Do you follow / like that film star on Twitter? 5. I’m going to take down / block Jane - she always puts mean things online. 6. Mai posted / tagged you in that photo we took at the party - it’s really funny. 7. Susan blocked / commented on that video you put on your page. 8. Hardly anyone’s liked / commented my latest post. XI. Complete the text with the words below. follow block comment like post share tag take down I spend loads of time online. I don’t like to miss out on what’s happening out there. I update my status a few times every day and 1 __________ stuff I think my friends will be interested in. I also like to 2 __________ videos or articles I’ve found that I think people will like. Some are funny and some are serious. I like it when people 3 __________ on stuff I’ve posted. It’s interesting to hear other people’s opinions. I’m not bothered about whether people 4 ‘ __________ ’ things - it’s a bit lazy just to hit the button and not respond properly. Some people are only interested in getting Tikes’ and put all kinds of rubbish online just to get a reaction. Who’s really interested in what you had for lunch? I don’t 5 __________ my friends in photos without asking them first, and I ask people to 6 __________ stuff about me that I don’t agree with. I don’t 7 __________ any famous people like some of my friends do, but I do 8 __________ people whose attitudes and opinions I don’t like. • Computing: useful collocations XII. Match a verb with a noun to make phrases to talk about computing, and then write the full phrases. 1. download ____ a. a firewall 1. _________________________________ 2. enter ____ b. images 2. _________________________________ 3. install ____ c. the net 3. _________________________________ 4. surf ____ d. a password 4. _________________________________ 5. burn ____ e. the network 5. _________________________________ 6. load ____ f. onto a CD 6. _________________________________ 7. log onto ____ g. a button 7.