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Unit 5: Technology 5A. Vocabulary • Digital activities & Computing verbs I. Choose the correct words. 1. I wonder if Nick’s ill. He hasn’t updated / created his blog for ages. 2. Richard posted / logged his exam results on Facebook. He’s such a show-off. 3. Look! Jenny has created / deactivated an album so that we can look at her photos. 4. Facebook is so boring! I’ve just created / deactivated my profile. 5. How can I upload / update these photos to my blog? 6. I’ve forgotten my password, so I can’t log on / post to my email account. II. Complete the sentences with appropriate words. 1. You have to post / download / log on an app if you want to read this magazine on your phone. 2. I don’t believe it. I told Anna not to post / scroll / stream that photo on my profile - now my mum can see it. 3. Tom has been uploading / browsing / updating through the online catalogue for ages and still hasn’t found the book he’s looking for. 4. The application has finished installing, but I think you’ll need to stream / download / double-click on the icon. 5. The contact details are at the top of the webpage. You just need to scroll up / scroll down / browse to the top to see them. 6. I can’t text him just now. I’m downloading / streaming / joining live TV on my phone at the moment. 7. You don’t need a keyboard. The plug / lens / touchscreen on this tablet is really easy to use. 8. If your mobile phone gets wet, the electronic circuit board / battery / aerial may need to be cleaned. III. Complete the sentences with the correct words whose initial letter is given. 1. You can s __________ in to the account by providing your name and password. 2. Feel free to e __________ any of the details. You can change anything you like. 3. Photos of our holiday were u __________ on to the website yesterday. 4. Just t __________ the icon on the screen once gently, and it should open. 5. If you want a close-up of the picture, it’s easy to z __________ in. 6. The file can be opened by d __________ -clicking on the icon. 7. Just d __________ the photos that you don’t want. 8. A computer h __________ who gained access to top secret government websites was arrested by police.
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.