SECTION 3: THE INTERNET 3.6 E-commerce CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY

FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 3: THE INTERNET

3.6 E-commerce

Shopping on the net A. Fill the gaps, then put these stages in order (number them 1 to 8). account add browse checkout confirm delivery details invoice shopping basket sign in You usually have to allow at least two working days for 1______________. Choose an item, and 2______________ it to your 3______________. Click 4 "______________". Now it's too late to change your mind! When you have finished shopping, click "proceed to 5______________". Usually, you will receive an 6______________ by email. Enter your name, address and card 7______________. 1 Before you can start shopping, you usually have to 8______________ to the site. (If you don't already have an 9______________, you have to create one.) 10____________ the website, and decide what you want to buy. B. Put the words into the spaces. bid down encrypted online outbid padlock secure server system 1 Sites that ask for your credit card number or other personal information should use a _________________, so the data you send is _________________. 2 A: "Have you ever bought anything on an auction site like eBay?" B: "No. Once I made a _________________ on something, but I was _________________ a few seconds before the auction closed." 3 The _________________ symbol means that a web-page is secure. 4 I couldn't book my flight _________________ because the airline's ________________ was _________________. Booking a hotel online C. Choose the best words. You can often make a hotel reservation 1 by /over the internet, but you may have to pay a deposit. The deposit will usually be returned 2 to / for you if you cancel your reservation a week or more 3 in / with advance. You will usually receive notification 4 about / of the booking 5 by / from email. When you check 6 in / into the hotel, your details will probably already be 7 on / inside the hotel system. When you check 8 out / out of, you will usually be given a receipt. Filling in an e-form D. Write the information into the fields. 27/03/1965 213 Wood Street 4044 5055 6066 7077 Anne Mary amj999@hotmail.com Apartment 17 Bellevue Apartments Chicago Illinois Jones Ms USA Visa Debit IL 60611 1 888 999 0000 1 USA 2 United Kingdom E. How is a credit card different to a debit card? Do you have one or both or neither?

 

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