EMAIL AND THE INTERNET ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 55 EMAIL AND THE INTERNET

 

A Using email Think about the way you use email. • How often do you check your email [look to see if you have any messages]? • How many emails do you send a week? Are they all essential [important/necessary]? • How many emails do you get every week? Do you read them immediately [without waiting]? • How quickly do you reply to [answer] the emails you receive? • Do you delete emails regularly [remove them from your computer often]? • Do you get much spam [emails that you do not want, usually adverts; also called junk mail]? • Have you got anti-virus software [a program that stops a virus entering your computer]? • How often do you send or receive attachments? Language help   In English an email address may be written as pd@freeserve.co.uk, but we say it like this: pd at freeserve dot co dot uk. B Getting started on the Internet To go on the Internet, you need an ISP (Internet service provider) that will connect [join or link] your computer to the Internet and give you access to [the ability to use] email and other services. When you go online [use the Internet], you can then send and receive emails, or you can browse the Internet [look at websites]; you do this using a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Many websites also have links: if you click on a link, it will take you to a different website, or move you from one part of the website to another. C Using the Internet Many people now have Internet access and Internet use is changing all the time. These are common uses. • Students search the Internet [look for information on the Internet; also do an Internet search] to help with their studies. • People download [copy onto their computer; opp upload] information, pictures, music, video clips [small parts of a video recording], etc. • People buy books, clothes and food online, book their holidays online, take out insurance online, etc. People go to a website, select the item [product, e.g. a book] they want and click add to basket/bag. When they have finished shopping they go to checkout and pay for their items, usually with a credit card. • Some people have a personal website to provide news about a particular subject, or just write about events in their life. These are called blogs, and people who write them are bloggers. • Some people just like to spend hours surfing the web [looking at different websites]. • Some people spend a lot of time on social networking sites [places on the Internet where you can have a discussion with other people, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.]. On these sites people post comments [leave messages] to their friends. • Some people do a lot of instant messaging [send and receive messages in real time].     EXERCISES 55.1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 55.2 Answer the questions. 1 What can you do when you go online? ______ Send emails and use the Internet_____ 2 What does ISP stand for? ________________________________ 3 What does an ISP give you? ________________________________ 4 What are Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox? ________________________________ 5 What do bloggers write about? ________________________________ 6 What is spam? ________________________________ 7 How do you say this: Zac@hotmail.com? ________________________________ 8 What do people do on social networking sites? ________________________________ 55.3 Complete the dialogues. The first letter of each answer has been given to help you. 1 A: A friend of mine has got his own b______ log ________. B: Oh yeah. What does he write about? 2 A: Do you always reply to emails i________________? B: Yes. I think it’s rude if you don’t reply as soon as you receive an email. Don’t you do that? A: No. I don’t reply at once unless it’s really e________________. 3 A: How can I view information about the computers they sell? B: Just c________________ on that l________________, and it will take you to the website which has the details. 4 A: Do you have Internet a________________ at your school? B: We do in school hours, but not before or after school. 5 A: I sent you an email earlier with an a________________. Did you get it? B: Oh, I’m afraid I haven’t c________________ my email today yet. I’ll do it now. 6 A: Do you d________________ much stuff from the Internet? B: Well, music naturally, and I also d________________ a few video c________________. 7 A: I keep getting viruses on my computer. B: Ah, you will need to get some a________________ -v________________ software. 8 A: Do you delete emails r________________? B: Yes, every day. I have to, because I receive so many, and most of them aren’t important. 55.4

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