INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

 

A. What do people use the Internet for? Complete the activities below with

words from the box. Add some other activities to the list.

keeping                  researching     buying                         getting

     shopping    using               booking                  doing

                                                                                       

 

 
 


1. ______________ airline tickets

2. ______________ books and CDs

3. ______________ for food

4. ______________ chat rooms

5. ______________ in touch with family and friends

6. ______________ news and sports results

7. ______________ a project

8. ______________ a course

What do you use the Internet for?

How often do you use it?

What sites do you recommend?

 

B. Study the vocabulary that can be used to talk about the Internet. Pay attention to the prepositions.

 

user name

switch on

connect to

password

log in

push

insert

save the information

install

FAQ

enter

type

keyword

write an email

click on

download

search engine

do smth online

register at a site

get an access to

 

 

C. Look at the chart and match the two columns.

connect to

a credit card

switch on

your code

click on

a laptop

enter

the Internet

register at

an icon

install

a keyword

type

the website

insert

software

 

D. Match the pairs to make sentences.

To enter some sites, you have to type a secret word called a

download

At some sites you can complete a form with your details to

install

These days most software is easy to

keyword

Before you enter a password you usually type your

log in

When you are registered at a site, you enter your password to

password

To look for information on the web you can use a

register

Sites that accept payments by credit card use a

search engine

When you get large files from the Internet, they take time to

secure server

To use a search engine, you type in a

join /become a member

lf you pay to have access to a website, we say you

user name