Sách Từ vựng IELTS – Unit 12: Information Technology – Telecommunications

Telecommunications

1.1   Before you listen, answer these questions.

1  Do you have: a mobile phone; a laptop computer; a portable music device; an email address?

2  How long have you had it/them?

3  If you need to connect to the Internet, what do you use? How long does it take you?

4  How would you describe the technology you use?

A  up-to-date   B   dated      C   state-of-the-art

5  How do you prefer to stay in touch with people?

A  by post      B   by email    C   by phone

 

1.2   Listen to a conversation about two different mobile phones and say whether the questions below apply to

A   the Smart Phone

B   the Optima

c   both the Smart Phone and the Optima.

Which phone

1    is small?

2    is easy to use? ……….. .

3    has normal phone buttons? ……….. .

4   shows a calendar without being asked?

5   has the most up-to-date technology?

6   can obtain information from the Internet?

 

1.3  Now listen again and next to your answers in 1.2 write the words that paraphrase the underlined words.

Đáp án: 1.2 and 1.3 (The words for 1.3 are in brackets.)

1. A (compact)
2. B (user-friendly)                                    
3. A (standard, telephone keypad)             
4. A (displays, automatically)
5. C (the latest)
6. C (download)

 

1.4  Complete the crossword with words from the recording.

Across

1    easy to use

3    open a computer file

6   move up or down on a screen

7    work a machine

9   the keys on a computer, typewriter or piano

11   an action or purpose something is designed for

Down

2    show on a screen

4    have specific tools

5    save or keep safe

8    the part of a computer that stores information

10   information

 

Đáp án:

2. display
3. access
4. equipped
5. store
6. scroll
7. operate
8. memory
9. keyboard
10. data
11. function

 

1.5   Listen to five people speaking. Each one has forgotten the name for something. What is the word they need to use?

Speaker A: I use my ………..every day.

Speaker B:  I use my computer as a ……….. .

Speaker C: I would like to get a ………..     .

Speaker D:  I can’t imagine what it was like without  …………

Speaker E: I would love to get my mother a ………..     .

Which two of the words you have used needed the suffix -or?

 

Đáp án:

1. hairdryer
2. word processor
3. blender
4. calculators
5. dishwasher

Processor and calculator end in or.

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