2. How many computer words do
you know in English?
• access
to open a computer file
• access provider
a company that provides access to the Internet
• browse
to look at information on the Internet:
to browse the World Wide Web
• web browser
a computer program that enables you to read information on the
Internet
• bulletin board
a place on a computer system where users can read messages and
add their own

3. • chat room
a part of the Internet where you can use email to discuss a subject with other
people
• cyber-
using computers, especially the Internet:
Cybercrime /cyberculture
• cyberspace
the Internet considered as an imaginary area without limits where you can
meet people and discover information about any subject:
You can find the answer to almost any question in cyberspace.
• download
to copy or move programs or information into a computer's memory, especially
from the Internet
• ≠ upload
to copy or move programs or information to a larger computer system or to the
Internet
• email
the system for using computers to send messages over the Internet:
You can contact us by email.

4. • MP3 player
a computer program for playing music which has been stored as MP3
files
• online
describes products, services or information that can be bought or
accessed using the Internet:
an online newspaper/magazine/dictionary/ online banking/shopping
• be online
to be able to use email or the Internet:
I'll send you my email address once I'm online.
• surf
to spend time visiting a lot of websites:
Many towns and cities have cybercafes where you can surf the
Internet.
• The Web
the system of connected documents on the Internet, which often
contain colour pictures, video and sound, and which can be searched
for information about a particular subject:
Jane's been surfing the Web all morning

5. • log in/on
to connect a computer to a computer system by typing your
name, so that you can start working:
Log on using your name and password.
• log off/out
to stop a computer being connected to a computer system, usually when you
want to stop working:
Could you all log off for a few minutes, please?

6. Uses of the
Internet
Communication
Music
Library
Transactions
E-learning

7. Uses of the
Internet
Communication
chatroom
Live games

8. Uses of the
Internet
Music
Library
Download, Upload, share
songs

9. Uses of the
Internet
Transactions
Booking a holiday
On-line shopping
Internet banking

10. Uses of the
Internet
E-learning
Learning a foreign language
Learn about current affairs /
the news
Access information

11. Suzanne
My favourite Internet
activity is visiting
chatrooms. In a sports
chatroom I can chat with
people from all over the
world about my basketball
team.

12. There’s also music sharing
websites on the Net. You
can upload songs from
your own CDs, and
download other people’s
onto your computer and
listen to them. It’s like a
huge music library.
Sean

13. You can also shop on the Net. You can buy
anything from woollen hats to cars! I haven’t
brought anything yet, because I don’t have
enough money but I enjoy browsing.
Graham

14. I don’t know how she did it but
my mum booked the whole
holiday on the Internet! My
mum also pays the household
bills over the Internet. She
has a PIN number so she can
transfer money from her bank
account to the electricity
company, for example.
Karen

15. There are sites which translate
short texts, other with information
about how everyday stuff works –
you can even learn languages on
the Internet. Our history teacher
has discovered a lot of useful
material that has the kids really
interested in the subject.
The IT Teacher

16. The History
Teacher
There are lots of sites
operated by large channels,
newspapers, and
organisations like the BBC,
where people can go to get
reliable information. They
need to know how to use
them.