Technology and communications

technology and communications:

MODERN TECHNOLOGY: A BLESING IN DISGUISE
Advantages:
● Access: more information and communication technologies as well as improving and

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transforming the educational experience
● Communication: increased reliability, accessibility and also enhanced the possibility
to keep in touch with friends
● Leisure: eliminate much of the monotonous work, improve creativity and laboursaving
devices free people to do what machines cannot do
● Housing and lifestyle: run a home while away and enhanced security
Disadvantages:

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● Loneliness: the more expanded the social network is, the shallower their networks

● Worker displacement: automation is a growing tendency which leads to the

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replacement of employees
● Technotrash: technology is not fully recyclable, leading to environmental impacts of
international waste dumping
● Privacy: users tend to reveal more personal information, furthermore technical
capabilities to collect and store data.
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vocabulary:
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technological: adjective /tek·nəˈlɒdʒ·ɪ·kəl/ relating to or involving technology

development: dɪˈveləpmənt/ noun [uncountable] the process of gradually becoming bigger,
better, stronger, or more advanced.
improve: verb /ɪmˈpruːv/ [intransitive, transitive] to make something better, or to become


better
techsavvy: [no plural] /tek‟sævi/ (informal) knowing a lot about modern technology and how
to use it.
drawback: noun [countable] /ˈdrɔːbæk/ a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product, etc.
catch on: phrasal verb /kӕtʃ/ to become popular
technotrash: /ˈteknəʊtræʃ/ [no plural](also called electronic waste or e-waste) any broken or
unwanted electrical or electronic devices.
device: noun [countable] /dɪˈvaɪs/ a machine or tool that does a special job.
gadget: noun [countable] /ˈɡædʒɪt/ a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool.
double-edged sword: idiom /ˌdʌbl ˈedʒd ˈsɔːd/ A situation or course of action having both
positive and negative effects.

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ADJ + TECHNOLOGY VERB + TECHNOLOGY

current employ
Digital develop
the lastest take adv. of
alternative introduce
new apply
high invest in

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medical employ
cutting-edge (tecno. de punta)
modern
bleeding edge (devices, ideas,etc. that are
so modern that they’re still being
developed)
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military
advance
white hot (really new/ extreamly impressive
or exciting)
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WORD FAMILY COMPOUND NOUNS

Technologist communications technology

technophobe (a person who fears, dislike information technology
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or avoids new tech) voice-recognition technology

technocrat (an expert in science, computer technology
engineering, etc. who has a lot of power state-of-the-art (the most recent stage in the
in politics and/or industry development of a product)
technological
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technophile (a person who’s

enthusiastic about new tech)


telecommunications:
ADJECTIVES + telecommunications telecommunications + NOUN

global network
international services
national system
public infrastructure
digital giant
world company

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 satellite
link

ADJECTIVE + IT IT + NOUN

latest consultants
worldwide division

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specialist advance
modern specialist
interactive management
digital cost
skills
trends

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phrasal verbs:
Log in/on: to do the necessary actions on a computer system that will allow you to begin using
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it.

Pick up: to collect sth from a place.

Zoom in: to make the person or thing that you are taking a picture of seem bigger and closer.
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Hack into: to secretly find a way of looking at and/or changing information on somebody
else's computer system without permission.

Turn up: to turn a switch on a machine such as an oven, radio, etc. so that it produces more


heat, sound, etc. Ex: could you turn the music up? I love that song!

Back up: to make a copy of information stored on a computer.

Key in: to put information into a computer or another machine using buttons or a keyboard.

Switch/turn on: to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as television,

engine, light, etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key, etc.

Plug in: to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to
another piece of electrical equipment.

Turn down: to turn a switch on a machine such as an oven, radio, etc. so that it produces less
heat, sound, etc.

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Start/boot up: to make a computer work.

Print out/off: to produce a printed copy of a computer document.

Log off/out: to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions.

Zoom out: if a camera does this, it makes the person or thing that you are taking a picture of
seem smaller and further away.

Shut down: to close the programs and make the computer stop working.

Switch/turn off: to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as television,

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engine, light, etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key, etc.

HOW ARE COMPUTERS USED?

● Banks and financial market:

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Atm: when you make a withdraw from an atm
Digital currency: when depositing money in a bank, it is stored as a digital record. A
computer keeps track of how much money is in your account.
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Trading: stocks and commodities are traded using computers.
● Business:
Register: a cash register is used to complete transactions.
Workers´computer: employees have a computer that allow them to produce work and
solve problems for the company.
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● Communication:
Smartphone, e-mail, computer-assisted speech: those who are disabled or cannot
speak can use a computer to help them communicate. Voice recognition: systems that
use voice recognition use a computer to translate what is heard into text or another
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data that can be understood.

● Education:
Internet: access to an endless supply of knowledge.
Learning: to create a more visual learning experience for students. Electronic


whiteboards give students a more hands-on experience.

Writing: reports can be done using a computer. It is much easier to write, format, save,
share and print reports.
Testing: computers can assist students and teachers with the testing process by
stepping the student through a series of questions and keeping track of the results.
● Internet:
Web server and programs
● Medical field:
Research: a lot of the medical research that is done today is computer assisted.
Diagnosis: it can assist in the diagnosis of a patient gathering a patient´s history and
comparing that information against a database of existing information.

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 Surgery: robot-assisted surgery. Robots can make surgery more accurate, faster, and
less prone to human errors.
● Transportation:
Gps, airplanes, public transportation, self-driving cars
● Multimedia:
Editing, manipulating, creation

THE INTERNET

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COLLOCATIONS:
internet + noun

connection
access .C verbs + the internet

use
go on
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address access
service provider connect to
shopping surf
banking browse
user search
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traffic scour
dating dowload sth from
café buy sth on
domain name shop on
chat meet on
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age regulate

Advantages
● Always available: it doesn’t have to be opened, it´s just there.


● Vast range of information: Internet provides the information you need.

● Easy to contact people: emails, forums, chatrooms, telephone calls, etc.
● Up to date: it is possible to keep adding information as it becomes available.
● Access to other cultures: enables to look at sites about or written by people in other
countries.
Disadvantages
● Addiction: people are becoming addicted and go without proper sleep.
● Information overload: you get millions of results in every search engine you look in.
● Biased information: many points of view are given and one needs to be careful about
what you are reading.
● Inaccurate information: information is not always checked and it might be wrong.

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 ● Offensive Material and Fraudulent Sites: no matter how careful a user is, it is always
possible to come across some sites with offensive or illegal content.

vocabulary:
Modem: a device that connects one computer system to another using a telephone
line so that data can be sent.
Internet Service Provider (ISP): a company that provides you with an Internet

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connection and services such as email, etc.
Browser: a program that lets you look at or read documents on the World Wide Web.
Search engine: a computer program that searches the Internet for information,
especially by looking for documents containing a particular word or group of words
Website: a place connected to the Internet, where a company or an organization, or
an individual person, puts information

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Web page: a document that is connected to the World Wide Web and that anyone
with an Internet connection can see, usually forming part of a website.
Cybercafé: a cafe with computers on which customers can use the Internet, send
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emails, etc.
To browse the web: the act of looking through the web without reading everything.
To type in a web address/URL
To attach a document
To download a song
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To bookmark a website
To send an e-mail
To click on a link
Snail mail: ordinary mail.
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Hard copy: information from a computer that has been printed on paper
Happy slapping: the practice of several people attacking somebody while another
person in the group makes a film of the attack.
Cyber Monday: (in the US) the Monday following thanksgiving, when online stores


have special offers to attract consumers.

At the touch of a button: if a machine works at the touch of a button, it works
extremely quickly and easily.
Video streaming: is a type of media streaming that allows a video to be viewed online
without being downloaded on a host computer or device.
Just a click away: con sólo hacer un clic.
Cyberchondriac: a slang term for an individual who is constantly using the Internet
to self-diagnose various health problems.
Cyberbullying: the activity of using messages on social networking sites, emails, text
messages, etc. to frighten or upset somebody.
At the click of a mouse: used to show how quickly something can be done on a
computer.

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Youtuber: a person who uploads, produces, or appears in videos on the video-sharing
website YouTube
Binge watching: the practice of watching several episodes of a TV programme on
one occasion, usually by means of DVDs or digital
Go viral: if a picture, video, joke etc goes viral, it spreads widely, especially on the
Internet or mobile phones.
Technophobe: someone who does not like modern machines, such as computers,
and would prefer to live without them
Bookmark: a way of saving the address of a page on the Internet so that you can find
it again.

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E-MAIL
uncountable: a system that allows you to send and receive messages by computer
ex.: It’s usually best to contact him by email.
countable/ uncountable: a message that is sent from one person to another using the
email system

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ex.: Send me an e-mail when you have any news.
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VERBS+ EMAIL ADJECTIVES EMAIL + NOUN

● Send sb an email ● junk ● address

● get/ receive ● a group email ● message
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● read ● unsolicited ● attachetment

● write
● answer/ reply to
● check your
email(s)
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● delete

vocabulary:


● @ : at
● . : dot
● _ : underscore
● / : forward slash
● ABC : upper case
● abc : lowercase

SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ONLINE DATING

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PHRASAL VERBS:
Look for: to try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not where
they should be
Take on: to begin to have a particular quality or appearance.
Set up: to start a company, organization, committee etc
Vote up: to show that you like or agree with something on the internet by clicking on
a symbol such as an arrow or thumb pointing up
Vote down: to defeat a plan, law etc by voting
Show off: to show something to a lot of people because you are very proud of it

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vocabulary:
Deviant behaviour: a way of behaving that is not normal or morally correct.
Collective self-esteem: part of the individuals self-esteem that originates from the

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interaction with members of your community.
Daunting situation: a situation that you think is dangerous or very difficult.
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pros and cons of social media:
Disadvantages of social media advantages of social media

Cyber bullying: Socializing:

•electronic communication • create new friendships
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•SS report being cyber bullied • develop and maintain existing long distance
•deviant behaviour friendships
Happy-slapping and suicide attempts Connects like-minded people
Expands the horizons of what sort of contacts
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people can make in their professional lives.

Sexual abuse: Improving education:

•sexting discuss homework, research, unfamiliar
•become depressed topics


Not a good place for a lonely person • platforms to schools to create online
You can easily be tracked down by strangers. resources
• interact with students

Fake profiles: Sharing content:

•more accounts that people living in the uk • share content: create content, stock sharing
•talking to strangers • comment on content that others upload
Commit fraud or suffer from identity theft • self expression: helps students express their
opinions in an specific forum.

Advertising: Increased self-esteem:

•algorithms look at your private information • face to face situation to be daunting
•choose information suitable for you

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 •no longer confidential information • unable to make friends

Can lead to health related problems. Helps the students learn the skills needed to
Can have a negative influence on workers be successful in the professional world at an
productivity. earlier age.

ONLINE DATING

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VOCABULARY:
● To brush up on your math: to revive or review skills, studies…
● Corny: old-fashioned or overly sentimental.
● Ploy: a manoeuvre, usually a trick to gain advantage.
● The lingo of: jargon or slang of a particular group or field.

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● To bypass: to avoid an obstruction or city by following a bypass.
● To down: to drink quickly.
● To sort the wheat from the chaff: separate the important from the worthless parts.
● To stroll: to walk slowly, easily and without a definite direction, as for pleasure; to ramble
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● To snuggle: to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection

TELEWORKING AND E-LEARNING

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benefits Problems

The workplace Teleworkers have a wider Some teleworkers can lose

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choice of areas to live in the interaction with other

once the constraint of people in the workplace.
commuting is removed Since a teleworker is not
physically present, he or


she may not be seen as an

equal to the on-site
employee. The
consequences of this could
be lack of promotion
opportunities. Space can
be a problem. Rooms can
become an unpleasant mix
of home and office. You
miss out the gossip

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 technology Teleworking has If you have a technical
decentralised many types problem, you are on your
of works involving the own. Teleworkers are
electronic processing of often lacking technical
information. Remote areas support and they might
are now seeing the not have the adequate
development of teleservice equipment.
centres (cottages). You
don’t have to work with
those obsolete office

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computers and the
company intranet.

The working day Working at home gives It can be difficult to get

autonomy and a flexible down to work. You have to
work schedule. Workers be very self-disciplined.

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have freedom to organize You can easily find your
the working time, they working time creeping into
may have more time to your leisure time.
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enjoy other activities such
as hobbies or sports.

efficiency The efficiency may You can’t share ideas and

increase as the workers are problems with your
happier. Since people are colleagues. Productivity
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happier in their jobs, it is depends more on the

easier for the employer to employees ability to
attract and retain organize and prioritize
employees. Home workers their workload, and
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get more done in a shorter manage distractions, no

time. matter where they are
working

commuting Less time, money and Without the journeys to



effort are spent on and from the office you

travelling to and from the don’t get a chance to relax
workplace. You don’t have and prepare your mind
to sit in traffic jams or walk before you work, or to
to work in the rain, or wind down before you get
listen to people talking home. The time they
loudly on their mobiles on commute as a moment for
the train. reflection, planning and
goal setting.

family The flexibility that There is no getting away

teleworking gives is a great from the family. You do get

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 advantage to parents with to see more of your
young children. It also children but it is supposed
attracts those who care for that you have to be
elderly or disabled working
relatives.

Motivation Less time, money and No boss cracking the whip.

effort on commuting,
flexibility, autonomy,
flexible work schedule

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costs Teleworkers spend less You miss out on perks like
money on commuting; subsidised refreshments,
they reduce costs. You travel or cars. Teleworking
save on smart clothes and may increase costs from
lunch. providing computer

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equipment and
telecommunication links
for teleworkers.
Teleworkers, in some
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cases, may have to buy
their own equipment.
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E-LEARNING
vocabulary:
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e-learning: learning done by studying at home using computers and courses

provided on the internet
m-learning: learning done by using mobile devices such as mobile phones, small
computers that can be carried, etc. so that people can learn anywhere at any time


distance-learning: a way of studying in which you do not attend a school, college,

or university, but study from where you live, usually being taught and given work to
do over the internet
blended-learning: a way of learning that combines traditional classroom lessons
with lessons that use computer technology and may be given over the internet

DISTANCE LEARNING

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 PROS CONS

Flexibility: individual students can Length of courses: can take longer than
organise their learning experiences to other methods of study, often double the
meet their personal needs and amount of time.
circumstances

Transportability: those whose jobs move Give up: there is often a higher drop-out
from country to country over relatively rate on distance learning programmes

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short periods of time can take their because of the greater requirement for
programme with them. personal motivation, time management
and possible changes in the individual's
circumstances.

Studying while working: they can Work alone: there is a smaller degree of

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integrate their studies with their work face-to-face contact despite the
activities. Many of the assignments and increasing number of workshops, tutorials
projects undertaken as part of distance and seminars offered
learning programmes require application
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to work.

Continue working: participation in a Different standard: there can be

distance learning course means that inconsistency in the quality of course
employment is not interrupted by materials between various programmes.
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extended study leave.

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phrasal verbs of e-learning:

1. Break down: if a car or machine breaks down, it stops working.
2. Break into sth: to enter a building or car by using force, in order to steal


something.
3. Bring on: to make something bad or unpleasant happen.
4. bring out: to produce something that will be sold to the public.
5. come out: if a book, record etc comes out, it becomes publicly available.
6. do without: used to say that something is annoying you or causing you
problems.
7. be/get carried away: to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are
no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything
else.
8. fall behind with: to fail to finish work on time.
9. get/put across: to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of
information to someone, or to be communicated successfully.
10. go by: to do things according to a set of rules or laws.

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 11. go off: if an alarm goes off, it makes a noise to warn you about
something.
12. put sth out: to make a fire etc stop burning.
13. keep up with: to write to, telephone, or meet a friend regularly, so that
you do not forget each other.
14. look out: used to warn someone that they are in danger.
15. make out: to be just able to see or hear something.
16. run off: to quickly print several copies of something.
17. stand for: if a letter or symbol stands for something, it represents a word
or idea, especially as a short form.

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MOBILE PHONES

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