Listening exercise - Foundation
Carlos and Elena discuss the use of technology.
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1. The following words related to technology are mentioned in the video. What do they mean in English?
a) Ordenador portátil
Laptop
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b) Banda ancha
Broadband
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c) Correo electrónico
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d) Archivo
File
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e) Ordenador
Computer
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f) Páginas web
Websites
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g) Descargar
To download
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h) Usuarios
Users
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i) Pantalla
Screen
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j) Chatear
To chat
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2. Choose the correct option for each sentence.
a) Carlos enters the room shouting that he has bad news because...
- His laptop is broken.
- The broadband is down.
- He has received an email with terrible news.
The broadband is down.
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b) Elena...
- is trying to send an email.
- is waiting to receive an email.
- has received an email from Carlos.
Elena is trying to send an email.
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c) According to Carlos, aliens are trying to...
- Send emails to people in Earth.
- Block the broadband signals.
- Read online blogs.
According to Carlos, aliens are trying to block the broadband signals.
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d) According to what Elena says in the video, the Internet...(Select the 3 correct answers)
| Has positive and negative aspects | |
| Is good to look for information | |
| Is like a traditional library | |
| Allows you to buy cheap books | |
| Is the work of aliens | |
| Can make people lazy with regards to school work |
| Has positive and negative aspects |
| Is good to look for information |
| Is like a traditional library |
| Allows you to buy cheap books |
| Is the work of aliens |
| Can make people lazy with regards to school work |
| Has positive and negative aspects | X |
| Is good to look for information | X |
| Is like a traditional library | |
| Allows you to buy cheap books | |
| Is the work of aliens | |
| Can make people lazy with regards to school work | X |
| Has positive and negative aspects |
| X |
| Is good to look for information |
| X |
| Is like a traditional library |
| Allows you to buy cheap books |
| Is the work of aliens |
| Can make people lazy with regards to school work |
| X |
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e) Through the Internet… (Select the 2 correct answers)
| You can’t be in contact with your friends | |
| You can become a victim of fraud | |
| You can watch Spanish football matches | |
| You can become isolated from the rest of the world |
| You can’t be in contact with your friends |
| You can become a victim of fraud |
| You can watch Spanish football matches |
| You can become isolated from the rest of the world |
| You can’t be in contact with your friends | |
| You can become a victim of fraud | X |
| You can watch Spanish football matches | |
| You can become isolated from the rest of the world | X |
| You can’t be in contact with your friends |
| You can become a victim of fraud |
| X |
| You can watch Spanish football matches |
| You can become isolated from the rest of the world |
| X |
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f) According to the video, what activities can you do with technology?
You can:
- send emails.
- attach files.
- follow blogs and be part of forums.
- look for information.
- download files.
- follow live football.
- chat with friends.
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g) Which negative aspects about technology are mentioned?
- You can download files illegally without knowing it.
- You can be fined for downloading illegal files.
- You can download a virus into your computer.
- It can affect your studies as people, lazily, copy and paste any information they find rather than actually learning the topic.
- You can become the victim of a scam.
- If you’re staring at a screen all day, it can become very easy to ignore the outside world.
