Using the Internet

Write the correct word from the box in each space in the text below

broadband clicks download Internet connection links online search engine updated user-friendly

Isn’t it marvelous that nowadays, with a few mouse 1_______ , you can 2_______ music or films from the Internet? Of course, it helps to have a fast 3_______ , otherwise doing this can take a really long time. Nowadays, of course, this is easy if you have a 4_______ connection. For people who have never done this, it’s really easy. You go 5_______ and then you can either use 6_______, where you have to type in a word or two to say what you are looking for, or you can go to a portal, which will have all sorts of 7_______ to different websites where you can find the music or film that you want. Nowadays, these search engines and portals are very 8_______ – it’s not difficult for anyone to use them, and the best websites are 9_______ almost every day with the latest music or film available.

Using the word combinations from the previous exercise tell your groupmate what you typically use the WWW for

Unit 2. Email features

Before you start

1 Which of these things do you do with e-mail and which do you do with letters? Compare your answers with another student.

write a subject ■ send copies ■ write an address ■ add attachments ■ sign in ■ sign your name ■ go to your inbox ■ use a post box ■click on a name

2 E-mails, like letters, should have a start and an end. Which phrases usually start a message and which end one? Write S (start) or E (end) next to the phrase.

1 Yours sincerely, __________

2 Love and kisses to all. __________

3 Dear Sir or Madam, __________

4 Thanks for your e-mail. __________

5 Give my regards to your family. __________

6 Good to hear from you. __________

Which are formal (F)? Which are informal (I)? Write F or I.

3 Write these messages in the correct order. Which are formal and which are informal?

1 e-mail 21st your August. I to refer dated

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2 your I e-mail thanks. yesterday, got

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3 you. can’t I see wait to

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4 seeing look to you. forward I

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5 me a Give if you need ring me.

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6 require call if assistance. Please you

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4 A Read the text and find the following

1 the place where your ISP stores your emails

2 the type of program used to read and send email from a computer

3 the part of an email address that identifies the user of the service

4 the line that describes the content of an email

5 the computer file which is sent along with an email message

6 facial symbols used to indicate an emotion or attitude

7 the name given to junk mail

Email Features

When you set an account with an Internet Service Provider, you are given an email address and a password. The mail you receive is stored on the mail server of your ISP – in a simulated mailbox – until you next connect and download it to your hard drive.

There are two ways to get email over the Internet. One is by using a mail program (known as an email client) installed on your computer, for example Eudora or Outlook Express. The other way is to use web-based email, accessible from any web browser. Hotmail and Gmail are good examples.

You can make the message more expressive by including emoticons, also called smileys. For example, ;-) for wink, :-) for happy, :-o for surprised, :-D for laughing, etc. You may also like to add a signature file, a pre-written text file appended to the end of the message. The name given to unsolicited email message is spam.

B Work in 2 teams. Give definitions to the words in bold.

C Write a reply to Celia’s email.

5 Look at the paragraphs below. Each paragraph belongs to either a formal or an informal email. Read them through and write the letters (a - j) in the table below.

a Attached you’ll find the new price list for our complete product range. We’ve discussed this with other distributors and they agree the increase can be passed on to other customers without any problems.	b A quick note to tell you about next week’s meeting
c See you then! Enjoy yourself at the premiere tonight!	d Regards, Heidi