Vocabulary
Match the words and phrases (1-9) from the texts with the definitions (a-i).
recipient a a copy of your e-mail
field b an unfinished document, e.g. an e-mail to send later
multiple c a secret word
password d the topic or heading of an e-mail
draft e something you can choose to do or not do
optional f the person who receives the e-mail message
carbon copy g with nothing inside
subject h a text box where you type words or data
empty i more than one
Writing
7 Go to your e-mail program and send an e-mail about your English lessons to some of your friends using Cc:. Think of a title or heading for your e-mail and type it in the subject field. Send a Bcc: to your teacher.
Get real
Go to the Options window in your e-mail program and choose some features to change on your e-mail. Report back to class on the changes you made and why you made them.
E-mail addresses and servers
Before you start
Work in pairs. Write down three or four e-mail addresses that you know. What do the different parts of the address mean?
Reading
Read the text quickly. Which paragraph (1-4) gives you the answers to the questions (a-d)?
What do the two types of mail server do? □
What are the parts of an e-mail address? □
How many types of e-mail client are there? □
What happens when you send an e-mail? □
An Internet e-mail address has a user name, the atsymbol (@), and a domain name. The user name is the name you choose. The domain has two parts separated by a dot (.). The first part is the network that receives the e-mail and the second is the top- level domain (TLD), which shows the type of organization, such as commercial (.com) or educational (.edu). Sometimes the TLD is a country code, such as .cz (Czech Republic).
To use e-mail a client computer needs an e-mail program to connect to a network server. The program can be stand-alone, e.g. Outlook Express, or Web-based, e.g. Yahoo. Stand-alone programs let you compose e-mail offline, but with Web-based programs you must be online.
E-mail uses two kinds of mail servers: an SMTP server, which deals with outgoing e-mail and a POP3 server, which deals with incoming e-mail. SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol; POP stands for Post Office Protocol.
If you send an e-mail to a friend in the same domain as you, your SMTP server simply sends it to the POP3 server in your domain, which adds it to your friend's inbox. If your friend has a different domain name, your SMTP server finds your friend's SMTP server using a Domain Name Service (DNS). When your friend's SMTP server receives the e- mail, it sends your e-mail to its POP3 server, which adds it to your friend's inbox.
Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Before you start 1
Reading 1
Vocabulary 7
Speaking 7
The desktop Before you start 7
Reading 7
Vocabulary 9
Using a word processor 9
Before you start 9
Reading 10
Vocabulary 12
7. Complete the sentences with words from the box. 12
Writing 17
Word processing: for and again 18
Advantages □ Disadvantages □ 18
The case for and against WORD PROCESSING 18
3 Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 18
1 Word processors work well with e-mail. T/F 23
Vocabulary 23
4 Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text with the definitions (1-6). 24
1 by hand, not electronic 24
2 the way a program organizes data 24
3 a program used for simple text files 24
4 the code that e-mail uses 24
5 things that a program has, or can do 24
6 a program used for text and graphics 24
Speaking 24
5 Work in groups. Which of these documents would you write by hand and which on a word processor? Say why. 24
a formal letter ■ an informal letter ■an invitation to a party ■ a birthday card 24
■a shopping list ■ an application form ■ a note to your teacher/friend/father 24
■a school report ■ a 'for sale' notice 24
Writing 24
6 Write a short paragraph about some of the advantages of writing with pen and paper. Use the following ideas to help you. Add any other ideas you may have. 24
pen and paper - cheap 24
you can write anywhere (don’t need electricity) 24
don’t need to learn to type 24
handwritten letters - friendlier & more personal 24
Get real 24
Take your paragraph from Exercise 6. Type it into the word processor on the computer you use. Change or add some formatting features, such as the font, bold, italic or underline. Copy and paste the formatted letter into a text editor such as Notepad. Report back to the class on which formatted features did not appear. 24
Storing data 24
Before you start 24
Reading 24
Vocabulary 26
Speaking 26
Get real 26
Before you start 26
Reading 26
Vocabulary 27
Writing 28
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Reading 28
Vocabulary 34
Speaking 34
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Reading 34
Vocabulary 40
Speaking 45
Research on the Internet 46
Before you start 46
Reading 46
Vocabulary 52
Speaking 52
Before you start 52
Reading 52
Jarek, 65 53
Andrea, 39 53
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Vocabulary 61
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Writing 62
Before you start 62
Reading/Speaking 62
Vocabulary 65
Writing 65
Get real 65
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Reading 65
Vocabulary 71
Vocabulary 73
Get real 74
Before you start 74
Reading 74
Speaking 75
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Reading 75
Writing 77
8 Write two paragraphs on downloading music for free. The first should give the record companies’ and artists’ views and the second should give music listeners’ views. 77
Before you start 77
Reading 78
Vocabulary 84
Speaking 85
8 Work in pairs. Describe the picture. 85
Get real 85
Before you start 85
Reading 85
Vocabulary 86
Speaking 91
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Reading 92
Vocabulary 98
Get real 98
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Reading 98
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Get real 111
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Vocabulary 124
Speaking 125
5 >:( 6 B) 7 :| 8 :0 125
Before you start 125
Reading 125
Vocabulary 136
Writing 136
Before you start 136
Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 136
Reading 136
1. Look at the algorithmic flow chart below. Answer the questions. 136
2. Read the text about computer programming. Write the number of the paragraph that gives you the information. 137
Vocabulary 138
Speaking 139
Before you start 139
Reading 140
Vocabulary 145
Speaking 146
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Speaking 147
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Speaking 154
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the parts of the e-mail address.Look at these phrases from paragraph 4. What do the words in italicsrefer to?
... your SMTP server simply sends it to the POP3 server ...
ayour e-mail b your domain
... which adds it...
a the POP3 server/b your SMTP server/your your e-mail domain
... it sends your e-mail...
a the DNS b your friend’s SMTPserver
... to its POP3 server, ...
ayour SMTP server b your friend’s SMTPserver