Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 12 - Information technology

Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 12 -

Information technology

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

​Telecommunications, computers and technology

Poll

Before you listen, answer these questions. Check all the things you have

1. Do you have:

a mobile phone; a laptop computer; a portable music device; an email address?

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2 How long have you had it/them?

Open Ended

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3 If you need to connect to the Internet, what do you use? How long does it take you?

Poll

Before you listen, answer these questions. Check all the things you have

4 How would you describe the technology you use?

A up-to-date           B dated               C state-of-the-art

​state-of-the-art (adj)

​/ˌsteɪt əv ði ˈɑːrt/

​using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time

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Before you listen, answer these questions. Check all the things you have

5 How do you prefer to stay in touch with people?

A by post                B by email          C by phone

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​equip (v)

• ​/ɪˈkwɪp/

to provide yourself/somebody/something with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity

​hairdryer (n)

• ​/ˈherdraɪər/

​a small machine used for drying your hair by blowing hot air over it

​word processor (n)

• /ˈwɜːrd prɑːsesər/

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​blender (n)

• ​/ˈblendər/

​an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid

​COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

1 A modern problem proves that computers are dominating our lives in some way.

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

2 Alan Toffler's predictions have been proven true.

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

3 Household gadgets today have been adisappointment.

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

4 We have enough gadgets now to make robots unnecessary in the home

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

5 Today's cars have fulfilled all predictions.

Multiple Choice

2.1         Read this article and then look at the statements below. Write Yes if the statement agrees with the opinions in the text and No if it contradicts them. Find the line of the text that gave you your answer.

6 The mobile phone and the Internet have changed our world for the better.

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​prototype (n)

​​/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/

​the first design of something from which other forms are copied or developed

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​cutting-edge (adj/n)

• /ˌkʌtɪŋ ˈedʒ/

​at the newest, most advanced stage in the development of something

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​digital (adj)

• ​/ˈdɪdʒɪtl/

​connected with the use of computer technology, especially the internet

​cyber (adj)

• ​/saɪbər/

​connected with electronic communication networks, especially the internet

​cyberspace (n)

• ​/ˈsaɪbərspeɪs/

​the internet considered as an imaginary space without a physical location in which communication over computer networks takes place

​silicon chip (n)

• ​/ˌsɪlɪkən ˈtʃɪp/

​a very small piece of silicon used to carry a complicated electronic circuit

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​Note the following spellings of the word program: computer program (UK and US spelling), television programme (UK spelling only). Note the different forms of computer: computerise (verb); computerisation

(noun); computerised (adj): We use a computerised system. NOT a computerise system.

Automated can be used in a similar way, but includes machines as welt as computers: Our processing system is fully automated. We talk about the computer era, the digital era or the technological era. NOT the technology era.