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Innovation in Learning
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Tech tips
Lesson code: KCEJ-72TE-IH13 ADVANCED
1 Key vocabulary
What do you think the underlined words and phrases mean? In pairs, match them to their correct
meaning below:
1. Type your password and hit the Enter key.
2. Hold down the button to turn off your phone.
3. If you want to see the website footer, you'll have to scroll down the page.
4. The call didn't connect. You'll have to redial the number.
5. I tried calling her, but I couldn't get through.
6. Nowadays, it's more convenient to tap the screen than to click with a mouse.
a. call somebody's number again
b. connect
c. move down a screen
d. press
e. press for a longer period of time
f. touch lightly with your finger
2 How tech-savvy are you?
You are going to watch David Pogue present his 10 top time-saving tech tips. Match the functions on
the left to the shortcuts on the right and then watch the talk to confirm or correct your answers.
1. Scroll down a webpage using the keyboard. a. Double click it.
2. Scroll up a webpage using the keyboard. b. Hit the shift key and space bar.
3. Make the text on a webpage larger. c. Hit the space bar.
4. Redial somebody that you've dialed before. d. Hold down the Control key and hit plus.
5. Highlight a word without dragging across it e. Press the B button.
with the mouse.
6. Make a slide go black in PowerPoint, Keynote f. Press the call button twice.
and other presentation tools.
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Tech tips lingua house
Innovation in Learning
A A A A ENGLISH IN VIDEO
3 Words in the video
Look at the transcript of the talk. Find a word or phrase which means ...
1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young (noun, P2)
2. a screen that appears with a list of menu items from which to select (noun, P3)
3. change to a capital letter (verb, P5)
4. feeling or showing anger because of bad experiences (adjective, P7)
5. a single press of a button on a keyboard (noun, P9)
6. search for (phrasal verb, P10)
7. someone that is new to something, especially at using computer technology or the Internet (slang,
P11)
8. experiencing increasing good fortune or success (idiom, P13)
4 Talking point
Discuss any of the questions below.
1. Do you think there should be standard courses or licenses for technology?
2. Are younger people always more tech-savvy than older people?
3. How do you think computers will become more user-friendly in the future?
4. Which devices do you own?
5. Do you think there are too many different technological devices available?
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