IELTS Technology Vocabulary Read the following IELTS-style questions and answers below and pay attention to the phrases in (brackets). Use the ‘Vocabulary’ section at the bottom of the page to check the meaning of any phrases you don’t understand. _______________________________ Part 1-style questions Examiner: Do you enjoy using technology? Stephan: Well … I wouldn’t call myself (a techie) or a (computer buff) but I enjoy using computers … I’d like to find out more about how they work … when my (computer crashes) I never know what to do. Examiner: Do you use the Internet for your studies? Sophie: Yes … I’d be lost without it … I do lots of (video conferencing) to practice speaking and (social media) like Facebook is a good way to meet up with other students … and I (download podcasts) that teach English vocabulary and grammar. Examiner: Do you have your own computer? Tania: Yes … I have a Macbook Pro … I use it all the time … for (word processing) … (browsing websites) and catching up with TV programs I’ve missed. _______________________________ Part 2-style task Describe an item of technology you have that is very important. You should say: • what the technology is • when you got it • how often you use it and say how different your daily life would be without it. Mattie: I don’t have many (gadgets) … just a computer … a laptop and my mobile phone … but I’ll talk about my computer as it’s so useful … it’s funny really … 2 years ago I was still learning to use computers … how to use email … (send attachments) how to (access websites) … then I decided to do a (digital editing) course for video and photography … and so I bought the laptop when I started the course … my husband had a (desktop PC) but it was very slow so I decided (to upgrade) to a powerful one because we do a lot of video editing on the course … it’s a (high-spec) laptop … very fast … the latest (operating system) … it (boots up) really quickly and it’s fun to use so it makes working a pleasure … I’ve become a competent computer user now … if I didn’t have it I daresay I’d have to spend more time at college using their computers … but on the positive side I suppose I’d read a lot more if I didn’t have it … I probably waste a lot of time (surfing the web) … but hopefully I won’t have to be without it … _______________________________ Part 3-style questions Examiner: What do you think are the important things people need to learn when they start using computers? Alejandro: Well … there are things like how to use the Internet … how (to enter a web address) … how (to navigate websites) … that kind of thing but it’s also important to know how (to back up) your files in case your computer crashes … and all about (Internet security). Examiner: What kind of technological developments have made the biggest impact on our lives? Faydene: In my lifetime it has to be the Internet of course but I also think wifi has made a huge difference to how we interact with the Internet … (wireless networks) at home and public (wifi hotspots) mean we can (go online) easily … (access our mail) … log into our work intranet and basically be connected wherever we are. Examiner: Do computers make it much easier to study? Jane: Definitely yes … researching information is much easier with the Internet... you can (bookmark webpages) for future reference and writing essays is much easier … being able (to cut and paste) sections of text means you can experiment with organization … so yes … compared to years ago when you had a pile of books on your desk and a pen and paper … it’s now much easier.
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