Unit 8 Vocabulary: How do you use technology?

Q Skills for Success: Listening and Speaking, Intro (3rd Edition)

available

(adj.) ready for you to use, have, or see

“Vegemite is a popular spread in Australia, but it’s not _______ in Japan. You can only buy it in Australia.”

information

(n.) facts or details about someone/something

“Tourist: Excuse me, can you give me _______ about restaurants in this town?”

keep in touch

(v. phrase) to know what is happening with someone/something

“I like to _______ with my friends by writing letters more than sending text messages or calling.”

look up

(v. phrase) to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer

“_______ this English word. What does it mean in Japanese?”

smartphone

(n.) a cell phone that also has some of the functions of a computer, such as access to the Internet and apps

“Let’s take a picture with this _______.”

text message

(n. phrase) a written message that you send using your cell phone

“How do you communicate with your friends? Do you call them or do you send them a _______?”

work on

(v. phrase) to try hard to improve or achieve something

“Be quiet. I have to _______ my assignment.”

busy

(adj.) working or not free

“Sorry I can’t join you for dinner. I’m too _______ at work today.”

happen

(v.) to take place, usually without being planned first

“Very bad things can _______ if you look at your phone while walking.”

have trouble with

(v. phrase) have problems with

“I often _______ my wifi. I think I need a new wifi service.”

just

(adv.) only

“I don’t need to be rich. I _______ want a job helping people.”

presentation

(n.) the act of showing or explaining something to others; a meeting in which this happens

“I gave a _______ at work today about a new product.”

shut down

(v. phrase) to make something close or stop working

“Do you _______ your computer at night or put it in sleep mode?”

type

(v.) to write something using a machine that has keys, such as a computer or a cell phone

“Tim learned to _______ on an old typewriter.”

use up

(v. phrase) to use something until you have no more

“Hey, did you _______ all the toothpaste?”