Задание

New words

innate — inborn, natural

1. Read the sentences and guess the meaning of the words in bold

Generation Z was born in the technological era and being tech-savvy is their innate ability.

Technophiles are waiting for the new iPhone to be released.

Most elderly people may be called technophobes as they have fears towards technology and they prefer not to use it.

Each technology company builds up a network as it makes the cooperation between departments easier.

The interview with the famous top model immediately went viral and became the top topic for discussion.

Nowadays, a virtual assistant has facilitated searching for information a lot. You may drive a car and simply ask it to build a route.

Radio, television, and the Internet are types of electronic media.

When we have some projects at school, we usually browse the Internet in search of information.

All shops online are using e-commerce as it saves customers time.

Various sites offer to e-book a hotel, concert tickets, airline tickets, and many other things online.

2. Match the words with the definitions

e-commerce

to e-book

virtual assistant

electronic media

tech-savvy

to surf/browse the internet

to build up a network

to go viral

technophobe

technophile

to be spread widely, especially on the Internet or mobile phones

someone who dislikes new technology, especially computers, and is not able to use it with confidence

to book (appointments, hotel, airline tickets, etc.) through the Internet

digitally created media that are shared on various electronic devices for the viewers/listeners to access the content

a person who is interested in modern technology and enjoys using it

commercial transactions (e.g. advertising goods, ordering and paying for them) conducted on the Internet

an electronic device or application that can do simple tasks and answer some questions responding to natural human speech, usually following a command or instruction

to look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that interests you

to work together within a group, between groups, between communities

knowing a lot about modern technologies, especially computers, being experienced in using them