New words
innate — inborn, natural
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.
Match the words with the definitions
to surf/browse the internet | commercial transactions (e.g. advertising goods, ordering and paying for them) conducted on the Internet |
to build up a network | to book (appointments, hotel, airline tickets, etc.) through the Internet |
tech-savvy | to look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that interests you |
electronic media | knowing a lot about modern technologies, especially computers, being experienced in using them |
virtual assistant | 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 |
technophile | a person who is interested in modern technology and enjoys using it |
to go viral | digitally created media that are shared on various electronic devices for the viewers/listeners to access the content |
e-commerce | to be spread widely, especially on the Internet or mobile phones |
technophobe | to work together within a group, between groups, between communities |
to e-book | someone who dislikes new technology, especially computers, and is not able to use it with confidence |