Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: The Internet

Lesson Notes April 25, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

• (Antiseptic / Disinfection / Alcohol) wipes

• A: Starting from next month the price is going up ¥500.
  B: That’s a big price (jump / hike).

• Do you (recognize / know) (this person / who this is)?

• Inside the area there were some small (food / drink / souvenir) stands.

• The Goshuin from this shrine is embroidered, it’s very unique.

• Embroider (verb) / Embroidered (adj) / Embroidery (noun)

The Internet

Note that ‘Internet’ can be written either with a capital ‘I’ or a lower case ‘i’ in modern usage. However, the adjective ‘internet’ (as in ‘internet use’) is usually with a lower case initial letter.

• Do you prefer to buy CDs, download or stream music from the internet?

• Browse; to look at

• I was browsing for a t-shirt when I found this really cute cat print one.

• I sat at the hair salon for 20 minutes browsing through old magazines.

• A: Why is is important to log out after using a public computer?
  B: Someone might try to access my email or information.

• Google; (verb) search for information about (someone or something) on the internet using the search engine Google

• Symbols; in different contexts the same symbol can have different meanings and pronunciations

• / (forward) slash, \ backslash

• # (Internet, Instagram, Twitter) hashtag

• # (Telephone) pound sign

• # (music) sharp

• # number sign

• www = World Wide Web

• Https = Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Homework; Think of problems you have when using the internet, your smartphone or computer.

Next Lesson; The Internet from Section 3