THE LANGUAGE OF COMPUTERS
VERBS
to upload = caricare
to save = salvare
to sign = firmare
to edit = modificare
to cancel = cancellare
to send = inviare
to download = scaricare
to login = connettersi
to logout = disconnettersi
to paste = incollare
NOUNS
Memory extension = chiavetta
Topic = argomento
Format = formato
Document = documento
File = file
Site = sito
Username = nome utente

Pag. 476 ex. 1
1 There is peace between the two countries.
   There is war between the two countries.          D
2 What's your opinion of the news?
   What do you think of the news?                      S
3 It was a great event.
   It was a great advertisement.                         D
4 He is reporting from Seoul.
   He is giving the news from Seoul.                   S
5 I read it in an article.
   I read it an advertisement.                             D
6 She's a TV celebrity.
   She's on TV a lot.                                          S
7 Where did he live?
   Where did he die?                                         D
Pag. 476 ex. 2
The media is TV, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. The media report on important events from around the world; for example, disasters like the Asian tsunami, or the war between different countries. As well as reporting the news, the media give their opinion of events round the world. And reporters also like to write about celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie.
Media questionnaire
1 Why do you read a newspaper?
To find out what was happened.
2 What do you watch on TV?
I watch films or soaps.
3 What do you listen to on the radio?
I listel to music programmes.
4 Do you believe what you read or hear in the news?
Yes, most of it.
Pag. 477 ex. 4
1 Read an article on the paper.
2 Let's listen to thenews.
3 Watch a programme on TV.
4 Find out what has happened.
5 See the programme on TV.
6 Did you hear the sport results?
7 I heard all it on the radio.
8 Don't believe what you see.
9 I watched most of it.
Pag. 477 ex. 5
1 Did you watch TV last night? Yes, I watched a programme about dogs.
2 I read the story but I don't think it's true. No, none of it is true. It's all false.
3 Have you heard the news? No, what's happened?
4 Did you listen to the radio this morning? Yes, I listen to the 8 o'clock news.
5 What's in the TV this morning? I don't know; I never buy one.
6 Have you seen the weather forecast? Yes, it's going to rain.
7 What did you watched on TV? Oh, nothing much.