A1 Unit 19: Science & technology
20 A1 words: information, video, program, site, TV, technology… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| information/ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ n | informationfacts about something | The website has useful information.The website has useful information. | |
| video/ˈvɪdioʊ/ n | videomoving pictures with sound | We watch a video in class.We watch a video in class. | |
| program/ˈproʊˌɡræm/ n | programsoftware that runs on a computer | This program is easy to use.This program is easy to use. | |
| site/saɪt/ n | sitea place on the internet | This site has useful information.This site has useful information. | |
| TV/ˈtiˈvi/ n | TVa machine that shows programmes | We watch TV in the evening.We watch TV in the evening. | |
| technology/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ n | technologyscience used to make useful things | Technology helps us in many ways.Technology helps us in many ways. | |
| code/koʊd/ n | codeinstructions written for a computer | I write code for a small game.I write code for a small game. | |
| Internet/ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/ n | Interneta world network of computers | I use the Internet every day.I use the Internet every day. | |
| radio/ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/ n | radioa machine that plays sound programmes | I listen to the radio in the car.I listen to the radio in the car. | |
| computer/kəmˈpjutɚ/ n | computeran electronic machine for work and games | I use a computer for my work.I use a computer for my work. | |
| machine/məˈʃin/ n | machinea thing with parts that does work | This machine washes clothes.This machine washes clothes. | |
| camera/ˈkæmɚə/ n | cameraa machine for taking photos | Anna has a new camera.Anna has a new camera. | |
| mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/ n | mobileable to move easily; a phone | Omar has a mobile phone.Omar has a mobile phone. | |
| television/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ n | televisiona machine with moving pictures; TV | We watch television in the evening.We watch television in the evening. | |
| file/faɪl/ n | filea set of data on a computer | Save the file on your computer.Save the file on your computer. | |
| mobile phone/ˈmoʊbəl foʊn/ n | mobile phonea small phone you carry with you | Please turn off your mobile phone.Please turn off your mobile phone. | |
| email/iˈmeɪl/ n | emaila message sent by computer | I send an email to Anna.I send an email to Anna. | |
| CD/ˌsiˈdi/ n | CDa small disc with music | I listen to a CD in my car.I listen to a CD in my car. | |
| CD player/ˌsiˈdi ˈpleɪɚ/ n | CD playera machine for playing discs | Dad has an old CD player.Dad has an old CD player. | |
| DVD/ˌdiˌviˈdi/ n | DVDa disc with a film | We watch a film on DVD.We watch a film on DVD. |