Computer parts and actions
Read the text and pay attention to the words in bold type:
Today, thanks to the media we can communicate in different ways by using the phone, reading the press, listening to the radio or watching TV.
For example, we watch TV and read the press in order to get informed of the latest news. We use the phone to get through to somebody. However, there is a means of communication which combines all the functions done by the traditional media: the Internet.
To get through to: To succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone.
- I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through.
- At last I managed to get through to one of the managers
"To get through to" can have other meanings
Notice in these examples:
a) We couldn't get through to the airport because of the smog.
→ It means that we couldn't reach the airport.
b) She managed to get it through to him that it was not so important.
→ It means that she managed to make him understand that it was not so important.
The Internet: it is a system that allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information.
- You can find all kinds of information on the Internet.
- More and more companies are using the Internet to conduct their business.
- Do you have access to the Internet ?
- An Internet café is a café with computers where people can pay to use the Internet.
The word "Internet" always starts with the capital letter “I”. We also use the definite article “the”, so we say “the Internet”.
The phrasal verb “to get through to” has various meanings. Therefore, you must be careful about the context of the sentence. You should bear in mind at least the following meanings of “to get through to”:
- to communicate with someone,
- to reach a place or someone,
- to be successful in.
Read the text carefully and pay special attention to the words in bold type:
Computer actions are magical!
Just with your fingers on a mouse you click on instructions so as to choose a programme, to select a language or to sign in a web-site or sign out.
We enter information or a name, and this by pressing the keys of the keyboard.
We press a computer button to switch on the computer. We switch it on so as to start it and we switch it off to stop it.
- To click on for actions: to press a button on the mouse
To send the message click on the "send" button.
- To sign in for access = to enter your name / type your name ,then click on the sign in icon to access your account.
- To sign in for access # to sign out so as to leave.
To access your Facebook account you must sign in.
- To switch on so as to start the computer # to switch off so as to stop the computer
A computer cannot switch on automatically.
- To sign in # to sign out
- To switch on # to switch off
- إختبارات
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- الأجوبة الصحيحة
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- الأجوبة الخاطئة
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- مجموع النقاط
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