Quiznet Topic: Vocabulary – Technology words BBC Learning English – Quiznet Try the quiz online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1529_technology Quiz topic: Technology words For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer a) b) c) d) A teenager who spends all day in front of a computer screen is called a screenager cybersickness ciberwidow e-cash If you buy something from the internet, you don’t use cash, you use _ a) b) c) d) dot com e-cash travellers cheques dollars A business which operates only on the internet is called a _ a) b) c) d) e-cash dot com keypal cybersickness He spent all day yesterday surfing the net, now he says he’s tired – must be a touch of _! a) b) c) d) dot com cybersickness screenager keypal What we call someone who keeps in touch with someone in another country – by email? a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) keypal penpal screenager dot com What we call a woman whose husband uses the internet too much? Cyberwidow dot com widow housewife Quiznet July, 2005 bbclearningenglish.com © BBC Learning English Page of BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiz topic: Technology words Answers: a) b) c) d) A teenager who spends all day in front of a computer screen is called a This new word describes a teenager who is always in their bedroom using the computer Correct If you spend too much time in front of the computer, you might start to suffer from cybersickness – feeling tired and ill If a woman’s husband dies, she is called a widow; a cyberwidow loses her husband to the internet If you buy something on the internet, you pay with e-cash - virtual money If you buy something from the internet, you don’t use cash, you use _ a) A dot com is a company which trades only on the internet b) If you buy something on the internet, you pay with e-cash - virtual money Correct c) People used travellers cheques in the past when they travelled abroad d) Dollars are a type of currency a) b) c) d) A business which operates only on the internet is called a _ e-cash dot com Correct keypal Cybersickness He spent all day yesterday surfing the net, now he says he’s tired – must be a touch of _! A dot com is a company which trades only on the internet If you spend too much time in front of the computer, you might start to suffer from cybersickness – feeling tired and ill Correct This new word describes a teenager who is always in their bedroom on the computer In the old days, children were pen pals, they wrote letters to friends overseas, now they are keypals; they it by email a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) What we call someone who keeps in touch with someone in another country – by email? In the old days, children were pen pals, they wrote letters to friends overseas, now they are keypals; they it by email Correct In the old days, children were pen pals, they wrote letters to friends overseas, now they it by email – what we call them? This new word describes a teenager who is always in their bedroom using the computer A dot com is a company which trades only on the internet Quiznet July, 2005 bbclearningenglish.com © BBC Learning English Page of BBC Learning English – Quiznet What we call a woman whose husband uses the internet too much? a) If a woman’s husband dies, she is called a widow; a cyberwidow loses her husband to the internet Correct b) A dot com is a company which trades only on the internet c) If a woman’s husband dies, she is called a widow, what we call a woman who loses her husband to the internet? d) A housewife is a woman who stays home to look after the children and house Quiznet July, 2005 bbclearningenglish.com © BBC Learning English Page of ... Cyberwidow dot com widow housewife Quiznet July, 2005 bbclearningenglish.com © BBC Learning English Page of BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiz topic: Technology words Answers: a) b) c) d) A teenager.. .BBC Learning English – Quiznet Try the quiz online: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1529_technology Quiz topic: Technology... com is a company which trades only on the internet Quiznet July, 2005 bbclearningenglish.com © BBC Learning English Page of BBC Learning English – Quiznet What we call a woman whose husband uses