How often do you use computers?
In what ways do people use computers in your country?
How did you learn to use a computer?
How much have computers changed your life?
(See vocabulary for Topic 8: Email)
Nouns laptop worldwide web online shopping chat room
forum online gaming
Verbs surf (the net) browse (website) sit in front of (the computer)
Adjectives digital electronic virtual computer-literate
Idioms Technophobe (=someone who can’t use a computer)
I used to be a technophobe but now I am computer-literate.
Call up (= find and read) I can use the Internet to call up current news items.
Conk out on (= break) My old computer conked out on me.
Do … by hand
Some tasks I prefer to do by hand, like writing letters.
