Technology and its impact
Technology of the future
The media: in print
The media : internet and email
Advertising
100

There are some good pictures of the Olympic Games on that sports website. You can look at ........ pictures and then click on them to see the full-size version.

thumbnail (small pictures you can make bigger before downloading them)

100

the science of making very small tools and machines by controlling atoms and molecules

nanotechnology

100

Someone was giving out ..... in the town centre today about a festival that`s going to take place on Saturday.

flyers\ leaflets

100

website where people with common interests can email each other online

chat room

100

Enjoy a weekend in the ... of luxury

lap

200

I`m bit of a ..... really: I love getting the latest mobile phone or digital camera.

techie(this has none of the negative associations that nerd has)

200
do things that will have a great impact

take drastic measures

200

I never read political ....; they are so boring

pamphlets 

200

a sort of class held live on the web

webinar

200

Take a look at our .... new fabric designs.

sumptuous

300

His ..... on his laptop is a really cool picture of the night sky.

screensaver ( image that appears on your computer screen if you dont use the computer for a certain period of time)

300

the worst possible prediction 

doomsday scenario

300

I wish I`d kept a ..... when I first Started teaching.

journal

300

company that gives you access to the internet and offers new pages , shopping, etc.

ISP

300

Our cosmetics ... all others in the shade.

leave\put

400

Just click on that .... there to open the progam. 

icon(small symbol representing the program)

400

travelling to other planets 

interplanetary travel

400

I`ve read the ... and I like thart university; I think I`ll apply. 

prospectus

400

programm sent to your computer from the internet, used to follow your activities

cookie

400

You`ll find burgains ... in our new discount superstore.

galore

500

My younger brother is a real ...... . He never goes out, and all he ever thinks about is computers, computers and computers.

computer nerd (a rather negative term for a person obsessed with computers and who devotes most of their time to them at the expense of a normal social life)

500

creatures from other planets

extraterrestrial beings


500

I love looking through holiday .... and dreaming about flying off to exotic places.

brochures

500

unwanted material sent to you via the internet

spam

500

We`re .... our prices this week for one week only! Huge reductions!

slashing

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