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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Types of Technology digital technology high…
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WORDS AND PHRASES CONNECTED WITH
INTERNET and E-MAILING
wireless hotspot/ network
high-speed networking
a website
internet security
to access a website/an e-mail
to have/get remote access to e-mail
to browse website
browser
to surf the web
to enter a web address/username/ password
to download /upload sth
to go/get online
to log in/on; to log out/off
to scroll up and down the page
to use the scroll bar
to google sb/sth
to do (a web) search on sth/sb
to click on the (web) link
to block spam with anti-spam filters
to have an anti-virus protection
to hack into sth
vertual reality/office/community
to dream up a (brilliant) idea for a website
to convert a (video) file from … format to another one
PHONES
to turn on/off your phone
to lower your phone
to push the power button
to push the volume button
wireless earbuds
a charging port
to put charger into charging port
to plug in/put in headphones to headphone jack
a screen protector (on the phone)
a phone case
COMPUTER
a desktop/home computer
a touchpad / trackpad
a keyboard
a speaker
a mouse
the left/right click
a mouse pad
a scroll
a built-in/ external microphone
app (=application)
screen saver
computer processing power
TV
an interactive flat-screen TV
to turn on/off the TV screen
a remote (control)
channel / station
On channel four, there is a…
to have access to TV channels
to pay for a TV service
to switch channels
high-definition TV
IDIOMS
to be a double-edged sword
to be hot off the press
to push all the right buttons
to be the brainchild of someone
to be at the cutting-edge
to be light years away from...
to be on the blink
to throw a spanner in the works
-to (not) be a rocket science
to reinvent the wheel
If it ain't broken, don't fix it!
to go haywire
to be a cog in the machine
to to set the wheels in motion
to be a gas guzzler
to oil the wheels
to grease the wheels
bells and whistles on sth
to not hit the panic button
to make sb/sth tick
to pull the plug
to blow a fuse
to run out of steam
to push sb't buttons
to be on the same wavelength
PEOPLE
a techie
a computer nerd
a technofile
a technophobe
to be tech-savvy
a computer buff
technologist
aerospace engineer
thermodynamicist (=expert on heat)
futurist
scientifically literate people
aero-research space engineer
technacally trained workforce
EXPRESSIONS
screen time
to be addicted to (video games)
can't live without it
to mindlessly scroll on social media/Facebook/Instagram
to scroll through websites
to binge-watch sth
to unplug your device
to disconnect yourself from the Internet
to go off the grid
SPACE EXPLORATION
future / advancing space exploration
commersial space travel
routine space missions
manned space missions
interplanetary travel
space tourism
a manned mission to Mars
extraterrestrial beings/living forms
PHRASES
to put/land a man on the moon
to launch and land a reusable rocket
to send humans to Mars
to orbit the Earth
Abbreviations
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)
ISS - International Space Station
satellite
landing craft
space capsule
spacecraft
global-positioning satellite
piloted craft
SCIENCE OF THE FUTURE
ADVANCED MEDICINE
keyhole surgery
implantable pacemaker
kedney-dialysis machine
LASIK surgery
GENETICS
genetic modification/engineering
genetically modified (food/crop)
gene therapy
the human genome
designer baby
cloning/ a clone
to make a genetically identical copy
to be artificially created
SOCIETY and PEOPLE
a nuclear family
globalization
a mega-city
a global village
the gulf between the rich and the poor
population explosion
to foresee sth
to envisage a world in which...
to be/become gridlocked
Types of Technology
digital technology
high technology (high-tech)
low technology (low-tech)
biotechnology
satellite communications
artificial intelligence (AI)
ergonomics
information technology
nanotechnology
computing
wi-fi
bluetooth
Positive adjectives
cutting-edge
conventional
start-of the-art
the latest = the newest
compact
user-friendly
revolutionary
marketable
Negative adjectives
obsolete
outdated
bulky
Digital Technology
digital/ analogue voice recorder
digital photography
digital video and audio recorder
digital broadcasting
digital camera
Devices
a gadget
e-reader
a games console
MP3 player
a smart ID card
a smartwatch/ dump watch
a smartphone/ cell phone/ dump phone
a smart building/home
computer/laptop/tablet
a router
thumbnail picture
icon
hardware / software
digital editing
high spec / top spec
operating system
to boot up a computer
to upgrade a hardware
word processing
to back up files
to shut down a computer/laptop
to scroll up a document
to install/run a piece of software