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Listening section 2

SPAM

SPEAKING

Discuss these questions with other students

 

a. Can you think of examples of modern technology that you use in the following

fields?

•transport

•home life

•study or work

•entertainment

•communication

b. What have been the benefits of modern technology?

c. What have been the drawbacks of modern technology?

d. What have been the benefits and drawbacks of the internet?

Does the internet have any problems?

 

VOCABULARY

Match these words and phrases to their definitions

 

a. broadcasting 1.something that makes you believe that something exists or is true

b. to flood something / somewhere 2.sending out sounds and pictures using radio waves

c. tinned food 3.to become popular

d. to catch on 4. food which is in a metal container or a can

e. evidence 5. connected to language or the study of language

f. linguistic 6. to fill an area or space with a large amount of something e.g. water

g. encounter 7. to face

 

Listening section 1

Answer the questions:

a. What brings new words into the language?

b. Where can you encounter the word «SPAM»?

c. Complete the definition of spam with the words in the box.

 

large unwanted receive advertisements email

 

Spam is the word for the ______ messages and ______ that come into your _____ in-box.

These messages come in _____ amounts and you do not ask to _____ them.

 

Listening section 2

Which of the following explanations of the original meaning of spam do you think is correct?

 

a. Spam is a type of poor quality meat that used to be very common

b. Spam is the rubbish left on the beach after the sea has gone down

c. Spam is the stuff which collects in the bottom of your bag e.g. small coins, pieces of

paper, pen lids etc.

d. Spam is the advertisements for pizza restaurants etc. which are posted through your

door.

 

6. Are the following sentences true or false?

a. Spam was fresh meat.

b. Monty Python was a comedy series on the radio.

c. The Monty Python song about spam became very popular.

d. In the song, spam came with everything and it was not really wanted.

e. You can’t use spam as a verb.

d. The word for someone who sends out spam e-mails is spam – maker.

 

 

Listen again and fill in the blanks in the summary:

Technology always has an influence on language. Printing, … and Internet brought new words into the language.

A large number of new words have come into the English vocabulary since the … came into being. And if you’ve got email you will have … the word spam. Spam is … your e-mail box with ads or other unwanted messages.

Spam was originally a … but it became very fashionable when Monty Python, the satirical television comedy series in the 70’s and 80’s just for fun had spam with every item on the restaurant menu. They sang a song about it, and it …. And the word became a real part of the language, meaning any … material of any kind. And then, when the internet came along spam became part of that kind of experience. The noun SPAM has generated other kinds of … expressions as well. You’ve now got verbs based upon it and adjectives based upon it. You can now have ‘I’ve been spammed’ or ‘somebody is spamming me’ – and the actual people who send out these horrible … to everybody are called – …!



 


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