Technical English II

PRACTICE 3

Full name: _____________________________________________________________

TASK 1: Match each picture to a phrase in the box.

_____ is a web browser that has brought a huge revolution in the history of web
browsers.
_____ electronic mail, for exchanging messages and attached files.
_____ platforms are used by people to publish their daily activities, comments and
photos as well as re-publish information posted by others.

The _____ is a network of documents that works in a hypertext environment, i.e.

using text that contains links, hyperlinks to other documents.

_____ Web pages are created with a special language, which is interpreted by a
web browser to produce hypertext, a blend of text, graphics and links.

E C B

A D

TASK 2: Read the following text.

THE BEST VIDEO CONFERENCING APP FOR RELIABLE, LARGE VIDEO CALLS
It's the most popular video conferencing app out there, and for good reason: it just works.
You can share a link to a Zoom meeting and feel confident that everyone will be able to join
it. There are apps for every major platform, and at this point, you can assume everyone
already installed the software and configured it to work. Joining a meeting is as simple as
clicking the link.
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Zoom is also extremely reliable. It will typically

keep your video going even through a weak
internet connection, just at a reduced quality
level. You can record any call as a full-length
video, and participants can also use text chat
to talk with each other, either as a group or as
individual private messages. And you can
share your screen, an individual app, or just
one section of your screen. You can even
share audio from your computer, if you want.
Zoom's added a lot of features recently. It now offers one the best whiteboards on the market,
making it really quick to fill a virtual board with diagrams, images, and sticky notes. There's
also support for real-time transcriptions, complete with closed captioning.
You can do even more with Zoom by connecting it to Zapier, taking the busywork out of
meeting prep and follow-up. For example, you can automatically add Zoom calls to your
calendar, schedule video conferences when someone books an appointment, or get
notifications for upcoming meetings.

TASK 3: Reading Comprehension.

Answer the following questions:

1. Zoom will typically keep your video going even through a weak internet connection,
just at a reduced quality level.
T F
2. Zoom's added a lot of features recently. It now offers one the worst whiteboards on
the market, making it really quick to fill a virtual board with diagrams, images, and
sticky notes.
T F
3. You can do even more with Zoom by connecting it to Zapier, taking the busywork out
of meeting prep and follow-up. For example, you can automatically add Zoom calls to
your calendar, schedule video conferences when someone books an appointment.
T F
4. You can share a link to a Zoom meeting and feel confident that no one will be able to
join it.
T F
5. And you can share your screen, an individual app, or just one section of your screen.
T F