How apps work

1. Look at the apps and discuss the questions.

 What do you think the apps do? To facilitate human activities

 How often do you use apps like these? necessary
 What other apps do you often use? How do they help you? Gojek, they helped me order
food

2. Add the missing letters to explain what the icons mean.

menu
receipt

notification
password
settings
payment method
3. Complete the gaps with the words/phrases in the box. One of the gaps has
two possible options.

click change double-check download edit

enter get log into select update

a) If you want a new app on your phone, you need to download it first.
b) When you want to log into your account, you need to enter your
password.
c) If you can’t log in, double-check if your password is correct.

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d) Before you pay, you need to select a payment method.

e) After you pay, you will get a receipt in an email.
f) Click the menu button to edit your details, like your email
address.
g) If you don’t want to get notifications from your app, you have to change
the settings.

4. Look at ex. 2 and 3 and tick the words that are new or difficult for you. Then,
say which three new words you will probably use most in the future.

5. Discuss the questions.

 Choose an app on your phone.
o How can you change the language of the app to English? Can you do it in
settings?
o What payment methods can you use in the app?
o Imagine you don’t want to get notifications from the app. What can you do?
o Click the menu button. Can you update your email address there?
 When are app notifications useful and when are they annoying?
 Do you sometimes download apps and then never use them?
 How often do you rate apps (e.g. give them five stars)?
 What do you know about an app called Uber? How often do you use it?

6. You are going to watch a video about the Uber app. Decide whether the
statements are true or false. Then, watch the video
[https://youtu.be/aYhEUYW6E-Q] and check your answers.
a) You can pay with a card or in cash.
b) After you choose where you want to go, you need to double-check if there is a driver
near you.
c) You can choose how much you want to pay for a ride.
d) You can call your driver.
e) You can download your receipt if you need it.

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7. Guess what words are missing. Then, watch the video again and complete
the gaps with one word each.
a) Create or log into your Uber rider account by................................your mobile
number and then your password.
b) Click the menu to view or.............................your details at any time.
c) Select ‘settings’ to............................your details, like your email address or
business profile.
d) Set a new pickup location by..............................the pin or entering your address.
e) You can call or text your driver by..............................‘contact’.
f) You will receive an email with your trip receipt and see a trip summary and have
the option to.....................................your driver.

8. Look at the information below and explain how to use food apps. Add any
necessary details or make changes if the app you use works differently.
EXAMPLE: First, log in. Double-check your password if you can’t
log in. Find a restaurant you like by clicking the menu. In
the menu, select ‘choose restaurant’.

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9. Choose one of the topics below and make notes on how to use an app for it.
Look up any necessary words (in a dictionary or an app). Then, tell your
partner how to use the app.
 buy a bus ticket
 find a way to drive or walk to a new place
 book a night in a hotel
 buy an app
 buy clothes

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