Working with Vocabulary U4 - p.17

 5. Then match them to their meanings in B.

A

1. price                     f
2. quality                  e
3. payments              a
4. give a discount     d
5. out of stock           c
6. goods                    b

B

a. sums of money to pay over time

b. items

c. having no more, completely sold out

d. offer for less money

e. how good something is

f. how much you pay for something

6. Complete the invoice using the words below.

1. Invoive
2. Quantity
3. Price per unit
4. Subtotal
5. VAT
6. Delivery date
7. Payment date

7. Then usem them to complete the mini-dialogues.

A

1. postage and handling
2. charge it
3. account

B

1. shipping
2. cheque
3. cash
4. credit card

Vocabulary U4

Ordering:

• delivery date - fecha de entrega
• give a discount - dar un descuento
• goods - bienes de la mercancia
• invoice - factura
• out of stock - agotado
• payment date - fecha de pago
• payments - pagos
• price - precio
• price per unit - precio por unidad
• quality - calidad
• quantity - cantidad
• subtotal - total parcial
• VAT - IVA

Payments:

• account - cuenta
• cash - dinero efectivo
• charge it - cobrarlo (a una cuenta)
• cheque - 
• credit card - tarjeta de crédito
• postage and handling - gestión y envío
• shipping - envío

Adjectives:

• all-in-one - todo en uno
• built-in - incorporado
• compact - compacto
• complicated - complicado
• dependable - confiable
• ergonomic - ergonómico
• flexible - flexible
• high-resolution - alta resolución
• portable - portátil
• powerful - potente
• practical - práctico
• reliable - fiable
• secure - seguro
• simple - simple
• slimline - extra fino
• sturdy - robusto
• superfast - súper rápido
• top-of-the-range - gama alta
• user-friendly - fácil de usar
• wide screen- pantalla ancha

Extra:

• accessible - accesible
• compatible - compatible
• convenient - conveniente/práctico
• delivery fee - tarifa de entrega
• place an order - hacer un pedido
• reduction - reducción
• shortage - escasez
• sophisticated - sofisticado
• spare parts - piezas de repuesto
• special offer - oferta especial
• specialised - especializado
• stocktaking - inventario
• supply chain - cadena de suministro
• warehouse - depósito/almacenamiento

 

The keyboard

Arrow keys

Numeric pad

Navigation keys

Function keys

Modifier keys

Shift keys

Caps lock key

Escape key

Tab key

Space bar

Enter key

Backspace key

Working with Vocabulary U3

 5. Then match the words to the pictures.

1. microphone
2. printer
3. speakers
4. projector
5. headset
6. scanner
7. gaming controller
8. webcam
9. stylus pen

6. Then copy and complete the sentences.

1. It's got a touch screen, so you don't need to use a mouse.
2. I can't reach the switch; please pass me the remote control.
3. If you've got a USB charger, you can charge your phone on my computer.
4. We need a barcode scanner to read all the shop's product prices.
5. Hand in your homework to your teacher on a flash drive.

7. Then match the sentences in A to B.

A

1. That model is obsolete.                                           c
2. Can you please order a new flash drive for me?    a
3. The fax machine is broken.                                    e
4. We're overstocked with mouses.                            b
5. We need to reorder with that supplier.                   g
6. We've run out of USB chargers.                            d
7. The printer has run low on ink.                              f

B

a. Mine is full.
b. There are 97 in this box!
c. They don't make or use it any more.
d. We didn't bring enough to the trade exhibition.
e. It's not receiving information again.
f. I can't see the words properly.

g. We last ordered with them three months ago.

 

8. Read the e-mail to the IT departament. Complete the sentences with words from exercises above.

1. obsolete
2. touch screens
3. headsets
4. microphones
5. printer
6. broken
7. reorder

Vocabulary U3

Keyboard:

• alt keys - tecles alt
• arrow keys - tecles de fletxa
• bakspace key - tecla de esborrar
• caps lock key - tecla de bloqueig de majúscules
• command key - tecla command
• control key - tecla de control
• delete key - tecla de suprimir
• escape key - tecla d'escapament
• function keys - tecles de funció
• modifier key - tecles modificadores
• numeric pad - panell numèric
• return or enter key - retorn o tecla d'entrada
• shift key - tecla majúscules
• space bar - barra espaiadora
• tab key - tecla de pestanya

Punctuation symbols:

• and symbol - i símbol
• apostrophe - apòstrof
• asterisk - asterisc
• at symbol - arrova símbol
• brackets - paren-tisis
• colon - dos `punts
• comma - coma
• exclamation mark - signe d'exclamació
• full stop - punt final
• hyphen - guionet
• question mark - signe d'interrogació
• quotation marks - cometes
• semicolon - punt i coma
• slash - barra inclinada
• underscore - subratllat

Prepositions/Prepositional phrase:

• above - amunt
• behind - darrere
• below - a baix
• beside - al costat de
• between - entre
• in the middle of - al mig de
• next to - al costat
• on - a
• over - damunt
• under - baix

Peripherals:

• barcode scanner - escànner de codi de barres
• flash drive - unitat flash
• gaming controller - controlador de joc
• headset - auriculars
• microphone - micròfon
• printer - impressora
• projector - projector
• remote control - control a distància
• scanner - escàner
• speakers - altaveus
• stylus pen - bolígraf
• touch screen - pantalla tàctil
• USB charger - carregador USB
• webcam - càmera web

Ordering:

• broken - trencat
• obsolete - obsolet
• order - ordre
• overstocked - excés d'abastament
• reorder - reordenar
• run low on - esgota el poc
• run out of - quedar-se sense

Extra:

• joystick - palanca de comandament/mando
• laser pointer - punter làser
• letter keys - tecles de lletres
• memory stick - targeta de memòria
• page down - pàgina avall
• page up - pàgina amunt
• QWERTY - nom del nostre teclat
• short cut - accés directe
• touchpad - panell tàctil