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The Internet by Javier López
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Contextual verbs
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GENERAL VERB
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SYNONYMS
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CATALAN |
SPANISH |
| Move |
Download, navigate, transfer, surf, upload, etc. |
Moure |
Mover |
| Make, start |
Originate, create, invent, begin, etc. |
Fer, iniciar |
Hacer, iniciar |
| Join |
Connect, link, login, etc. |
Unir-se |
Unirse |
| Look at |
Browse, surf, view, find, etc. |
Mirar
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Mirar |
| Find |
Discover, locate, etc. |
Trobar |
Encontrar |
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Reference Words and Past Tense
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THE INTERNET originated in the early 1970s when the United States wanted to make sure that people could communicate after a nuclear war. This needed a free and independent communication network without a centre and it led to a network of computer that could send each other e-mail through cyberspace.
Tim Berner-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) when he discovered a way to jump to different files on his computer using the random, or unplanned, links between them. He then wrote a simple coding system, called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), to create links to files on any computer connected to the network. This was possible because each file had an individual adress, or URL (Uniform Resource Locator). He then used a set of transfer rules, called HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), to link Web files together across the Internet. Berners-Lee also invented the world's first browser. This lets you locate and view Web page sand also navigate from one link to another.
The WWW became available to everyone in 1991 and the number of Internet users grew from 600,000 to 40 million in five years. Today, that number is much larger and there are now many browsers that provide Web pages, information and other service. You can also do research download music files, play interactive games, shop, talk in chat rooms and send and receibe e-amil on the WWW.
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Referential Words
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| Reference word |
It refers to: |
| THIS needed |
United States wanted to make sure that people could communicate after a nuclear war |
| THEM |
Computer Files |
| THIS |
Create links to files on any computer connected to the network |
| THIS |
First browser |
| THAT NUMBER |
Number of Internet users in 1991 = 40 million people |
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Simple past
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Regular verbs
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| Verb forms |
Catalan |
Spanish |
Originate > Originated
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Originar |
Originar |
Want > Wanted
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NecessiTAr |
Necesitar |
Discover > Discovered
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Descobrir |
Descubrir |
Connect > Connected
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Conectar |
Conectar |
Invent > Invented
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Inventar |
Inventar |
| Use > Used |
UtiliTzar |
Usar |
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Irregular verbs
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| Verb forms |
Catalan |
Spanish |
Can > Could > NO PARTICIPLE
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Poder |
Poder |
| Be > Was/WERE > Been |
Ser, estar |
Ser, estar |
| Write > Wrote > Written |
Escriure |
Escribir |
Grow > Grew > Grown
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Creixer |
Crecer |
| Become > Became > Become |
Arribar a ser
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Llegar a ser
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| Lead > Led > Led |
Dirigir |
Dirigir |
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Acronyms and abbreviations
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| Aronym / Abbreviation |
Full form / Meaning |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| DNS |
Domain name system |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
| HTMP |
Hyperbolic Topographic Mapping for Proximity Data !!!
Hyper Text Marked up Language
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| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LED |
Light-Emitting Diode |
| MMORPG |
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game |
| OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
| PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
| SIMM |
Single in-line memory module |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
| ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| BPS |
Bits Per Second |
| P2P |
Peer To Peer |
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Chat and SMS Lingo
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| ACronym / Abbreviation |
Full form / Meaning |
REVISE CAPITAL LETTERS AT THE BEGINING OF FUL FORMS
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 CUL8R |
See you later |
 LMAO |
Laughing my ass off |
 F2F |
Face to face
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 IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
 THX |
Thanks |
 4EVER |
For ever
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 WOMBAT |
Waste of money, brains and time |
 GR82CU |
Great to see you |
 URR |
U are right/ready
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 26Y4U |
Too sexy for you |
 BC |
Be cool / Because
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 XOXOXO |
Hugs and kisses |
 4GM |
Forgive me
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 LTNSU |
Long time no see you
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 KIT |
Keep in touch |
 AFK |
Away from keyboard
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 LOL |
Laughing out loud / Lots of laughter |
 FAQ |
Frequently asked Questions
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 OMG |
Oh my Gosh
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03/02/09 - Javier López Fernández
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