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VOCABULARY Phones and technology

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  • to speak more loudly (PHR V)
    speak up
  • the part of a computer that you type on
    keyboard
  • the quality of the picture or sound that you receive on a television, radio, or mobile phone
    reception / coverage
  • to connect somebody bv telephone (PHR V)
    put sb through
  • to enter your password when you start using a computer or a website (PHR V)
    log in
  • a notification displayed on your mobile to tell you that somebody phoned you
    missed call
  • people whose details are saved on your phone or in email address book
    contacts
  • to remove a device from an electricity supply or from a connection with another device
    unplug
  • to put electricity into a piece of equipment such as a battery so that it is stored there (verb)
    charge
  • a computer program designed to cause problems or steal or destroy data
    virus
  • to end a telephone conversation bv putting the receiver down or switching the phone off (PHR V)
    hang up
  • a short, electronic sound made by a piece of equipment as a signal or warning
    tone / beep
  • to buy more credit for calls on your mobile phone (PHR V)
    top up
  • to move information on a computer or mobile phone screen down in order to read it (PHR V)
    scroll down
  • a phone connection that uses wires carried on poles or under the ground, in contrast to a mobile phone (noun) 
    landline / home phone