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TOPICS

Socialnetworking;government-runlotteries;theuseof“on”withthedaysofthe

week;totravelin/by;individualversusal

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GLOSSARY

socialnetworking–usingtheInternettomeetnewpeopleortokeepincontact

withone’sfamilyandfriends

*Thisisasocialnetworkingwebsiteforoldclassmatestofindeachother.

application–aspecialcomputerprogramthatiscreatedtoimproveanother

computerprogram

*I’musinganewapplicationthatallowsmetobetterorganizemymusiconmy

computer.

post–informationoneputsonawebsite;amessagethatonewritesandmakes

publiconawebsite

*Inourlatestpostonnewtechnology,wewroteaboutanewthat

allows10callerstospeaktoeachotheratonetime.

tokeepintouchwith(someone)–tocontinuecommunicatingwithsomeone

foralongperiodoftime,especiallyifonedoesn’tseethatregularly

*It’sverydifficultkeepingintouchmyfamilyandfriendswhilelivingabroad.

privacy–beingabletokeepthingssecretandcontrolwhohasaccesstoone’s

alinformation

*Getoutofmyroom!Whycan’tIgetanyprivacyinthishouse?

discreet–beingcarefulaboutwhatonesaysanddoes,sothatonedoesnot

sharealorembarrassinginformationwithothers

*Thebiggestproblemisn’tthatMonicabroketherules,butthatshewasn’t

discreetenoughtokeepittoherself.

lottery–atypeofgamblingwherepeoplebuyticketswithdifferentnumberson

themandatacertainfuturetime,thelotteryorganizerspicknumbersatrandom,

andthewiththechosennumberswinsalotofmoney

*Forthestatelottery,Bamibuysaticketwiththesamenumberseachweek,

believingthatthey’llbepickedsoonerorlater.