Essential Technology and Cinema Vocabulary Terms

Item 7: Technology and Computing Vocabulary

• Access information: Access, log into, wing information, enter.
• All: All.
• Make a backup copy: Copy, Acer security.
• At once: Both.
• Palm Pilot: Agenda electrónica.
• Browser: Browser.
• Plug in: Plug, plug.
• CD burner: CD gravadora.
• Pretend: To lie (money).
• Character: Character.
• Profit: Profit, profit.
• Click on an icon: Click an icon, Acer.
• Reset: Restart.
• Computer-literate: Knowledge of computers.
• Scanner: Scanner.
• Crash: Crash, crash.
• Search engine: Search engine.
• Currency: Currency, currency.
• Short-lived: Ephemeral.
• Cut off: Cut.
• Showroom: Showroom sale.
• Device: Device, device.
• Software: Software.
• Digital camera: Digital camera.
• Off switch: Off, off.
• Direct: Lead, lead.
• Test track: Test track.
• Discover: Discover.
• Transfer: Move, transfer.
• Disturb: Annoy.
• Tremendous: Excellent.
• Download: Download, download.
• Turn up: Rise, appear, appear.
• During: During.
• User-friendly: Easy to use.
• Expect: Expect to have.
• Virtual-reality: Virtual reality.
• Website: Website.
• Go online: Connect to the internet.
• Whole: Whole, whole.
• Hacker: Hacker.

Item 8: Cinema, Media, and Emotions

• Headphones: Headphones.
• Amazed by: Amazed at.
• Hear: Hear.
• Amused by: Fun with.
• Highlight part of a text: Highlight part of an amusing text.
• Amusing: Entertaining, funny.
• Home page: Home page.
• Authentic: Authentic.
• Hope: Hope, hope.
• Awful: Horrible, horrible.
• Indication: Indication.
• Based on a novel: Based on a novel.
• Insert a disc: Insert a record.
• Box-office hit: Blockbuster.
• Invest: Investment.
• Cast: Cast.
• Laptop: Notebook computer.
• Chance: Opportunity.
• Lasting: Lasting.
• Cooperate: Cooperate, collaborate.
• Costumes: Costumes.
• Rude to: Rude.
• Dependent on: Dependent.
• Science fiction: Science fiction.
• Different from: Different.
• Screen: Project, issue.
• Direct: Direct.
• Soundtrack: Soundtrack.
• Disturbing: Disturbing.
• Special effects: Special effects.
• Dreadful: Pésimo.
• Star: Star.
• Dull: Dull, heavy.
• Struggle: Struggle.
• Eventually: Finally.
• Subtitles: Subtítulos.
• Excellent: Excellent.
• Superb: Magnificent.
• Excited about: Excited.
• Tell the story of: Tell the story of.
• Excited by: Excited.
• Terrify: Terrify.
• Face: Face.
• Thrilled by: Delighted.
• Fluent in: That speaks fluently.
• Thrilling: Exciting.
• Futuristic: Futuristic.
• Troubled: Problematic.
• Get rave reviews: Getting favorable reviews.
• Ultimately: Deeply.
• Good at: Good in.
• Unconventional: Original.
• Hilarious: Fun.
• Western: Western movies.
• Horror: Terror.
• Worth seeing: Worth.
• Humorous: Comic.
• Rating: Valoración.
• Interested in: Interested in.
• Realize: Realizing.
• Last: Last.
• Main character: Hero.
• Nominate for an Oscar: Nominated for an Oscar.
• Out of this world: Increíble, fantástico.
• Outstanding: Excepcional, extra.
• Play the part of: Playing the role of.
• Plot: Plot, plot.
• Predictable: Predictable.
• Race riot: Race riot.
• Release: Brand.
• Review: To make a critical review.