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Vocabulario clave: freeware, SMS, launched, complaining, fake identity, ads. 2. Ventaja: es gratis, internacional, permite chats grupales y llamadas. 3.a launched = lanzó; 3.b complaining = quejándose; 3.c fake identity = identidad falsa.

📚 exercise ingles ⭐⭐ Dificultad 2/5 ⏱ 12 min lectura

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Inglés – Octavo Básico | Student’s Book MINEDUC – Descargar PDF · 2024

Ejercicio 1

Read the following article. Highlight any words you don't know.

Respuesta orientativa: El artículo describe una app de mensajería gratuita (WhatsApp) creada por el equipo de Mark Zuckerberg. Se destacan cuatro razones de su popularidad: (1) permite enviar mensajes de texto, llamadas de voz, mensajes de voz grabados, videollamadas, imágenes, documentos y ubicación; (2) reemplazó al SMS, que era caro y limitado; (3) identifica a los usuarios por su número de teléfono, sin necesidad de nombre de usuario; (4) no muestra anuncios (al menos hasta 2019).

Parte 1.a

Vocabulario para resaltar

freeware: software gratuito.
Voice over IP (VoIP): voz sobre protocolo de internet.
SMS: Short Message Service (servicio de mensajes cortos).
IM app: aplicación de mensajería instantánea.
launched: lanzó / puso en marcha.
complaining: quejándose.
deprived of: privado de.
fake identity: identidad falsa.
ads: anuncios publicitarios.
Status tab: pestaña de estados.

Ejercicio 2

Write another advantage of this freeware messaging app in the box below.

Respuesta orientativa: Another advantage is that the app is free and works internationally: users can send unlimited messages, photos, videos and documents to any contact in over 180 countries without paying for each message, unlike SMS. It also allows group chats and voice/video calls over the internet, which makes communication cheaper and faster.

Ejercicio 3

Read the text again and infer the meaning of the following concepts.

Parte 3.a

launched

Respuesta: "Launched" means put into operation / released to the public for the first time. In the text: "When the app launched, people were complaining about the price of SMS texts" → cuando la aplicación salió al mercado / se lanzó, la gente se quejaba del precio de los SMS.

Respuesta

"Launched" means put into operation / released to the public for the first time. In the text: "When the app launched, people were complaining about the price of SMS texts" → cuando la aplicación salió al mercado / se lanzó, la gente se quejaba del precio de los SMS.

Parte 3.b

complaining

Respuesta: "Complaining" means expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something. In the text, people were complaining about (quejándose de) the high cost of SMS messages.

Respuesta

"Complaining" means expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something. In the text, people were complaining about (quejándose de) the high cost of SMS messages.

Parte 3.c

fake identity

Respuesta: A "fake identity" is a false or invented identity used to hide who you really are. In the text, the app does not let users hide behind a fake identity (ocultarse detrás de una identidad falsa), because everyone is identified by their real phone number.

Respuesta

A "fake identity" is a false or invented identity used to hide who you really are. In the text, the app does not let users hide behind a fake identity (ocultarse detrás de una identidad falsa), because everyone is identified by their real phone number.

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Reading Task

1. Read the following article. Highlight any words you don't know.

Why a Freeware Messaging App Became So Popular

An enormously popular messaging and Voice over IP service owned by the social network created by Mark Zuckerberg allows users to send text messages, voice calls, recorded voice messages, video calls, images, documents, and user location. More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use this unique freeware messaging app to stay in touch.

What made it so popular, and why is it still popular? Most people think of this as the first IM app to install on their new smartphone.

The Platform that Killed SMS

When the app launched, people were complaining about the price of SMS texts. SMS was costly and limited. This app solved the problem by allowing messages to be sent to any other user without counting words, without being deprived of multimedia content, and without being restricted to the number of contacts, all for free. Meanwhile, in some parts of the world, one SMS message could cost as much as a dollar.

You Are Your Number

The app, known internationally by the icon of a white telephone inside a green text bubble, went one step further than video-conference call apps in one particular direction, that of identifying users on the network. It identifies people through their phone numbers. No need to ask for a username. If you have someone's phone number in your contacts, it means they are already in your app contacts, if they use the app. This makes it easier for texting than video-conference call apps. On this app, anyone who has your number has you on the network, and you cannot choose to be offline. You also cannot hide behind a fake identity.

No Ads, for Now

Everyone knows how annoying ads can be. This popular app doesn't impose ads on its users. At least, it didn't. It turns out that the social network whose icon is a rounded f plans to start showing ads in the platform Status tab beginning in 2019.

Text adapted from: www.lifewire.com/reasons-why-whatsapp-is-popular-3426372

2. Write another advantage of this freeware messaging app in the box below.

3. Read the text again and infer the meaning of the following concepts.

a. launched b. complaining c. fake identity

Glosario (8)

freeware: Software que se distribuye de forma gratuita.
SMS: Short Message Service; servicio de mensajes de texto cortos.
VoIP: Voice over IP; tecnología que permite llamadas de voz por internet.
IM app: Instant Messaging application; aplicación de mensajería instantánea.
launched: Pasado de launch: lanzó, puso en marcha, sacó al mercado.
complaining: Gerundio de complain: quejándose, expresando molestia.
fake identity: Identidad falsa o inventada para ocultar la verdadera.
ads: Advertisements; anuncios publicitarios.

Preguntas para practicar

Why did the app become so popular?

Because it was free, replaced expensive SMS, allowed multimedia messages without limits, and identified users by phone number without ads.

What does 'you cannot choose to be offline' mean?

It means that if someone has your phone number, they can always see you on the network; you cannot hide or disconnect your visibility.

Temas y conceptos clave

Reading comprehensionTechnology and appsVocabulary in contextfreewareSMSVoIPIM appfake identityadslaunchedcomplaining

Fuentes y referencias

www.lifewire.com/reasons-why-whatsapp-is-popular-3426372

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• Vocabulario básico de tecnología en inglés (app, message, phone, internet)
• Presente simple y pasado simple en inglés
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Reading Task

Read the following article. Highlight any words you don't know.

Why a Freeware Messaging App Became So Popular

An enormously popular messaging and Voice over IP service owned by the social network created by Mark Zuckerberg allows users to send text messages, voice calls, recorded voice messages, video calls,images, documents, and user location. More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use this unique freeware messaging app to stay in touch.

What made it so popular, and why is it still popular? Most people think of this as the first IM app to install on their new smartphone.

The Platform that Killed SMS

When the app launched, people were complaining about the price of SMS texts.SMS was costly and limited. This app solved the problem by allowing messages to be sent to any other user without counting words, without being deprived of multimedia content, and without being restricted to the number of contacts, al for free. Meanwhile,in some parts of the world, one SMS message could cost as much as a dollar.

You Are Your Number

The app, known internationally by the icon of a white telephone inside a green text bubble,went one step further than video-conference call apps in one particular direction, that of identifying users on the network. It identifies people through their phone numbers. No need to ask for a username. If you have someone's phone number in your contacts, it means they are already in your app contacts,if they use the app. This makes it easier for texting than video-conference call apps. On this app, anyone who has your number has you on the network, and you cannot choose to be offline. You also cannot hide behind a fake identity.

No Ads, for Now

Everyone knows how annoying ads can be.This popular app doesn't impose ads on its users. At least, it didn't. It turns out that the social network whose icon is a rounded f plans to start showing ads in the platform Status tab beginning in 2019.

Text adapted from: www.lifewire.com/reasons-why-whatsapp-is-popular-3426372