#0631 – Customizing a Personal Webpage, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

#0631 – Customizing a Personal ...

#0631 – Customizing a Personal Webpage, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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//-->English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 631 – Customizing a Personal WebpageGLOSSARYlayout– the position of text, photos, and graphics on a piece of paper or screen;the way a page has been designed* When Clarke was hired as the new graphic designer for the magazine, heimmediately changed the layout.lame– not cool; uninteresting and boring* Staying home to watch TV on a Friday night is so lame! Let’s go do somethingelse instead.to customize (something)– to personalize; to change something so that it isunique, unlike anything else, often to reflect the characteristics of a person,company, or brand* We can customize our software to meet your company’s specific needs.Why bother?– an informal phrase used to show that one thinks something is awaste of time and doesn’t want to do it* - Please make your bed.*- Why bother? I’m just going to sleep in it again tonight.background– the large area of a piece of paper or screen behind what one isreading or looking at, normally just white, but sometimes with other colors,designs, or photos* It’s easiest to read black text on a white background.graphics– small pictures, symbols, or icons used to make printed or electronicinformation more interesting* Do you prefer the graphics in the old or new version of this software?profile editor– a tool in a social networking website that allows one to controlwhat information is displayed when people look at one’s page* The profile editor allows you to select the information other people can seewhen they visit your website, such as your hobbies and your birthday.hometown– where one is from; the town or city where one was born and raised* Fran has lived in Atlanta for more than 10 years, but her hometown isFairbanks, Alaska.1These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2010). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 631 – Customizing a Personal Webpagerelationship status– whether one is single, dating, engaged, married, divorced,or widowed* When Olivia updated her relationship status from engaged to single, she startedreceiving a lot of emails from men who wanted to date her.mood– the way one feels at a particular moment in time* Getting a parking ticket put me in a really bad mood.to link to– to include a hyperlink (underlined words that, when clicked, takesomeone to another webpage) to another webpage or another part in the currentpage* Let’s make sure our website includes a link to our email address so thatcustomers know how to contact us.to upload– to put a file on a server so that it can be accessed from a website oremail and is no longer stored only on one’s own computer* Don’t forget to upload the attachments to your email before you click “send.”custom cursor– a special graphic that indicates where the mouse is on awebpage* Why do you use a boring white arrow as a cursor? You could have a customcursor instead, like a yellow happy face.scrolling text– words that move across a screen* I like watching CNN News, because I can read scrolling text at the bottom of thescreen to learn about current events while I’m listening to the reporters talk aboutanother story.dizzying– making one feel dizzy or disoriented, as if one might fall down or faint* Don’t you find it dizzying to fly up so high?animated gifs– small graphics that change or move in a certain way on acomputer screen* She puts a lot of animated gifs in her emails, mostly using small faces thatsmile or blink their eyes in surprise.uncluttered– bare; without unnecessary objects or elements; plain* Their house is surprisingly uncluttered, considering how many people live there.2These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2010). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 631 – Customizing a Personal Webpagebetter spent– used in a better, more productive, or more fulfilling way* Are you going to spend your entire summer vacation at the swimming pool?Your time could be better spent working on college applications.______________COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS1.a)b)c)2.a)b)c)What does Al mean when he says that Keiko’s page is “kind of dizzying”?There is too much to look at.It is very professional.It looks too childish.What would you expect to see on an uncluttered page?A white background.Scrolling text.Animated gifs.______________WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?backgroundThe word “background,” in this podcast, means the large area of a piece of paperor screen behind what one is reading or looking at: “I like the idea of using aphotograph as the background for this flyer, but I’m afraid it will make it difficult toread the text.” The word “background” also refers to one’s experiences,education, jobs, family, and more: “The company wants to hire someone with abackground in international sales.” Or, “How do you feel about your sonmarrying someone with a different religious background?” The phrase “in thebackground” refers to sounds that one can hear, but are not part of what one istrying to listen to: “Could you please speak more loudly? Your cell phone ispicking up a lot of other sounds in the background.”moodIn this podcast, the word “mood” means the way one feels at a particular momentin time: “Marsha was in a good mood for weeks after she won the lottery.” Thephrase “mood swings” refers to rapid, unpredictable changes in how one feels: “Alot of teenagers have big mood swings, where they’re happily laughing oneminute, but then angry or depressed just a few minutes later.” The phrase “to bein the mood for (something)” means to want to do something: “I’m in the mood for3These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2010). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 631 – Customizing a Personal WebpageChinese food. Let’s go to that new restaurant down the street.” Finally, thephrase “mood-altering” is used to describe drugs that change the way one feels:“Mood-altering drugs might make you feel good for a while, but they can havesome very dangerous long-term consequences for your health.”______________CULTURE NOTEMany young children use “social networking sites” (websites that allow people tointeract with each other) to communicate with their friends and “distant” (living inanother place far away) family members. However, they are not always aware ofthe “implications” (what can happen as a result of something) of sharing personalinformation on social networking sites. This makes children “vulnerable” (able tobe hurt by) to “predators” (people who want to hurt children) if nobody is watchingor monitoring how they use social networking sites.Parents cannot monitor everything their children do on social networking sites,but they can use “parental controls,” or software features that allow parents to setlimits on how the software can be used by their children. For example, theparental controls on many social networking sites let parents “restrict” (limit)access to the information their children put online. They can change the settingsso that anyone who wants to see their child’s page must first be “approved”(saying that something is okay) by the parents. Parental controls can also let theparents limit what type of information the children can put online. For example,the settings could make it impossible to share email addresses, telephonenumbers, physical addresses, or photographs.Parental controls “can only go so far” (cannot do everything), so it is alsoimportant for parents to discuss their “concerns” (worries) with their children.Many parents find it useful to explain the “dangers” (bad things that couldhappen) of social networking sites and encourage their children to let them knowif they “encounter” (find) people who make them feel uncomfortable online orhave other problems.______________Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – a; 2 – a4These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2010). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited.English as a Second Language Podcastwww.eslpod.comESL Podcast 631 – Customizing a Personal WebpageCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPTWelcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 631: Customizing aPersonal Webpage.This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 631. I’m your host, Dr.Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development inbeautiful Los Angeles, California.Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for thisepisode that will help you improve your English even faster.This episode is called “Customizing a Personal Webpage.” Many people havetheir own pages – their own websites. We’ll talk about some of the vocabularythat might be related to that, especially on social networking sites such asFacebook. Let’s get started.[start of dialogue]Keiko: The layout of your webpage is so lame. Why don’t you customize it?Al: Why bother? I don’t want to spend the time or the energy.Keiko: Let me show you my page. Check out this background. Don’t you thinkit’s great?Al: Yeah, it’s great. Can I get back to my book now?Keiko: You haven’t even looked at my page. Look at this. You can add all kindsof graphics and you can use the profile editor to list information about yourself:your hometown, your likes and dislikes, your relationship status, your mood,everything! You can link to or upload photos and videos, too. I even have acustom cursor and this scrolling text across the topAl: Yeah, it’s all great, but kind of dizzying.Keiko: You haven’t even seen my animated gifs. This funny baby will danceacross the page, look!Al: Thanks for the suggestions, but I think I’ll stick to a simple, uncluttered page.How long did it take you to do all of that?5These materials are copyrighted by the Center for Educational Development (2010). Posting ofthese materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. 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