Instant messaging meaning in English
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Definition
instant messaging: a type of internet communication or "chat" (provided by MSN messenger etc.)
Examples
- "These days, people are shopping and banking online, instant messaging from mobile phones, posting status updates through Spitter, blogging, vlogging (or better yet mobile vlogging), aggregating news from various sources and perfecting their profiles on popular social networking sites."
Exercise 1
Match the online activities with their correct descriptions below! Each term is used once!
People who update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called .
In most countries, it's illegal to films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
People who update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called .
In most countries, it's illegal to films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
Match the online activities with their correct descriptions below! Each term is used once!
People who blog 1 update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called instant messaging 2.
In most countries, it's illegal to download 3 films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
Podcasting 4 involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
People who blog 1 update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called instant messaging 2.
In most countries, it's illegal to download 3 films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
Podcasting 4 involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
1 blog: "Blog" is the right choice here! To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, writing details about your life, or developments in a political issue, or pretty much anything! Note the related noun "a blog". It is believed that "blog" is an abbreviation of "weblog".
1 download: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
1 podcast: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It is an audio file, not a written post, so this is not the best choice here.
1 instant message: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
2 instant messaging: This is the best answer here. "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. Teenagers like using instant messaging to talk to each other for hours.
2 blogging: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
2 podcasting: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It does not match the description given here.
2 downloading: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
3 download: "Download" is the best choice here. To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. Example: "My mother caught my brother downloading naughty videos onto the family computer".
3 podcast: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It does not match the description given here.
3 blog: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
3 instant message: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
4 Podcasting: "Podcasting" is the best match here. To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. Example: "I'm learning Spanish with a great free podcast that I found on E-Tunes!".
4 Instant messaging: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
4 Blogging: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
4 Downloading: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
Exercise 2
Match the online activities with their correct descriptions below! Each term is used once!
People who update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called .
In most countries, it's illegal to films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
People who update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called .
In most countries, it's illegal to films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
Match the online activities with their correct descriptions below! Each term is used once!
People who blog 1 update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called instant messaging 2.
In most countries, it's illegal to download 3 films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
Podcasting 4 involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
People who blog 1 update a journal on a website, where they write on subjects such as cooking, politics, sports and more!
Chatting in real time to people via platforms such as "Facebook" or "Gmail Chat" is called instant messaging 2.
In most countries, it's illegal to download 3 films from file sharing networks, due to copyright laws.
Podcasting 4 involves recording audio segments and making them available online for people to listen to. Listeners can learn a language this way, or discover more about many different subjects!
1 blog: "Blog" is the right choice here! To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, writing details about your life, or developments in a political issue, or pretty much anything! Note the related noun "a blog". It is believed that "blog" is an abbreviation of "weblog".
1 download: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
1 podcast: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It is an audio file, not a written post, so this is not the best choice here.
1 instant message: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
2 instant messaging: This is the best answer here. "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. Teenagers like using instant messaging to talk to each other for hours.
2 blogging: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
2 podcasting: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It does not match the description given here.
2 downloading: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
3 download: "Download" is the best choice here. To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. Example: "My mother caught my brother downloading naughty videos onto the family computer".
3 podcast: To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. It does not match the description given here.
3 blog: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
3 instant message: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
4 Podcasting: "Podcasting" is the best match here. To "podcast" is to record a spoken message called "a podcast", which you then post on the internet for people to download or listen to. Example: "I'm learning Spanish with a great free podcast that I found on E-Tunes!".
4 Instant messaging: "Instant messaging" services (or "IM" for short) allow you to send messages to a person and receive their response instantly. This does not match the description!
4 Blogging: To "blog" is to update a journal on the internet, and it does not match the description given here.
4 Downloading: To "download" something is to transfer data (for example films or songs) from the internet or another server onto their own computer. This is not the best choice here.
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