VOCABULARY BUILDER
Food Selfie
The ubiquitous cell phone is making a profound impact on the modern world, mostly in a positive manner, but also in strange ways. It is not unusual to see people taking pictures of the food they are about to eat. This young lady is making sure that the bowl of soup is in focus and that it looks as nice as possible. She can enhance the image by adjusting the brightness, contrast and color saturation. Once she is satisfied with her artwork, she will tweet it to her relatives, friends and "followers" so that they don't miss this important moment in her life!
Simple Definitions
- ubiquitous (adj) = being everywhere, known by almost everybody
- profound (adj) = deep
- be about to do sth (verb to be) = nearly start to do sth
- enhance sth (v) = improve sth, make sth more attractive
- tweet sth (v) = send sth by Twitter
(adj) = adjective, (adv) = adverb, (n) = noun, (v) = verb, sth = something, sby = somebody
Word Challenge
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. You may need to make changes to verbs (tense/3rd person) and nouns (singular/plural).
ubiquitous profound be about to enhance tweet
1) Photoshop allows the user to design graphics and ______ images.
2) She ______ press "enter" when she realized she had typed the wrong address!
3) If you want to ______ a message, you can use a maximum of 140 characters.
4) Many years ago, touchscreen tablets were rare; nowadays they are ______.
5) The spread of mobile computing is having a ______ effect on internet marketing.
See answers below
Answers to Word Challenge
1) Photoshop allows the user to design graphics and enhance images.
2) She was about to press "enter" when she realized she had typed the wrong address!
3) If you want to tweet a message, you can use a maximum of 140 characters.
4) Many years ago, touchscreen tablets were rare; nowadays they are ubiquitous.
5) The spread of mobile computing is having a profound effect on internet marketing.
