Media and Technology: Vocabulary and Impersonal Se
Learn the Spanish for phones, apps and social media, then give online-safety rules using the impersonal se (se puede, se debe, se necesita).
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Media and technology
This module covers Spanish for media and technology: phones, apps and social media, plus online-safety rules using the impersonal 'se'. Spelling counts: accents are part of the word.
Key vocabulary
Learn these words with their accents:
Match each Spanish word to its English meaning
- el móvil
- el ordenador
- las redes sociales
- el videojuego
- mobile phone
- computer
- social media
- video game
Which phrase?
Which Spanish phrase means 'social media'?
- las redes sociales
- la página web
- el videojuego
- el ordenador
The impersonal se
To give general rules, Spanish uses the impersonal 'se': se puede (one can), se debe (one should), se necesita (one needs). For example: se puede jugar en línea (one can play online); se debe usar una contraseña segura (one should use a secure password). The verb stays in the it-form after se.
Online-safety rules
Para estar seguro en Internet: se _____ usar una contraseña segura, se _____ jugar en línea con amigos, para descargar una app se _____ Internet, y se _____ tener cuidado con los desconocidos.
Technology words
Select the TWO words connected with technology.
- el ordenador
- el móvil
- el perro
- la manzana
Match each verb to its meaning
- jugar
- usar
- descargar
- compartir
- to play
- to use
- to download
- to share
Staying safe online
Online safety is a common exam topic. Useful phrases with se: se debe proteger tu contraseña (one should protect your password); no se debe hablar con desconocidos (one should not talk to strangers); se puede bloquear a alguien (one can block someone). These rules all use the impersonal 'se' plus a verb.
Build the sentence
Put the Spanish words in order to make: 'One should use a secure password.'
- Se
- debe
- usar
- una contraseña segura
Complete the rule
Complete: 'En Internet ___ tener cuidado.' (Online, one should be careful.)
- se debe
- se debes
- debo
- deben
Describe your habits
Todos los días uso mi _____ para las redes _____. Me gusta descargar una _____ nueva. Para estar seguro, se debe usar una _____ segura.
Choose the best Spanish
Choose the best Spanish for each situation.
- You want to give a rule: 'One should use a secure password'. You choose:
- You want to say 'one can play online'. You choose:
- An online-safety rule: 'one should not share personal information'. You choose:
Write about technology
Escribe unas frases sobre la tecnología y la seguridad en Internet. (Write a few sentences in Spanish about technology and online safety.)
- Use a media or technology word (el móvil, las redes sociales...)
- Use the impersonal 'se' (se debe, se puede...)
- Give one online-safety rule