Learn the new English word "google"
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| Keith: Hi, I’m Keith. |
| Sadia: Hey and I’m Sadia. Alright! Listen up! The focus of this lesson is Google! |
| Keith: And also it’s a verb, "to Google!" |
| Sadia: It is a verb now. So, surely you've used the most popular search engine in the world, Google! Since its introduction to the public in the late 90s, Google is like the go-to site on the Internet, right? |
| Keith: Definitely. If you have a question that no one seems to have the answer to, Google it! |
| Sadia: Exactly. Google has now become a verb, as you just heard -- "to Google" means "to search for on Google." |
| Keith: Did you know that Google handles nearly 200 million searches everyday? |
| Sadia: Insanity, how’d you figure that out? |
| Keith: Well, uh, I Googled it! [laughs] Seriously, but why do you think it attracts so many users? |
| Sadia: I think it's got a really simple design and the results are really good -- it’s got a lot of information without any of the added, like, graphical clutter that a lot of the other search engines have. |
| Keith: Yeah-- it actually produces results for searches using a special algorithm-- or, mathematical formula-- to rank sites based on how frequently those sites are linked to. |
| Sadia: It gives pretty strong and relevant results. Google could probably be considered one of the most powerful tools on the internet-- think of it as, like, an index for the web; everything that's on the web can probably be found through Google. |
| Keith: Google, the company, also owns or operates many other web-based applications like the blogging site, Blogger.com, and the Google Reader utility, which allows you to keep track of the blogs and news sites you visit most, all in one place. |
| Sadia: And on a less serious note, I know more than a few people who use Google as a kind of social tool... |
| Keith: Really, a social tool? |
| Sadia: Yes, I mean, is it just me, or do your friends "Google" people they're considering dating or becoming friends with? |
| Keith: So if you meet someone new, you Google their name? |
| Sadia: Yeah! You’ve never done it before? I have! |
| Keith: No... I’ve... done it. |
| Sadia: [laughs] Anyway, I just think it's kind of wild that this little search engine that started as a research project has evolved into a multi-billion dollar company with I think like 20,000 employees or something, and millions and millions and millions of very loyal fans. It’s crazy! |
| Keith: Yeah, and actually, it’s more than crazy, I think it’s amazing. |
| Sadia: Yeah. |
| Keith: Let's take a look at some of the vocabulary for this Buzzwords lesson. |
| Sadia: surely [natural native speed] |
| Keith: surely [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: certainly; absolutely |
| Keith: surely [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: surely [natural native speed] |
| Keith: search engine [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: search engine [natural native speed] |
| Keith: a computer program that retrieves data from a computer |
| network, usually the Internet |
| Sadia: search engine [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: search engine [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: to attract [natural native speed] |
| Keith: to attract [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: to draw toward |
| Keith: to attract [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: to attract [natural native speed] |
| Keith: to Google [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: to Google [natural native speed] |
| Keith: to search for someone or something using the Google |
| search engine |
| Sadia: to Google [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: to Google [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: public [natural native speed] |
| Keith: public [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: the general population |
| Keith: public [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: public [natural native speed] |
| Keith: introduction [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: introduction [natural native speed] |
| Keith: first presentation to a person or the public |
| Sadia: introduction [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: introduction [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: user [natural native speed] |
| Keith: user [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: person who uses a computer or Internet service |
| Keith: user [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: user [natural native speed] |
| Keith: results [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: results [natural native speed] |
| Keith: data provided by a search engine after a search is |
| performed |
| Sadia: results [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: results [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: algorithm [natural native speed] |
| Keith: algorithm [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: a set of mathematical instructions |
| Keith: algorithm [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: algorithm [natural native speed] |
| Keith: index [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: index [natural native speed] |
| Keith: a list of things contained in a work (for example, a |
| book) |
| Sadia: index [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: index [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: powerful [natural native speed] |
| Keith: powerful [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: very strong |
| Keith: powerful [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: powerful [natural native speed] |
| Keith: tool [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: tool [natural native speed] |
| Keith: something used to perform a task |
| Sadia: tool [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: tool [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: utility [natural native speed] |
| Keith: utility [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: tool; something used to perform a task |
| Keith: utility [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Sadia: utility [natural native speed] |
| Keith: amazing [natural native speed] |
| Sadia: amazing [natural native speed] |
| Keith: incredible; unbelievable |
| Sadia: amazing [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Keith: amazing [natural native speed] |
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