‘App’ is the abbreviation for (mobile or software) ‘application’. What apps have you used so far (at school / at home)? Did you find them useful? Talk in pairs. Example: I find out the train times using the … app. In the workshop, we use a spirit level app to … Read the job descriptions below. 1 Choose the most suitable programmes / apps for the jobs described. 2 Write down how the programmes / apps can help. Discuss your findings in class. 31 32 a Katya is a jeweller. She has to take photos of her work for advertising and for her own records. The photos need to be edited and are then sent to potential customers via email and put on her web page. George is a car mechanic who does his own accounts at home. He needs to list the parts bought / sold and calculate his taxes every month. He also has to organise customer accounts as well as costs and payments for the shop. Freya is a secretary in an estate agent’s office. She has to update the house listings on the website every day. She will often copy and paste information from the clients’ emails as well as edit their texts to suit the website. She sometimes has to delete information when a house is sold. Lukas is an IT repairman who travels to different locations to fix computers, printers or accessories. He uses his smartphone to track his appointments and take notes. He will take photos for future use and problem-solving as well as email his timesheet and invoices to his employer and clients. b 128 Language skills Extras Explore 10 Now and then Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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