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7 GIVING INSTRUCTIONS AND
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UNIT

DESCRIBING PURPOSE

Reading

Think and Act

1. List the words that occur frequently while sending and
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receiving emails.
2. Share your list to the class and prepare a final list of words.

Study Time

Read the text below, and answer the following questions.

i. What is the text about?
ii. What does email stand for?
iii. What kinds of messages are distributed electronically via email?

I. Email

Electronic mail is most commonly referred to as email or e-mail. Email
generally refers to a method of exchanging digital messages from a sender
to one or more recipients. It is distributed by electronic means from one
computer user to one or more recipients via a network. It is claimed that
people started sending and receiving email from 1993. However, it has
recently been popular in our country. Today’s email systems are based
on a store-and-forward model. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and
store messages. Neither the users nor their computers are required to be
online simultaneously. They need to connect to a server for as long as
it takes to send or receive messages. Thus, email is an information and
communication technology. In this technology, users use email differently,
based on how they think about it. There are many software platforms
available to send and receive messages. Popular email platforms include
Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook, and many others.
Adapted form: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email

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