TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA VOCABULARY 1

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Social media and technology vocabulary is now part of everyday English. Whether you're talking about your online life, following the news, or working in any modern industry, this vocabulary is essential at B1 level and above.

Did you know?Technology moves faster than any other domain in English, and the vocabulary evolves with it. Words like viral, stream, and post all existed long before the internet — but have gained entirely new meanings in the digital age. Viral once only described disease spread; now it describes a video seen by millions overnight. Algorithm dates to the 9th century, from the name of a Persian mathematician.

READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Complete each sentence using one of the following words: scroll, tag, stream, upload, viral, follow, caption, filter, post, algorithm.

1. She spent an hour just ing through her feed without really reading anything.✓

2. Make sure you me in the photo so my friends can see it.✓

3. We decided to the game live instead of watching it on TV.✓

4. It took forever to the video because our connection was so slow.✓

5. The video went overnight — it had ten million views by morning.✓

6. I all my favorite chefs on Instagram for recipe inspiration.✓

7. She spent ten minutes writing the perfect for her photo.✓

8. He used a black-and-white to make the photo look more dramatic.✓

9. She made a quick about the concert and it got hundreds of comments.✓

10. The platform's decides which content you see — and which you don't.✓

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