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Vicnet Internet training course

Workbook 10

Websites in your language

The Internet

Интернет

ا

Το ∆ιαδίκτυο

互联网

Easy English workbook

July 2010

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About the Vicnet Internet training workbooks

This workbook is part of a series of 10 workbooks

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10.

How to use a computer

Introduction to the Internet

Searching for information

Introduction to email

Introduction to Skype

Radio on the Internet

Working with pictures on the Internet

Google Maps, Google Images and Google Earth

Introduction to YouTube

Websites in your language

The workbooks are written in Easy English.

They provide basic information on how to use the Internet.

The workbooks should be used with a trainer.

These workbooks were developed by Vicnet at the

State Library of Victoria

The funding came from Department of Planning and

Community Development

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About the text and pictures in this workbook

The information in this workbook

is correct at the time of writing.

Websites on the Internet change

often. The text and pictures in

this workbook may be different

from those you see on the

Internet.

When writing this workbook,

Vicnet used computers with

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Microsoft XP operating system

Internet Explorer version 7.

Please check the Vicnet website

for new workbooks:

www.vicnet.net.au/publications

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What is in this book

Websites in your language............................................................ 6

MyLanguage website .................................................................... 7

Using a search engine to find a website...................................... 11

Google search in your language ................................................. 14

Google search in your domain .................................................... 20

Google translation tools............................................................... 22

Translated search................................................................ 23

Translate text....................................................................... 25

Translate a web page.......................................................... 31

Google Translate................................................................. 34

Translated government information............................................. 37

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Websites in your

language

In this workbook we will look at

ways to find information on the

Internet in different languages.

We will look at

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how to find websites from

around the world, using the

MyLanguage website and

Google search

how to use free translation

tools on the Google website

how to find translated

information on Australian

government websites.

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MyLanguage website

MyLanguage is an Australian

website which provides links to

websites in 65 languages.

You can find websites on topics

such as

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news, current affairs and

society

shopping and consumer

information

the arts and entertainment

computers

games

regional information

science

sport

cooking and gardening

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The address for MyLanguage is

www.mylanguage.gov.au

Have a go

1. Move the mouse over the

address bar.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type

www.mylanguage.gov.au

4. Find the language of your

choice.

5. Move your mouse over that

language.

6. Do 1 click.

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Have a go

We will show you an example

using the Turkish language.

1. Move your mouse over

Tϋrkçe (Turkish).

2. Do 1 click.

3. You will see the Turkish

language web page.

4. Move the mouse over the

topic you want to see – Spor

(sport).

5. Do 1 click.

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6. Move your mouse over the

type of sport you want to see –

Futbol (football).

7. Do 1 click.

8. Move your mouse over the

website you want to see.

9. Do 1 click.

You will see the website.

Now Have a go using your

preferred language.

Start at Step 1 on page 8.

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Using a search

engine to find a

website

The Internet is used across the

world. There are websites in

many languages.

To go to a websites you can type

the website address. If you do

not know the website address,

you can search for the address

by using a search engine website.

In this workbook you will use the

Google search engine in the

language of your choice.

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Have a go

Go to the Google website

1. Move the mouse over the

address bar.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type www.google.com

4. Press the Enter key on the

keyboard.

You will see the Google website.

Google has language tools that

can help you find websites in the

language of your choice.

5. Move the mouse over

Language Tools.

6. Do 1 click.

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You will see the Google

Language Tools web page.

There are five sections

1. Translated search

2. Translate text

3. Translate a web page

4. Use the Google interface in

Your Language.

5. Visit Google’s Site in Your

Local Domain (country).

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Google search in

your language

To find websites in the language

of your choice, go to Google

Interface in Your Language

section.

We will use Spanish as an

example.

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over

Spanish.

2. Do 1 click.

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You will see the Google Español

(Spanish) website.

3. Move the mouse over the

Search box.

4. Do 1 click.

5. Type in the words in Spanish

for your search, for example

noticias (news).

6. Move the mouse over Buscar

con Google (Google Search).

7. Do 1 click.

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You will see a list of websites.

The websites are in Spanish.

8. Move your mouse over the

website you want to look at.

9. Do 1 click.

You will see the website.

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Use Google search in your

language

Have a go

Go to the Google website.

1. Move the mouse over the

address bar.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in

www.google.com

4. Move the mouse over

Language Tools.

5. Do 1 click.

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Scroll down the web page and

find Use the Google Interface in

Your Language.

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

language you want to use.

2. Do 1 click.

You will see the Google search

website in your language.

3. Move your mouse over the

Search box.

4. Do 1 click.

5. Type in the words for your

search.

6. Do 1 click.

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You will see the search results

page. Your search results will be

in the language you have used.

Choose the website you would

like to look at from the results list.

7. Move your mouse over the

website link.

8. Do 1 click.

9. You will see the website you

chose.

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Google search in

your domain

In the previous exercise you used

Google search in your language.

You can also use Google search

in your domain (country) to find

websites.

Note: Google does not have

search engines for every country

in the world.

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On the Language Tools page,

scroll down to Visit Google’s

Site in Your Local Domain.

Have a go

1. Find the flag for your country.

2. Move your mouse over the

flag.

3. Do 1 click.

You will see the Google search

website for the country you have

chosen.

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Google translation

tools

On the Language Tools page,

there are three tools used to

translate words between English

and other languages.

The three tools are

1. Translated search

2. Translate text

3. Translate a web page

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Translated search

This tool translates websites from

one language into another.

For example, you can translate

English websites into the

language you choose.

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

Search for box.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in the words of your

search.

You can type in English or

another language. We will search

for news.

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4. Move your mouse over the

arrow next to English.

5. Do 1 click.

You will see a list of languages.

6. Move your mouse over the

language you want to use.

7. Do 1 click.

8. Move your mouse over the

Translate and Search box.

9. Do 1 click.

You will see a list of websites

translated into the language you

chose.

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Translate text

You can use this tool to type text

and translate it between two

languages.

You can

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type text in English and

translate it into your language

type text in your language

and translate it into English.

If you can’t type in your language,

you can use this tool to translate

words into your language. You

can then copy and paste the

translated words into your Google

search box or into a document.

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Have a go

In this example, you will translate

text from English into another

language.

1. Move your mouse over the

text box.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in the words you would

like to have translated,

for example news.

4. Move your mouse over

the arrow next to the

first language box.

5. Do 1 click.

You will see a list of

languages.

6. Move your mouse over

English.7. Do 1 click.

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8. Move your mouse over

the arrow next to the

second language box.

9. Do 1 click.

10. Move your mouse over the

language you want to use.

11. Do 1 click.

12. Move your mouse over the

Translate box.

13. Do 1 click.

You will see this screen.

The word has been translated.

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You can copy this word into a

Google search engine or into a

Word document.

Have a go

1. Move your mouse to the start

of the word.

2. Do 1 click with the left mouse

button, hold your mouse

button down.

3. Drag your mouse over the

word to highlight the word.

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Let your mouse button go.

Do 1 click on the right

mouse button.

You will see a menu.

Move your mouse over Copy.

Do 1 click (left button).

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Decide where you want to paste

the word. In this example, you

will paste the translated word into

the Google search box of the

website of your language.

9. Move your mouse over the

back tool.

10. Do 1 click.

11. Scroll down the page.

12. Open the Google website for

your language.

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13. Move your mouse over the

search box.

14. Do 1 click on the Right

mouse button.

15. You will see a menu.

16. Move your mouse over

Paste.

17. Do 1 click.

You can now complete your

search.

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Translate a web page

You can use the Translate a

web page tool when you find a

website in English and you want

to read it in your language.

In this exercise, we will translate

a web page in English into

Arabic.

Have a go

1. Scroll down the Language

Tools web page to Translate

a web page.

2. Move your mouse over the

website address box .

3. Do 1 click.

4. Type in the address of the

website you want to translate.

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Move your mouse over the

arrow next to the first

language box.

Do 1 click.

You will see a list of languages.

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Move your mouse over

English.

Do 1 click.

Move your mouse over the

arrow next to the second

language box.

10. Do 1 click.

You will see a list of languages.

11. Move your mouse over

Arabic.

12. Do 1 click.

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13. Move your mouse over the

Translate box.

14. Do 1 click.

You will see the website

translated into Arabic.

Note: Only the text will be

translated. Some words may be

displayed as a picture (for

example, a company name).

These words will not be

translated.

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Google Translate

This is a simple translation tool

on Google.

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over more.

2. Do 1 click.

3. A list appears.

4. Move your mouse over even

more.

5. Do 1 click.

6. Move your mouse over

Translate.

7. Do 1 click.

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8. You will see one screen where

you can translate

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text

a website or

a document.

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Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

text box.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in the text or website

address.

4. Move your mouse over the

down arrow next to each of

the language options.

5. Do 1 click.

6. Click on your preferred

language.

7. Do 1 click.

8. Move your mouse over

Translate.

9. Do 1 click.

You will see the translated

website or text.

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Translated

government

information

The Victorian Government

website is a good place to find

information from the Australian

federal, state and local

governments.

Go to the Victorian

Government website

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

address bar.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in

www.vic.gov.au

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4. Press the Enter key on the

keyboard.

You will see the Victorian

Government website.

Search for translated

information

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

box above Search in the top

right hand corner.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in the words for a search,

for example translated

information.

4. Move your mouse over the

word Search.

5. Do 1 click.

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You will see a list of websites

with translated information.

Go to a website with translated

information

Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

website you want to look at.

2. Do 1 click.

In this example, you will go to the

website for the Australian

Electoral Commission. You will

see the web page for Translated

Information.

3. Move your mouse over the

language of your choice.

4. Do 1 click.

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You will see a web page in your

chosen language.

There are a number of links.

5. Move the mouse over the link

you want to see.

6. Do 1 click.

The translated information is

displayed.

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Return to the Victorian

Government website to start

another search

Have a go

1. Move the mouse over the

back arrow.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Repeat this action until you

return to the Victorian

Government website.

Start a new search

This time the search will be more

specific. You will search for a

topic and a language.

In this example, we will search for

health polish translated

information.

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Have a go

1. Move your mouse over the

search box.

2. Do 1 click.

3. Type in health polish (or your

language) translated

information.

4. Move your mouse over

Search.

5. Do 1 click.

You will see a list of websites.

6. Move your mouse over the

website you would like to see.

In this example, we will look at

the Beyond Blue website.

7. Do 1 click.

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You will see the beyond blue

web page with information

available in a number of

languages.

8. On the left menu, move your

mouse over Polish (or your

chosen language).

9. Do 1 click.

You will see a page with text and

documents in your language.

10. To view a document, move

the mouse over Download.

11. Do 1 click.

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The translated information is

displayed.

If the information does not

display and you see a box

1. Move the mouse over Open.

2. Do 1 click.

The translated information is now

displayed.