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How to be a safe and smart SEARCHER

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everal keywords will help to find better results. Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search. If you want to find out about seagulls, for example, search for and not just ‘seagull’ – because seagull might also be the name of just about anything else, from a hotel to a documentary film.

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xact references can help you find what you’re looking for. If you are looking for an exact phrase or sentence, e.g. , type it between quotation marks (“”) and only exact matches will be shown. This is useful when you want to find something you’ve already seen but lost.

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void common words like ‘a’ or ‘the’ in a search. These aren’t always helpful and are usually unnecessary.

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emove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol (-). For example, would leave out all references to hotels and films.

91 . Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly. The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results - especially when the mistyped word exists.

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ave a filter（过滤程序）. It’s a good idea to filter your searches, especially when you are searching for pictures. Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system. There are lots of filtering software options available.

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xperiment with different search engines until you find the one that’s best for you. Some search engines personalise the results. So check out the option of using a search engine that doesn’t do this and you will get different results.

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eliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet. Always ask yourself, “Is this reliable?” Don’t make the mistake of believing everything you see. Some websites are unreliable and some information is false. Check your information on other websites before accepting it.

1.This is an article written for adults, isn’t it?

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2.If you want to find out about peaches, what keywords may help you find better results?

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3.How can we get exact matches when we are looking for an exact phrase?

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4.What can be filled in the blank?

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5.What is especially important for picture searches?

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6.Write three DON’Ts about safe and smart search.

Don’t _____________________________.

Don’t _____________________________.

Don’t _____________________________.

1.No, it isn’t. 2.Fruit peach. 3.By typing the phrase between quotation marks./By using quotation marks. 4.Check your spelling (carefully). /Correct spelling. 5.Filter software. 6.Don’t...

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