Google keeps a list of everyone’s search history

Pre-reading questions:

  1. Do you use Google Chrome?
  2. What are the popular websites in Japan?

Vocabulary:

  1. search [verb] – to look for something
  2. I will search for my cellphone.

  3. website [noun] – a page on the internet with information about something
  4. I opened a website about food.

  5. search history [noun] – a list of websites the user has visited
  6. You can remove your search history on Google Chrome.

  7. information [noun] – facts learned about something
  8. The teacher gave us some information about the project.

  9. advertisement [noun] – a paid notice that tells people about a product or service
  10. There are a lot of advertisements at the mall.

Google keeps a list of everything that you search for. It can give you information about the websites you used to visit. It can also help you look for the places that you’ve been to. Google thinks that it is helpful for the users if they will keep a list of everything. Google also uses everyone’s search history for their advertisements.

True or False:

  1. Google can help users to look for places that they’ve been to.
  2. Google thinks that it is not helpful if they keep a list of everything.
  3. Google gives you information about the websites you used to visit.
  4. Google uses usual searches for advertisements.
  5. Google doesn’t keep a list of searches.