19/04/2025 Living in Cybersecurity

Read the dialogue and then answer the question:

Amy: What are you doing here at this hour? I wasn't sure I'd find you.
Dee: Oh hi, Amy. I'm just fooling around online. I guess I forgot about the time!
Amy: Am I interrupting you?
Dee: Not at all. Paul and I are just instant messaging.
Amy: Sorry to bother you. But...1 I'm a little worried about something.
Dee: What's wrong?2
Amy: I just got this e-mail from someone I don't know, and I clicked on the attachment to see what it was.
My computer totally crashed. Everything froze, and no matter what I do, nothing happens.
Dee: Actually, you should never open an attachment if you don't know the sender. It could be malware or
carry a virus.3
Amy: I know. I don't know what I was thinking! It just happened so fast.
Dee: Look. First, try shutting down and restarting, OK? Sometimes that takes care of it.
Amy: You think that would work?
Dee: It couldn't hurt. Listen, Paul's4 still there. Let me send a quick response, OK? I'll just be a second.
Amy: No problem. I'll go and try restarting to see if that does the trick.

FOCUS ON LANGUAGE. Match the meaning of each expression. (Two expressions have the same
meaning.)

1 I just fooling around a won't take a long time ...

2 takes care of it b not doing anything serious ...
3 couldn't hurt c is worth trying ...
4 I'll just be a second d fixes the problem ...
5 does the trick

Vocabulary : Computer screen , components , commands and activities

List 01 Translation List 02 Translation List 03 Translation

monitor ‫شَاشَة‬ visit a website ‫ارة َم ْوقِع َويْب‬ َ َ‫ِزي‬ open a file ‫فَتْح َملَف‬
screen ‫شَاشَة‬ surf the Internet ِْ ‫صفُّح‬
‫اْل ْنت َْرنِت‬ َ َ‫ت‬ save a file ‫حِ ْفظ َملَف‬
mouse ‫فَأْر‬ join (an online group) ‫عة ِإ ْنت َْرنِت‬ َ ُ ْ‫ض َمام ِإلَى َمج‬
‫و‬ ‫م‬ ِ ‫اِ ْن‬ print a file ‫عة َملَف‬ َ ‫طِ َبا‬
touchpad َّ
‫ل ْو َحة الل ْمس‬ َ post (a message) َ‫سالة‬ َ ‫نَ ْشر ِر‬ close a file َ
‫إِ ْغ ََلق َملف‬
pull-down menu ‫س ِدلَة‬
َ ‫قَائِ َمة ُم ْن‬ attach (a file) ‫إِ ْرفَاق َملَف‬ cut text ‫قَص نَص‬
tool bar ‫ش َِريط أَدَ َوات‬ upload (a file) ‫َر ْفع َملَف‬ copy text ‫نَسْخ نَص‬
scroll bar ‫ش َِريط ت َ ْم ِرير‬ share (a link) ‫َاركَة َرابِط‬ َ ‫ُمش‬ paste text ‫صق نَص‬ ْ َ‫ل‬
cursor ‫ُم َؤشِر‬ download an application ‫َطبِيق‬ ْ ‫ت َ ْن ِزيل ت‬ click on an icon َ
‫علَى أ ْيقُونَة‬ َ ‫نَ ْقر‬
send an instant message ‫سالَة فَ ْو ِريَّة‬
َ ‫سال ِر‬ َ ‫ِإ ْر‬ select / highlight ‫ ت َ ْعلِيم نَص‬/ ‫تَحْ دِيد‬
text
look up information ‫عن َم ْعلُو َمات‬
َ ‫بَحْ ث‬ scroll up ‫ت َ ْم ِرير إِلَى أ َ ْعلَى‬
scroll down ‫ت َ ْم ِرير إِلَى أ َ ْسفَل‬

Listening : A ) Listen. Check the computer command each person needs.

Number He/She needs to click on open a save a print a cut copy paste scroll up scroll
file file file text text text down
1 He needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
2 She needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
3 He needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
4 She needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
5 He needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
6 She needs to click on ... □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
B) Write a checkmark next to the person who seems to enjoy the Internet the least.

 □ 1 George Thomas □ 2 Sonia Castro □ 3 Robert Kuan □ 4 Nadia Montasser

C) Listen again and check the activities each person does.

George Thomas Sonia Castro Robert Kuan Nadia Montasser

buys products □ □ □ □
downloads music □ □ □ □
checks the latest news □ □ □ □
participates in online groups □ □ □ □
plays online games □ □ □ □
sends instant messages □ □ □ □
surfs the Internet □ □ □ □
uploads photos □ □ □ □
uses a computer at work □ □ □ □

Grammar : Comparison with as + ( adjective / adverb) as

When things are the same or similar:

 as...as = equal e.g. This phone is as fast as that one.
 almost as...as = nearly equal e.g. My computer is almost as light as my tablet.

When things are different:

 not as...as = different e.g. This car is not as expensive as that one.
 not quite as...as = a small difference e.g. My coffee isn’t quite as hot as yours.
 not nearly as...as = a big difference e.g. My old phone is not nearly as good as my new one.

You can leave out the second "as" and noun if it's clear : e.g. My printer doesn’t print as quickly (as yours).

Expressing purpose

1) in order to + base form of a verb : e.g. I scrolled down in order to read the text
2) To + base form : e.g. I scrolled down to read the text
3) for + noun or gerund or noun phrase :
e.g. I scrolled down for reading the text
They shop online for electronic device

Don't use for before an infinitive of purpose : e.g.She texted me for to ask a question

Activities : Complete each sentence with for or to.

1. My friend e-mailed me ______ say he's getting married.
2. Jane shops online ______ clothing.
3. I went online ______ find a new keyboard.
4. Matt created a web page ______ keeping in touch with his family and friends.1
5. Sometimes I use my computer ______ download movies.
6. We both log on to the internet ______ information.
7. Just click the icon ______ open the file.
8. When Gina's computer crashed, her brother came over2 ______ help her.

Rewrite each pair of sentences into a single sentences using as ... as.

 My brother's1 smart phone downloads music quickly. My MP3 player doesn't download2 music quickly.

 My new computer doesn't log on slowly. My old computer logs on slowly.

  Your old monitor works well. My new monitor doesn't work well.

 The Rico printer prints quickly. The Grant printer doesn't print quickly.

 The Pace scanner doesn't run quietly. The Rico scanner runs quietly.3

Reading :
Identity Thieves Steal 40 Million Credit Card Numbers
Eleven hackers around the world were accused of stealing more than 40 million credit card numbers on the Internet.
They included three people from the U.S. who are accused of hacking into the wireless networks of popular online
stores. Once inside these networks, they searched for customers' credit card numbers, passwords, and personal
information so they could pretend to be those customers. When the identity theft was completed, credit card numbers
and other details were then sold on the Internet, allowing criminals to withdraw thousands of dollars at a time from
ATMs.
Computer Viruses Are Getting Harder to Prevent
"We're losing the battle against computer viruses," says David Farber, professor of computer science at Carnegie
Mellon University. These viruses, which can enter computer systems through junk e-mail from hackers, have reached
epidemic proportions, slowing down computers- and sometimes causing whole office computer systems to crash-in
both large and small companies. In one year alone, they were reported to have caused $13 billion USD in damage. To
protect themselves with anti-virus Companies have been trying for years programs, but criminals are creating newer,
improved viruses faster than these programs can keep up with.
Cyberbullying Leads to Teenager's Death
Megan Taylor Meier, age 13, joined an online social networking group where she became online friends with a 16-
year-old boy named Josh. Megan and Josh never communicated by phone or in person, but she enjoyed exchanging
messages with him in the group. Over time, Josh changed. He began to bully her daily-criticizing her personality and
telling her what a bad person she was. Some of their communications were posted so everyone could see them. Josh's
last message to her said, "The world would be a better place without you." A short time later, Megan committed
suicide. After her death, it was discovered that there was no "Josh." The messages came from the mother of one of
Megan's classmates. The mother had been angry with Megan because she believed Megan had saver Windows said
some untrue things about her daughter.

Use the context of the articles to help you to complete each definition.
1. A hacker is . . . a. a software program that causes problems in
2. A computer virus is . . . computers.
3. A criminal is . . . b. a software program that tries to stop the spread of
4. Junk e-mail is . . . viruses.
5. An anti-virus program is . . . c. a person who enters computer systems without
6. A cyberbully is . . . permission.
7. An identity thief is . . . d. a person who steals other people’s personal
information.
e. an advertisement you didn’t request.
f. a person who breaks the law; for example, by
stealing money.
g. a person who sends cruel and negative messages to
another person online.

Writing : Write a paragraph about the benefits and problems of Internet .