The more you know, the better protected you will be.
Warming Up
a Watch this video. Write down 3 keywords and/or expressions that sum up the video.
b Write a definition for the following 5 words. If you really don’t know one of the words, you may use English-language Internet sources to help you. But try answering without doing so.
1 catfish (NOTE: This word has different meanings. Here you will write the meaning of this word as related to the internet, not the animal that swims in lakes, ponds, etc.)
2 fake
3 identity
4 negative
5 positive
Your Reading Text: Digital Defender
Words
a Find the words in the text.
b Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. online scams | a. collecting money for a specific purpose |
| 2. cyber | b. a computer programming language |
| 3. Internet savvy | c. dishonest and illegal |
| 4. shield | d. involving the use of computers |
| 5. suspicious | e. to make better |
| 6. fraudulent | f. to make bigger |
| 7. tutoring | g. making you feel that something is wrong |
| 8. coding | h. practical knowledge and understanding of all things online |
| 9. Java | i. something that defends or protects |
| 10. raising funds | j. teaching someone outside of school, especially to give them extra help with subjects they find difficult |
| 11. expand | k. ways for people to trick you on the internet and make you do something you wouldn’t want to do |
| 12. improve | l. writing software using a computer language |
Questions About the Text
a What is true about Tejasvi? Choose all correct anwers.
1 Became victim of an online scam.
2 Created Shield Seniors.
3 Gave a TEDx talk
4 Started coding for a food bank
5 Teaches seniors about cybercrime
b What one smart thing did Tejasvi’s grandfather do when he received the fake email?
1 He began researching how common such scams are.
2 He called his son to check if it was real.
3 He marked it as junk to get rid of it.
4 He reported it to the Federal Trade Commission.
c Why did Tejasvi build a website for seniors? Choose all correct answers.
1 Because her grandfather asked her to do it.
2 Because she discovered that many were easily scammed.
3 Because she has learned how to code and loves to do it.
4 Because she likes to help people.
5 Because she needed a way to make money.
6 Because she wants to help them recognize online scams.
Follow-up Task
Do one or both of the following assignments.
1 Describe any suspicious communications, including emails or text messages, you have received that may have been scams. What about them made you suspicious? (writing)
2 Discuss with your class the kind of scams people around you have received. Exchange information about how to recognize them and best strategies to stay safe. (speaking)
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