Introduction

The subject of this lesson is 'Cybercrime'.
Do you know anything about it? Have you been a victim of any sort of cybercrime?
Do you think it is a real issue, or do you think that people are exaggerating it?

First let’s find out about your passwords. Think about the passwords you have for various sites. Answer the questions. Count how often you answer with 'yes'.

  1. Do you have the same password for several sites?
  2. Is your password something personal, like your birthday or the name of a pet?
  3. Is your password a common word e.g. hello?
  4. Is your password one of the following:123456, password, qwerty, abc123, admin, letmein, trustno1?
  5. Does your password include only letters (no numbers, symbols)?
  6. Is your password less than 6 characters?
  7. Do you have the same password for ages (never change your password)?

Mostly yes
(more than 5)

Oh dear! You have a very weak password. It’s very easy to hack your account. Go and change your password now!
Check here to check if your password is safe: https://password.kaspersky.com/

yes and no
(3-5)

So you’re probably OK and your account is probably secure. But it might be a good idea to change your password.

Mostly no
(less than 3)

Great! You have a really secure password and you take cyber safety seriously! Well done!

 

This lesson contains 5 steps and an evaluation.
Work them through step by step.

Step

Activity

 

 

Introduction

Find out what you already know.

Step 1

Speaking

Give answer to questions and statements about cybercrime.

Step 2

Reading

Read an article about social media, rich people and crime. Answer questions. Complete sentences.

Step 3

Grammar

Past continuous vs Past simple. Fill in exercise, tick statements, read Grammar Desks.

Step 4

Reading

Read a text about a password from school, fill in words in the text.

Step 5

Task

Write a story about crime, answer questions.
  Evaluation  

 

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