Práctica 2 .

Reading

Read the text about protecting yourself online. Seven sentences have been removed. Choose the correct sentence (A-H) that fits each gap
(1-7). There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.

Protect Yourself Online

Do you want to know how to protect your personal information from hackers and cyber thieves? Here are
a few basic steps that will help you.

Encrypt your information

You don’t need to be a computer geek to encrypt e-mails and files. Modern tools have made it possible for anyone
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write e-mails and other information in code. You should also encrypt data on your USB drives and SIM cards.

Watch out for impersonators

2 If a company sends you e-mails asking for your details,
3 don’t click on links in the e-mail. Instead, go to the
company site and contact them through customer service.

Overwrite deleted files

Deleting information on a computer doesn’t mean it’s really gone. 4 The only way to make your old data
disappear forever is to overwrite it. There are tools which can help you do this.

Protect your computer from malware

Malware is software which has been designed to infiltrate or damage
5 your computer. Malware can be hidden on
websites and e-mails, in downloadable files, photos or videos.

Install operating system updates

Operating system updates can be very irritating. 6 Failing to install these updates means your computer is at
risk.
Turn off your computer
When you have finished using your computer or laptop, turn it off. Leaving 7 computers on, especially if they are
connected to the Internet, makes it easier for hackers to install malware.

A Ask whether they have sent a request, and only give them the information if the answer is yes.
B It’s like leaving the door to your house open while you’re asleep!
C Don’t give out personal information unless you’re positive that you’re dealing with a legitimate site.
D Run a good anti-virus protection program, do scans for spyware and avoid clicking on suspicious
e-mail links or websites.
E But they’re extremely necessary, as they contain software that will protect your computer from new viruses.
F In many cases, this data still exists on the disk and can be recovered by someone with computer skills.
G You can buy them at any computer shop.
H This makes it more difficult for criminals to uncover your personal data if your device is lost or stolen.

Vocabulary
1 Match the definitions in A to a suitable word in B. There are more words than you need.
A
1 a crime involving stealing things from supermarkets, newsagents, etc
2 a place where a judge or jury decides whether someone is guilty or not
 3 an event at which a judge or jury decides whether someone is guilty or not
4 to punish someone for doing wrong
5 a crime involving breaking into somewhere like a bank and stealing from it
6 to do something with great care and attention
B
.......... a fine
.......... bthoroughly
.......... c shoplifting
.......... dtrial
.......... e gambling
.......... f robbery
.......... g breed
.......... hcourt
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 A police officer’s duty is to enforce / comply / defy the law.
2 Let’s form a pool / reward / cell of ideas and come up with a solution.
3 The government should enforce / outlaw / bypass online gambling because it can be very harmful.
4 The new king agreed to repeal / fine / convict the law which had prevented women from driving.
5 The trial / court / offender lasted for over a week.
3 Complete the sentences with a suitable word to show that you have understood the
phrasal verbs in bold.
1 Please don’t bring up that ................................................... when we meet them.
2 Please back me up. I need your ................................................... .
3 Let’s think this through. It’s not so ................................................... .
4 Turn yourself in to the ................................................... .
5 Please pick me up this morning. I don’t have a ................................................... .
6 Don’t put me down. It’s ................................................... .
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.
guilt ■ defy ■ forbid ■ prevent ■ encourage ■ thief
1 They had to let her go because she was obviously not ................................................... .
2 You can’t chew gum in Singapore. It’s ................................................... .
3 Jake was convicted of ................................................... and sentenced to two years in prison.
4 The police should concentrate on crime ................................................... , not just catching criminals after they
commit a crime.
5 Young offenders should be given more ................................................... to go straight and leave their lives of
crime behind.
6 The criminal looked ................................................... until the judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison.
5 Complete the text with the words or phrases below. There are more words than you need.
get into trouble ■ reward ■ charged with ■ go straight ■ convicted
offenders ■ cells ■ concerned ■ theft ■ term ■ behind bars

When 1 ............................................................ break the law and are caught, they expect to be punished. Depending
on the seriousness of the crime that they have been 2 ............................................................ , this punishment may

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 mean that they have to spend time 3 ............................................................ . But, once their prison time has finished
and they are allowed to leave their 4 ............................................................ and return to the outside world, it’s vital
that they’re given help to 5 ............................................................ and become valuable members of society.
One way to do this is to help them find work, but this isn’t always easy. When employers find out that an
applicant has been 6 ............................................................ of a crime, they’re often 7
............................................................ that the potential employee will 8 ............................................................ again.
That’s why, a few years ago, the government decided to give a 9 ............................................................ to employers
who offer work to ex-criminals and keep them for at least two years by giving them £5,600 for each one taken
on. It’s a policy which is really making a difference.

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three extra words.
able ■ be ■ been ■ better ■ can’t ■ have ■ must ■ needn’t ■ shouldn’t
1 We’d ................................................... check that the doors are locked before we go out.
2 The thief knew the secret code. It ................................................... have been someone who works here.
3 How was he ................................................... to break into a locked car in just 30 seconds?
4 When the police arrest someone, they ................................................... to spend a lot of time filling in forms.
5 You ................................................... have taken your expensive watch on a camping holiday. It was very risky.
6 I can hear a noise. It could ................................................... burglars. Go and look!
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Use 2-5 words, including the word given.
1 I advise you to report the theft. BETTER
You ............................................................................................ the theft.
2 It’s possible that we left a window open when we went out. MIGHT
We ............................................................................................ a window open when we went out.
3 The police didn’t manage to find any evidence. ABLE
The police ............................................................................................ any evidence.
4 It was necessary for us to show ID before we were allowed in. TO
We ............................................................................................ ID before we were allowed in.
5 It would have been better if I’d called the police. HAVE
I ............................................................................................ the police.
6 I’m sure Luke isn’t guilty. He’s too honest. BE
Luke ............................................................................................ . He’s too honest.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
come ■ phone ■ find ■ get ■ be ■ worry
1 You’d better ........................................................................ your parents to tell them you’re OK.
2 Don’t worry about your wallet. Someone at school might ........................................................................ it and handed it
in to the office.
3 We needn’t ........................................................................ about security at the concert. It was very well organised.
4 You should ........................................................................ with us. We had a great time.
5 Do you think we’ll be able ........................................................................ our money back?
6 Let’s go to the show in the town centre. It might ........................................................................ fun.

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4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
What would you think if you saw a student from your school being taken away by the police
in handcuffs? “She 1 ............................................................................................ (must / do) something terrible.” “She
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............................................................................................ (might / steal) something.” “Perhaps she hit another
student.”
“I 3 ............................................................................................ (better / cheat) in my test today if that’s what the
punishment is!”
Well, this actually happened to a 12-year-old student in Queens, New York. What had she done? She had written
on her school desk. Now, this is wrong. She 4 ............................................................................................
(should / write) on the desk. It 5 ............................................................................................ (must / be) really annoying for
schools to spend money on desks and then soon afterwards have to have them cleaned. Schools should be 6
............................................................................................ (able / punish) students and perhaps make them clean the
desks. But surely they 7 ............................................................................................ (need / call) the police!
The girl was taken to the local police station and 8 ............................................................................................ (have to /
stay)
there for several hours. A spokesperson for the local education authority later admitted that
the arrest probably 9 ............................................................................................ (should / happen) and that the police
definitely
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............................................................................................ (should / use) handcuffs. The girl’s punishment was eight
hours of community service, a book report and an essay on what she’d learned from the experience.

Writing
Os propongo otra redacción de opinión. Siempre os van a ofrecer esta opción. Fijaos en la división en párrafos, el de
uso conjunciones, pasiva, etc. También intento que haya fluidez en la exposición y concordancia en el uso de tiempos
verbales.

¿Ha contribuido la tecnología de forma positiva al deporte?

Algunas personas piensan que la tecnología ha ayudado a mejorar la forma en la que nos divertimos con el deporte y
están de acuerdo con su utilización. Otros, sin embargo señalan los aspectos negativos y preferirían que su influencia
fuera limitada.
En el lado positivo, el uso de la tecnología puede ser muy útil en deportes como en el fútbol, para ayudar a decidir si
se ha marcado un gol o no, o para tomar decisiones posibilitando la comunicación con micrófonos entre los árbitros.
En ambos casos contribuye a que el juego sea más justo. Otra consecuencia positiva de la tecnología es su papel en la
mejora de la seguridad de los equipos deportivos, que permite realizar muchos deportes de riego con una mayor
seguridad para el deportista.
Por otro lado, el uso de la tecnología puede tener un lado negativo, es decir, si contribuye a mejorar la actividad del
deportista, ya que puede dar ventajas a unos deportistas frente a otros. Por esta razón, el uso de trajes de natación
largos o las llamadas “superbicis” se han prohibido en algunas competiciones de natación y ciclismo.
Para concluir, creo que siempre que los logros en el deporte se deban al esfuerzo humano más que a los avances
científicos, la contribución de la tecnología será siempre positiva