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Advanced Academic Reading and Discussion Fall 2012 . Attendance Please raise your hand and say “HERE!”. HI-TECH Unit 12: Cybercrime. Time: 10 min. Reading Comprehension Questions Quiz Your Partner Ask your partner five questions about words, phrases, and
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Advanced Academic Reading and Discussion Fall 2012
Attendance Please raise your hand and say “HERE!”
HI-TECH Unit 12: Cybercrime
Time: 10 min Reading Comprehension Questions Quiz Your Partner Ask your partner five questions about words, phrases, and facts in the article!
Partner A: Ask Partner B these questions According to the article, … For hackers, what beats getting a regular job? What percentage of cybercriminals are caught by law enforcement agencies? What kind of cybercrime is a problem for large companies? What does embezzlement mean? Why is cybercrime the wave of the future?
Partner B: Ask Partner A these questions According to the article, … How many Americans were robbed by cybercriminals in 2005? How much money do hackers steal in the United States each year? Which people are especially vulnerable to cybercrime? Why do would-be thieves have an enormous incentive to break security codes? What is a scam artist?
Video Cybercrime Goes Mobile
Time: 20 min Crime Ranking Activity Small Group Discussion
Instructions • Discuss the seven crimes with your group members and rank them from the most serious (1) to the least serious (7), based on your opinion. • After you finish ranking the crimes, decide which punishment is appropriate for each crime.
The Seven Crimes A computer hacker steals an old widow’s entire life savings from her online bank account. A drug dealer sells cocaine to a group of high school students. A netizendefames a famous actress on the Internet. She commits suicide three days later. A person with a gun mugs a victim on the street for $200. The victim is not physically hurt. A 43 year-old female pedophile sexually molests a 15 year-old boy. No physical harm occurs. A person shoplifts $1,500 worth of items from a department store. A person sells 500,000 copies of pirated software. Microsoft loses $100,000,000.
Useful Discussion Expressions • Asking for an opinion • What’s your opinion? • What do you think? • Do you agree? • What are your thoughts on this? • How do you feel about that?
Useful Discussion Expressions • Stating an opinion • In my opinion, … • I think … • The way I see it, … • If you ask me, … • If you want my honest opinion, …
Homework • Find the meanings of the following words and write a sentence using each word: • software piracy • voice phishing • email phishing • credit card fraud • cyberbullying • Be prepared to discuss these words with your • partner in class next time.