Read the advice about ‘phishing’ and fill in the gaps with one word from each of the groups in 20a. How connected are you? Circle your answer to each question. Talk about your results in class. How connected are you? 1 You are talking to a friend when you hear your mobile beep to tell you that you have a new message. You: A read it immediately and write your answer. B say ‘Excuse me’, quickly look at your new message, then put your phone back in your pocket. C ignore it. You can read it later. 3 After your birthday party, you want to show the photographs to your friends. You: A post them on your social networking site. B send copies to your friends by email. C print your photos and then put them in an album to show to your friends. 2 How many internet ‘friends’ do you have? A Lots! I have online friends all over the world. B I have some online friends, but they’re not real friends. C I don’t understand the question. How can you have friends on the internet? 4 You’ve just found out that you were accepted for a year as an exchange student in the US. You: A announce it on your social networking site for all your friends on the internet to see. B telephone your friends to tell them the good news. C arrange a meeting with all your friends to tell them about it. 5 It’s your best friend’s birthday. You: A send an e-card to say ‘Happy Birthday’. B buy a nice card and post it to your friend. C make a card and arrange to meet your friend to hand it over. Answers Mostly As: You love new technology and you’re well connected around the world. But remember that you have to move away from your keyboard and talk to your friends face-to-face sometimes! Mostly Bs: You have a good balance between using new technology and keeping the personal touch. Mostly Cs: Talking to people face-to-face is very important to you. You’re not keen on new technology – but remember that it can also help you to stay in touch with your friends. 21 I must warn you about phishing emails – messages that pretend to be, for example, from your bank. They often contain links that, when clicked, lead to malware being downloaded and installed, and (1) you need to be able to recognise it to protect yourself and your data. This is really important! They are very carefully made to look like they’re from reputable companies or people; (2) there are often warning signs if you know where to look. (3), if you carefully check the sender’s email address, it will often be from a public account (e.g. example@gmail.com) and not from a company account (e.g. example@paypal.at). (4), a phishing email will often direct you to a website that asks you to enter sensitive information about yourself such as account details or a password. If this happens, close your browser immediately! Always keep your data secure and don’t click on anything unless you are sure it’s safe! 22 Reading Language skills Extras Explore 8 Getting connected 101 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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