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We all need to take Computer Security Day seriously. Imagine how much important stuff is on your computer. Imagine if it all suddenly disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended up in the wrong hands? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It hoped to raise awareness of the importance of security issues. It also wanted to encourage people to think more about their computers and information. Officially, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many companies and organizations hold their events on the next working day. More than 50 countries actively participate in this day, distributing posters and holding workshops.
Information is key to survival and success in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency stressed: “Information is among a business’s greatest assets…It is crucial to make information security a high priority and to make employees aware of the important role they play in strengthening the organization’s security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website suggests over 50 ways for companies to keep their info more secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to common sense measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and backing up their data. One interesting idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who wish to reform.”
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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stuff is on your
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awareness
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it all suddenly
b.
wrong hands
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ended up in the
c.
issues
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raise
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computer
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security
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working day
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the next
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disappeared
Paragraph 2
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key to
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sense measures
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information protection
b.
more secure
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a high
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survival
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keep their info
d.
their data
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common
e.
agency
6.
backing up
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priority
LISTENING GAP FILL
We _________________ Computer Security Day seriously. Imagine how much important stuff is on your computer. _________________ suddenly disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended up in _________________? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It _________________ awareness of the importance of security issues. It also wanted to encourage people to _________________ their computers and information. Officially, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many companies and organizations _________________ on the next working day. More than 50 countries actively participate in this day, distributing posters and holding workshops.
Information is _________________ and success in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency stressed: “Information is among a business’s greatest assets…It is _________________ information security _________________ and to make employees aware of the important role they play in strengthening the organization’s security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website suggests over 50 ways for companies _________________ more secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to common sense measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and _________________ data. One interesting idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who _________________.”
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
We all need to take Computer Security Day ____________. Imagine how much important stuff is on your computer. Imagine if it all suddenly disappeared. What would ____________ if your passwords ended up in the ____________ hands? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It hoped to ____________ awareness of the importance of security issues. It also wanted to ____________ people to think more about their computers and information. Officially, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many companies and organizations ____________ their events on the next working day. More than 50 countries ____________ participate in this day, distributing posters and ____________ workshops.
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Information is key to ____________ and success in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency ____________: “Information is among a business’s greatest assets…It is ____________ to make information security a high ____________ and to make employees ____________ of the important role they play in strengthening the organization’s security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website ____________ over 50 ways for companies to keep their info more secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to ____________ sense measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and backing up their data. One interesting idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who wish to ____________.”
suggests priority stressed reform survival aware common crucial
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
We all need to take Computer Security Day serious / seriously. Imagine how much important stuff/ staff is on your computer. Imagine if it all suddenly disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended up / down in the wrong hands? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It hoped to rise / raise awareness of the important / importance of security issues. It also wanted to encourage people at / to think more about their computers and information. Officially, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many companies and organizations hold their events on the after / next working day. More than 50 countries actively participate in this day, distributing / distribute posters and holding workshops.
Information is key to survive / survival and success in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency stressful / stressed: “Information is between / among a business’s greatest assets…It is crucial to make information security a high priority and to make employees aware of the important roll / role they play in strengthening the organization’s security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website suggests over 50 ways for / by companies to keep their info more security / secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to common sense / senses measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and backing down / up their data. One interesting idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who wish to reform.”
MULTIPLE CHOICE
We all need to take Computer Security Day (1) ____. Imagine how much important stuff is on your computer. Imagine if it all (2) ____ disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended (3) ____ in the wrong hands? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It hoped to (4) ____ awareness of the importance of security issues. It also wanted to encourage people to think more about their computers and information. (5) ____, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many companies and organizations hold their events on the next working day. More than 50 countries (6) ____ participate in this day, distributing posters and holding workshops.
Information is key to survival and (7) ____ in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency stressed: “Information is among a business’s greatest assets…It is crucial (8) ____ make information security a high priority and to make employees aware of the important role they play in strengthening the organization’s security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website suggests over 50 ways for companies to (9) ____ their info more secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to common (10) ____ measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and backing (11) ____ their data. One interesting idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who (12) ____ to reform.”
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1.
(a)
seriously
(b)
serious
(c)
seriousness
(d)
series
2.
(a)
sudden
(b)
suddenness
(c)
suddenly
(d)
saddened
3.
(a)
down
(b)
in
(c)
on
(d)
up
4.
(a)
rise
(b)
raise
(c)
up
(d)
elevate
5.
(a)
official
(b)
officials
(c)
officially
(d)
officialdom
6.
(a)
active
(b)
activity
(c)
activate
(d)
actively
7.
(a)
survive
(b)
survives
(c)
survival
(d)
surviving
8.
(a)
at
(b)
for
(c)
to
(d)
in
9.
(a)
keep
(b)
be
(c)
do
(d)
take
10.
(a)
sensory
(b)
sense
(c)
sensation
(d)
senses
11.
(a)
in
(b)
on
(c)
down
(d)
up
12.
(a)
wishing
(b)
wish
(c)
wishful
(d)
wishes
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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and information. Officially, CSD is on November the 30th. However, if this is a weekend, many
( 1 )
We all need to take Computer Security Day seriously. Imagine how much important stuff is on your
( )
stressed: “Information is among a business’s greatest assets…It is crucial to make information security a high
( )
priority and to make employees aware of the important role they play in strengthening the organization’s
( )
security.” The Association for Computer Security Day website suggests over 50 ways for companies to keep their info more
( )
Information is key to survival and success in today’s connected world. A top information protection agency
( )
idea is to: “Declare an amnesty day for computer security violators who wish to reform.”
( )
awareness of the importance of security issues. It also wanted to encourage people to think more about their computers
( )
sense measures, such as staff regularly changing their passwords and backing up their data. One interesting
( )
computer. Imagine if it all suddenly disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended up in the wrong
( )
secure. These include practical things, like installing smoke alarms in computer rooms, to common
( )
actively participate in this day, distributing posters and holding workshops.
( )
hands? The Association for Computer Security Day started this event in 1988. It hoped to raise
( )
companies and organizations hold their events on the next working day. More than 50 countries
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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wrong ended hands up in Your the passwords.
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backing Changing up their their passwords data and.
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Computer Security Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Computer Security Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about Computer Security Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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