初中进阶 (2300 期 20151218) 45 版Fighting online crimes

Pre-reading

• Do you know who they are?

Hackers

Pre-reading

• Have you ever been attacked by them? And what do you think is the main reason for you to be a victim of online crimes?

While readingComplete the chart with the information in the article. Method Description

Keep your passwords

safe

There should be more than _______1______ in your password, including _____2_____.Change your password as soon as possible after _________3_________.

Go low tech

Keep your private files in another computer. If you don’t have another computer, ___4___ them.

eight charactersnumbers, letters and symbols

your passwords are used by others

encrypt

While readingComplete the chart with the information in the article.

Method Description

Use___5___ Prepare a backup copy for your most important files.

Stay away from bad sitesVisit only the ___6___ sites.

Don’t fall for ___7___ Visit the official website instead.

Stick to the bottom line

Check your bank account regularly to make sure that your money is safe instead of ______8______ your bank account.

two places

trusted

pop-ups

worrying about

While readingJudge whether the following actions are right or wrong.

1. If your father has used your password in his office, you don’t have to change your password because you can trust your father.

Reason: You can trust your father but you can’t trust his computer. Maybe his computer has already been affected by some virus but he wasn’t aware of that.

While readingJudge whether the following actions are right or wrong.

2. Encrypting your private digital files is a good choice to protect your privacy when you don’t have another computer to store them..

Reason: Your encrypted files are not easy to steal from your computer even when your computer is attacked.

While readingJudge whether the following actions are right or wrong.

3. If you have an important presentation tomorrow, you can store your PPT in both your computer and your U disk.

Reason: Even if your computer is attacked tonight, you will still have your U disk to help you out tomorrow.

While readingJudge whether the following actions are right or wrong.

4. If you accidentally click into a pop-up and entered your bank account and a phone call warns you about your account’s safety, you should follow its instructions to save your money.

Reason: Your money won’t be transferred without a correct password. Stay calm if you leak your bank account and get some help from the bank instead of trusting any incoming calls.

Language StudyTranslate each sentence with one phrase from the article. 1. 学生们应该学会远离危险，保护自己。Students should learn to stay away from danger and protect themselves.

Language StudyTranslate each sentence with one phrase from the article. 2. 我们的祖国正处于危险之中。3. 老师又重复了一遍她之前说的话，以确保所有的同学都理解了。

Our country is at risk.

The teacher repeated what she said before to make sure that all the students understood it.

After readingHave you got some other

ideas on how to stay away

from online crimes? What

are they？