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What do you think about these pictures and what differences can you see?

Sort out expressions in the box into two columns.

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a)shaking hands b) using capital letters c) not mentioning the title in the mail you are sending d) listening 

attentively when smb. is speaking e) shouting at people f) putting private information to public which can 

be seen by everyone even criminals, government, future employers g) showing loyalty and good mood h) 

chain letters i) being very brief and clear j) being emotional k) no one can guess your mood l) citing others` 

work you use

Real life behaviour 

a, 

      

Online behaviour      

b, 

      

Match the words and phrases with their definitions.

1.  Surf the net

have experience of working with computers and know how to use them

2.  Browse website 

inappropriate message sent on the internet to a large number of users

3.  Virtual life 

programs which allow you to store, look at or change a large amount of 

information quickly and easily

4.  Spam

searching information on the internet

5. Databases 

computer-based online community environment that is designed 

and shared by individuals so that they can interact in a custom-built, 

simulated world.

6. Computer-literate 

spending time looking at things on the Internet

7. Crash

error

8. A bug

a sudden failure which puts  a system out of action

9. Back up

to be unkind to someon often or hurt other people

10. Bullying

the fact or state of being unable to stop doing something

11. Addiction 

Breaking into someone else`s computer system, often on a network to 

steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

12. Hacking/cracking

making extra copies of data in case the original is lost or damaged

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Scale up

Listen again and fill in the gaps. Use no more 

than three words.

Look through the following forms. Listen to the 

tape and fill in the forms.