Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

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Yes, the price is a bit too high, isn’t it?

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How much? That’s ridiculous! That’s a lot more than I’m 

prepared to pay.

2.13 Lesson 7G, Exercises 2 and 4

Email scams are a good example of people using 

technology to commit crime. The kind of thing I’m talking 

about is an email saying you’ve won millions in a lottery. Of 

course, they just want your bank details!

Car manufacturers use technology to combat theft. So, for 

instance, cars are much harder to steal these days. Car 

keys are very high-tech. But if you understand the 

technology, stealing cars is actually easier. In other words, 

criminals can use their knowledge of technology to commit 

crimes. 

Surveillance cameras help to reduce crime, even if they 

aren’t recording. What I mean by that is: people don’t 

commit crimes if there are cameras about. However, 

criminals can always find somewhere without cameras. Or 

to put it another way, crime doesn’t stop, it just moves to 

another area.

Some high-tech items have a positive and a negative effect 

on crime. One example of that would be the mobile phone. 

They often get stolen, but on the other hand, they can be 

used to video important evidence or call for help.

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2.14 Lesson 8A, Exercises 2 and 3