6 Speaking Worksheet
Don’t be a victim to online scams!
1 In pairs, read the comments that have been posted
online to a computer advice website. Discuss the
problems and answer the questions.
1 Has anything like this ever happened to you?
2 What did you do?
3 How could you fix the problem?
2 In pairs, suggest a piece of advice for each problem.
Problem: How do I stop receiving spam emails?
Advice: You can also flag up the spam emails you receive, so next
time you get an email from that address, your email account
recognises it’s spam and sends it to your spam folder.
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Techno Tom How do I stop receiving spam emails?
Friday at 4.26pm
Steve_Austin My email account has been hacked into.
Tuesday at 11.48am
Craig 265 I can’t get my new camera to sync with my
laptop. Wednesday at 2.05pm
Will David Why does it take so long to load a music
video online? It says it’s still buffering after 15 minutes!
Saturday at 12.10pm
PollyGreen All my files on my USB stick have been
deleted. 2 days ago at 9.35am
Apple 12 I can’t remember my password for my social
media account. 2 days ago at 10.17pm
DavidDavid My webcam image keeps freezing while
I’m talking to my friends. Today at 6.42pm
J_Lowen My computer has been infected with a virus.
Today 8.04pm
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3 In pairs, read the scenarios on the advice website below.
What do you think the people did wrong? Discuss what
they should/shouldn’t have done.
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1 I logged onto my email account while using a free
Wi-Fi network at the café.
2 I downloaded some free software I found on the
internet, but I think it was corrupted.
3 I accepted a friend request on my social media site
from someone I don’t know.
4 I’ve filled out my profile on my social media site
and included my address and phone number so my
friends can contact me.
5 I bought a used camera from a guy online, but I still
haven’t received it. I transferred the money, but I
have no idea how to contact him.
4 Work in groups of four. Compare your ideas about the
scenarios in exercise 3. As a group, decide what went
wrong. Then, give a piece of advice about what to do
next.
5 You can use these words and expressions:
You should have/shouldn’t have …
It/He/She/They must have …
It/He/She/They can’t have/couldn’t have …
It/He/She/They may/might/could have …
It/He/She/They might not/may not have …
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