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Appearance and identity Introduction 1 Look at the photos. Which people do you think are being described in the statements below? shh hal ea iaieaans Ray shai isa bah ey sao Paparieperdin Underne the adjoctes in Ce the moder. Cra: Ste ats thapchely. Work with a partner. Now, take turns to describe the people in the photos. Use the language in italics in 4. and the language below. Modifiers: abit extremely —faitly rather really very Adjectives: cheerful ot at all quite friendly goodnatured honest insecure outgoing reserved sensitive serious sociable sophisticated trustworthy Which people in the photos would you + invite to @ party? + tella secret to? + lend money to? + ask for advice? appearance and identity unit 1 Reading and Use of English Part 5 Think ahead 4 Discuss these questions. ‘a What do you understand by the phrase “identity thet’? 'b In what situations or circumstances can people become vietims of identity theft? 2 Quickly read the text on page 13. Answer these questions. a Was Mr Bond a roudster or not? Is entity rime increasing or decreasing? —{ Exam practice } ————— > IMuttiplechotee 2 For questions 4-6, choose the answer (A,B, €or D) which you think fits best ia—— decorango to tot | Read the whole text through 1. The writer says that reatlife fraudsters twckly before you start the {kare not qualified todo ordinary jobs task, Dont stop to think 8 ve a glamorous lfesve. | about individual words you © are criminals who cheat other people. | aonrcinon. D are not 2s bad a8 they seem. 2 In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A his correct details were in a police file. B he had a bad reputation there. there was proof that he was a criminal D nobody knew him personally there. 3 Deserbbing something as ‘not rocket science’ in ine 63 means that itis, A very dificult B incomprehensible, © complicated, D straightforward. 4 Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A stealing thelr credit cards. B reading their telephone bills. © going through things people have thrown away. D contacting a credit checking agency. 5 People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because A criminals may find a way of stealing thom B corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals. € online systems may not be secure. D criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone. 6 The main purpose of this article is to A tell the story of Derek Bond. B describe the dangers of identity theft. © explain how to steal someone's identity. D advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen, Word building 4 Complete these sentences with a word related to the word In Italles. 1a We describe 2 person who has no qualifications as ____. (adjective) b Someone with a job in financial services works in —. (noun) © The activities of a person who commits fraud are (adjective) A retired person is someone who has taken. (noun) ‘@ Someone who impersonates another person is an —. (noun) 1 Aperson who commits theft Is a —. (noun) & The immigration officers checked the identity of all _ as they arrived. (noun) 12 fh Someone involved in organized crime works for a criminal ______. {noun} {sa common way for thievesto get {information n an extensive survey, & creditchecking agency examined the contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found ‘that one in iv of these contained enough sensitive information to commit Identity fraud, Everytime people buy ‘or sell goods, individuals are providing {nformation about themselves on paper Receipts, invoices and bills all contain Today, we frequently ead newspaper Mr Bond ws the vitim of identity thet, stories of ungual convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, | identity and uses itr steal diretiy jd poople who are where a thief assumes another person's ee c tee ae © personal information that is useful to a Cunt cons bari heyam | formed ete theese | Smite aden ler dat een ‘not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey | in drug-trafficking, money laundering, ee eee 4o people hand over their credit or debit con people's good nature. Fraudsters can | _ilegal immigration or benefit fraud, a - do more than just trick you or steal your fake 1D is a licence to print money. Even ee pric ety 1 cash; they can steal your identity, too. ‘more worrying isthe fact that there is basepair oe gaa ‘now a ready market for stolen identities Pango = — 5 toners irons Moron | th pemlecanaey girs = ‘more people are shopping and banking Taare eee aa - criminals abo use compter software online orby phone these days, so the 2 i "3 ~ packages to hack nto the systems of 3 ‘opporeunies forthe Fraudulent use of Ser "1 8 creeds ter nnonalnernation | _atkt ndother onneatons sea i se inereasng rapidly In at, ti ue to puis a 8 cytherea atesting water | whhcan sometimes unto milion of ei | os thoseatfeted by it the consequences sre itu 2 see asco There iso dott hate al med tobe a ‘wo.yearold retired ei servant, found cee s ‘out for himself how dreadful modern ‘Under exiting financial regulations, Shiveiinwitial etic ® fraud canbe. Ashe stepped ofa plane at_| banks and credit organizations are sahara acne ee are men | are arc putin priton vas worrying eno they are allowed to open a account This always looking for an opportnity to ‘that he could have been mistaken for @ ‘means that they have to request specific ne = a mac ‘most wanted’ criminal, butwhat made | proofs fidentty before they allow them ara ater worse Was that deopitehvingan | ta start spending sly proof aframe inpecableeputationnhishometown, | and addessand a photo suchas ‘ctook three weeks for Mr Bond's family | © passport drive’ eenee. ‘ecowrine tha teste tthe ad eee eer es ice liec Urner devel steerer fe that fle said that Me Derk Bond, man ofmediambight and bul, was acral Deektoy Ses, a conman reponibleforanmat-eilion dal | fra in Texas, then wha could prove that | ewes tre? This sounds satisfactory, bu in real it {sfar from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone's identity is noe rocket science, In theory, ll an unserupulous thief needs to start using a person's name {sa few snippets of information, such as ‘discarded phone bill or credit ard receipt Over to you 5 Discuss these questions. ‘a What precautions do you take to make sure nobody steals your identity? b What should happen to someone who steals another person's identity? 13 Reading and Use of English part 1 Exam skills 4 Collocation is one aspect that is tested In Reading and Use of English Part 4. Complete the following word combinations with the correct part of speech, —

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