Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
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12c Scam<br />
Date:<br />
Can do (tick ✓)<br />
I can guess the meaning of idiomatic expressions in an article.<br />
I can use the causative to talk about something that someone is doing for me.<br />
I can discuss email scams and other contemporary crimes.<br />
I can propose and discuss appropriate punishments for crimes.<br />
Scam & spam<br />
Which sorts of spam emails do you most often receive Do any of them try to scam you Have<br />
you or anyone you know fallen for any internet scams<br />
The internet<br />
The internet is a wonderful new field for criminals. Do you agree Which crimes are most<br />
worrying Should the response be more regulation and management Should there be new laws<br />
Causatives<br />
Think of three things you have had done over the last year and three things you need to get done<br />
over the next year.<br />
the history of spam<br />
• Not many people outside the UK, the US and Korea<br />
realize that Spam is something other than unwanted<br />
email! It’s actually a rectangular tinned pre-cooked<br />
processed meat product. The name is an abbreviation<br />
of Spiced Ham (although some unkind jokers insist it<br />
means Spare Parts of Anonymous Mammals).<br />
• So, how on earth did it become the word for<br />
unwanted emails advertising cosmetic surgery and<br />
the like Well, it seems to be because it was one of<br />
the few unrationed items in Britain after the war.<br />
So it was everywhere and people got a bit sick of it<br />
– just like spam email!