3. Find in the text the words that mean:

- an event that the police look into;

- relating to the law;

- the crime of tricking people to get the money using the Net;

- to try to discover the truth;

- to see something happen;

- facts or things that prove the truth;

- a young person, not yet an adult;

- a person who has committed a crime.

4. Ask the questions to get the following answers.

1. A teenage boy with a sweet tooth.

2. He made up a credit card number.

3. Yes, he typed them at random.

4. Because the American suppliers found out that the order had gone to Dublin rather than to Argentina.

5. Yes, they saw him eating the evidence.

6. The boy’s parents.

7. Because he was a juvenile.

8. To a children’s charity in Dublin.

5. Insert the prepositions (in, at(2), to, up, for).

1. The teacher asked her students not to answer ___ random.

2. The policeman explained that he wouldn’t tell us the name of the suspect __ legal reasons.

3. The first thing I had to do after reading the advertisement in the Internet was to call ___ the order form.

4. When Tom called ___ his friends’ place, he saw that they were surfing the Net.

5. According ___ the rules of the hotel, you’ll have to fill ___ the form.

6. Read the text and complete the blanks with the correct form of the word in capitals.

One of the reasons Internet sites enjoy so much popularity is because they are 1) ______, which means they allow users to act, choose and take part in the process. There are so many websites that it is highly 2) ____ that a person can visit all of them. Nowadays, there are 3) _____ websites that contain suggestions on how to make your life better. Whether it is advice by 4) _____ on how to wear your hair or how to decorate your house, there is something on the Net for everyone. Popular websites also include tips for a healthier life, online aerobics, dietary 5) _____ for overweight people who need to lose those extra pounds, or forums helping housewives avoid _____ household products. As the world is becoming 7) ________computer literate, more and more people feel 8) ______ on the Internet.

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DISCUSSION

7. Discuss the following in the groups.

1. Did the boy commit a real crime?

2. Imagine that you are involved in this case. What would you do if you were:

a) the American company?

b) the boy’s parents?

c) the police?

d) the Argentinean?

3. Should the boy be punished by his parents or by the police?

4. At what age do you think people are responsible for their actions?

5. What do you use the computer for? The Internet? What are the most popular sites that you usually enter?

6. What are advantages and disadvantages of using the computer? (The Internet?)

8. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Відповідно до оголошення, ця компанія пропонує доставку додому.

2. Той IPod був вкрадений особою, ім’я якої ми не будемо називати з юридичних причин.

3. Правопорушник заперечив, що пожертвував 10 тисяч гривень на благодійність.

4. Якщо ви хочете заснувати свою компанію у нашій країні, вам треба бути дуже багатим.

5. Вона вірить, що коли набере номер телефону навмання, то знайде свою долю.

6. Комп’ютери стають надзвичайно важливим аспектом у житті кожної людини так само, як і у діяльності будь-якої компанії.

7. Він сказав, що для того, щоб зробити замовлення через Інтернет, нам необхідно заповнити бланк.

8. Тепер, комп’ютери є невід’ємною частиною бухгалтерського обліку.

9. Він попросив її не жертвувати гроші на благодійність, оскільки для нього це було надзвичайно важливо.

10.Розвиваючи інформаційні системи, ми зможемо приймати правильні рішення.