I) Define the main idea of the text:

1. The interest of security industry.

2. There is no threat of cybercrime.

3. The global trade of drugs.

4. The profits gained by online crooks.

II) Look through the text and say whether these statements are true, false or not mentioned (t/f/nm). Correct the false ones:

1. A lot of people have their bank accounts raided by cyber criminals.

2. Online crooks usually provide the security industry with annual reports.

3. Each criminal group gets tens of millions of dollars.

4. The researchers investigated 20 cases of spam usage.

5. Experts usually rely on surveys of victims often compiled by firm selling security software.

6. The headline figure of cyber crimes is 1 million of dollars per month.

Vocabulary

I) Find the words in the text that mean the same as following:

1. to get something that you want , especially through your own effort

2. to watch something or someone carefully

3. a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions

4. to make a list, record etc, using different pieces of information

5. money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services

6. the thing or things that someone owns

II) Match the English words with Russian equivalents:

1. kingpin a) грабить

2. well-worn b) главное лицо

3. snaffle c) быть на уровне

4. whiff d) утверждение

5. to be on a par e) избитый

6. heist f) запах

Sentence Completion

Fill the gaps in these sentences using the words from the list:

to raid payment system quarterly online crooks infrequent annual spam filters criminal headline figures

1. At first researches checked the spammers’ ……….

2. The study shows that the ……….profit of some ………. groups is really high.

3. The ………. are effected by ……….crimes.

4. It’s obvious that hackers do not represent ………… reports.

5. Nowadays people have their bank accounts …………. by ………….

6. It’s out of the question that people must use …………

Text 24 Facebook's Timeline irks some users

1. Some Facebook users are irked that the social media network has decided everyone's profile pages will convert to Timeline soon — whether they like it or not. Launched worldwide , Facebook Timeline is designed to be an online scrapbook that emphasizes "important life events" throughout users' lives, filed by year.

2. Timeline replaces a user's simple profile page to give a historical overview of a user since they first joined Facebook. However, what irks some users is that Timeline also gives others easier access to view photos and posts made over the years that were previously well-hidden.

3. In a blog Facebook —which has 18 million active users monthly in Canada — announced it would change all profiles to Timeline over the next few weeks. Previously, the change was optional with users being able to choose whether they wanted to have Timeline. But the social network said it intends to make previous profile page styles unavailable. It did not specify an exact date for the changeover.

4. Would you quit Facebook if forced to use Timeline? "Over the next few weeks, everyone will get Timeline," Facebook engineer Paul McDonald wrote in his blog. "When you get Timeline, you'll have seven days to preview what's there now. This gives you a chance to add or hide whatever you want before anyone else sees it."

5. To protest the change, some users set up a Facebook page. "We the members of this social network would like for the new Timeline feature to be optional," they wrote. "You will look exactly like Myspace if you don't change this decision.”

6. Once users get an announcement at the top of their Facebook homepage that their profile is about to switch over, they have seven days to edit their Timeline. During the editing process Facebook recommends users to feature important stories and remove or hide others, and to use the privacy dropdown to adjust who can see any of your posts. It's possible to make some visible only to yourself. Facebook noted that users also have access to a new feature called "activity log," invisible to others, that allows them to review everything they have ever done on Facebook since they joined, and also to adjust the privacy settings and prominence of each post.

Reading Comprehension

I) Answer the questions:

1. What is the main purpose of Timeline?

2. What does Timeline do to give a historical overview of a user?

3. Is the change optional?

4. Do users have a chance to add or hide the information?

5. What did users do to protest the change?

6. What is advised to do during the editing process?

7. What is meant by “activity log”?

II) Define the main idea of each paragraph.

Vocabulary

I) Match these words to make word expressions:

1. social a) page

2. historical b) network

3. profile c) an announcement

4. to get d) setting

5. privacy e) overview

II) Match the words with their definitions:

1. something makes you feel annoyed a) previously

2. to make something more noticeable b) prominence

3. the right to use something c) irk

4. before now or before a particular time d) emphasize

5. the fact of being important and well-known e) access

Sentence Completion

Fill the gaps in these sentences using the words from the list:

profiles announced intends review unavailable edit access well-hidden

1. People can get easier ……… to see photos and …….. information.

2. It was ……….. that all ………..would be changed to Timeline.

3. The social network ……….. to make previous pages ………

4. There will be some days to ………. the Timeline.

5. “Activity log” allows users to …………everything they have ever done on Facebook.