Main idea of each paragraph
Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Para 7Para 8
Introduction
Definition and categories
Cybercrimes against people
Cybercrimes against companies
Cybercrimes against companies
Legal situation regarding cybercrime
Solution
Conclusion
The structure of the speech transcript
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Para 1 Introduction
Para 2-para7 Body
Para 8 Conclusion
Definition
Categories
Details
Solution
Problem-----solution
The organization of paragraph 2
• Cybercrime refers to…
• The Council of European has classified Internet crimes into four categories.
• First, the Council lists…
• Second, it records…
• Third, the Council mentions…
• Last of all, it names…
Difficult points: para 11. The Internet has expanded lately, ___ ___
the opportunities for crime.
2. Committing crime online is _______ .
As the Internet has expanded in recent years, the opportunities for crime have expended as well.
Committing crime online is no longer a theoretical possibility.
so haveWith the Internet expanding recently, the opportunities for crime have also expanded.
realized
Difficult points: para 3
Is cybercrime a serious problem?
All Internet users are affected.
_______ in which they are affected.
___________ computer viruses
Being the targets of e-mail fraud.
Ways Receiving
All Internet users are affected by cybercrime in one way or another. Most people have received computer viruses, and many have been the targets of e-mails that try to cheat them of money.
Difficult points: para 5
• Until now, most companies have been unwilling to report cases of cybercrime. They fear that by doing so, they will lose customers, who may think that the company cannot protect their confidential information or their money.
• The relationship between the two sentences is __________________.statement and reason
Difficult points: para 6
• So new is Cybercrime that some governments have no laws against it, and many holes ____ in their legal systems.
Cybercrime is so new that many governments have not yet passed laws against it, and there are many holes in their legal systems.
exist
• These criminals can be anywhere and can move fast, especially in Europe, where visas are not required to travel between many countries. Thus, it is difficult to catch criminals of cybercrime.
• The relationship between the two sentences is __________________.cause and effect
Difficult points: para 7
The technical skills of these criminals are among the best in the world, which means that governments must join forces to keep up with the advances in technology used by the criminals.
These criminals p_____ the best technical skills in the world, m______ that governments must c__________ their technological resources to keep up.
ossesseaning
ombine
The Internet has expanded lately, ___ ___
the opportunities for crime. Committing
crime online is _______ .Criminals can
make money _________being caught. To
fight this, people need to_____ _______
and _______________.
so have
Para 1
realized
without
make efforts
cooperate
Para2
Third, the Council mentions websites which contain offensive information or encourage hatred and violence.
=The third point is that it mentions websites
__________ information that persuades people to ______ others or___________
people to be ___________.
containing
offendviolent
encouraging
Para 2
Which of the following should not be included in cybercrime?
A. Hacking
B. E-mail fraud
C. Creating websites with offensive content
D. Theft
Para 4
This paragraph mainly tells us about ________.
A. a survey conducted by the Computer Security Institute
B. an increasing number of online cases cheating people of money
C. online cases cheating large companies of money
D. some statistics about cybercrime
Para 3 & para 4Cybercrime has become ______ today, and all Internet users are _______ by it. Large companies are ____ targets for cybercriminals, who are often IT _______. A survey _________ in 2002 showed that almost all companies had their security system ______ into. Hundreds of billions of dollars has been lost to cybercriminals ________.
severeaffected
ripe
expertsconducted
broken
annually
Which of the following is right?
A. Cybercriminals are more interested in getting money from large companies.
B. Fraud against individuals is more serious.
C. Receiving e-mails promising money or cheques shows that you’re lucky.
D. With international cooperation, we can avoid any loss.
Para 5
• Considering how bad the situation with cybercrime against companies has become, many people wonder why so little is known about this.
• _____ ______ ________ how bad the situation with cybercrime against companies has become, many people wonder why they know ______ about this.
Taking into consideration
little
Para 6
So new is Cybercrime that some governments have no laws against it, and many holes ____ in their legal system. Most countries have no ____________ for dealing with _______ from other countries who may have committed cybercrime, and they are difficult to be ______.
existarrangements
suspects
caught
What is the present situation regarding cybercrime?
A. Cybercrime is so new that the legal systems in many countries remain to be improved.
B. All the countries have passed laws against cybercrime.
C. It is easier to catch cybercriminals in Europe because visas are not required.
D. All the governments are working together and cooperatively against cybercrime.
Para 7
Only by international cooperation can we s____ this problem. These criminals p_____ the best technical skills in the world, m______ that governments must c__________ their technological resources to keep up.
olveossess
eaning
ombine
Para 8
Finish the sentence:
_________ is a key to dealing with cybercrime, as the problem of cybercrime is so huge that it requires both governments and private businesses to work together.
Teamwork
Para 8
Which of the following is not one of the necessary ways to fight against the cybercrime?
A. Cooperation
B. Legal system
C. Visa management
D. Improving online software
Tom: These days I often hear of cybercrime, but I don’t know what cybercrime is. Could you please tell me something about it?
Mary: OK. Cybercrime is a relatively new term that refers to any computer-related criminal offence. It has been (1)c_________ into four categories. They are as follows: crimes related to security; crimes that are not specifically computer-related, such as fraud;
lassified
websites with offensive (2)i_________; offences relating to breaking (3)i__________ property and copyright laws. Tom: Do you know why cybercrime is becoming so serious?Mary: Because the (4)o__________ for crime have expanded with the Internet (5)e__________. Besides, criminals realize that they can make money withlittle risk of being caught.
nformation
ntellectual
ppotunities
xpanding
Tom: To what degree does cybercrime do harm to people?Mary: Most people have (6)r__________ computer viruses, and many have been the targets of e-mail fraud. In addition, fraud against large companies is a bigger problem. As a result, many companies have lost millions of dollars. Even the (7)s__________ systems of government departments have been broken into.
eceived
ecurity
Tom: I don’t know why the situation with cybercrime against companies has got so bad.
Mary: That’s because they don’t report it for fear of losing (8)c__________.
Tom: Then how can we deal with such a serious problem?
ustomers
Mary: The only solution to this problem is international (9)c__________. So far some steps have been taken and in 2001 an (10)a__________ on it has been signed by many countries.
Tom: Thank you for telling me so much about cybercrime. I’ll do my bit to fight against it.
ooperation
greement
Cybercrime has developed very recently.It involves the Internet, and it is hard to detect or track.It is not easy to catch the criminals involved in cybercrime because they could be in any country and can move quickly from place to place.
It uses computer technology, and most criminals involved in it are experts in IT.International cooperation is needed to fight against it.
What do you know about cybercrime?
Homework
Prepare for an oral presentation on cybercrime.1. Some knowledge about the problem of cybercrime.2. The importance of fighting against it.3. The necessity of international cooperation.