UNIT 7 ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary

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Exercise 1

a) Security
b) Safety

Exercise 2

a) Security
b) Safety
c) Security
d) Safety

Exercise 4

a) Hacker
b) Cracker
c) Virus
d) Worm
e) Trojan
f) Malware
g) Spyware
h) Adware

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Exercise 5

a) https / padlock
b) username / password
c) message / spyware

Exercise 6

a) To create programs by writing code that instructs the computer what to do.
b) A compiler is a software program that converts source code files into machine code or
object code so that they can be recognized by the computer’s CPU.
c) A variable is a symbol or name that stands for a value. They are used to store specific
values within a program.
d) A function is defined as a relationship between defined values and one or more
variables.
e) A parameter is a value that is passed into a function.
Reading

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Exercise 2

RISKS: hackers, malware, virus, trojans, worms, spyware, unknown programs, email
attachments, cookies.
SECURITY: anti-virus software, lock, SSL certificates, encryption, decoded (decryption), firewalls,
passwords.

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Exercise 3

a) Buying a flight ticket is risky because you introduce confidential information such as your
ID number or your credit card and it can be stolen by hackers.
b) To protect your PC from malware you shouldn’t download unknown programs, you
shouldn’t open unknown emails and you should install a good anti-virus.
c) You should disallow cookies because they are a risk for your privacy.
d) Online shoppers make sure that websites have the SSL certificate to verify their
authenticity.
e) No, they can’t. They can only be decoded by someone who has the correct decoding
key.

Exercise 4

a) False. It is not always dangerous if you follow the tips provided in the text.
b) False. Provided that you know the sender and the content of the message (the sender
is not enough).
c) True
d) True
e) True
f) False. They are used to limit data and protect a server from damage by unauthorized
users.

Exercise 5

a) Purchases (line 2)
b) Avoid (line 8)
c) Set (line 14)
d) Therefore (line 17)
e) Guarantee (line 25) / make sure (line 20)

Exercise 6

a) Crucial (line 1)
b) Dangerous (line 4)
c) Disallowing (line 17)
d) Higher (line 17)
e) Trust (line 19)
 f) Reliable (line 20)

Grammar

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Exercise 2

a) go / travel
b) make
c) rains / snows
d) have / bring
e) cooks

Exercise 3

a) when
b) if
c) when
d) unless
e) if
f) unless

Exercise 4

a) study / will go
b) won’t celebrate / doesn’t improve
c) will be / eats
d) won’t get / doesn’t send
e) don’t hurry / will be

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Exercise 5

Suggested answers:
a) If I were fluent in English, I would participate more in class.
b) If I were younger, I would go out with my friends.
c) If I did more exercise, I would be fit.
d) If I had more free time, I would play an instrument.
e) If I met a famous person, I would ask him/her for an autograph.

Exercise 6

a) had gone / would have studied

b) would have been / had not married
c) wouldn’t have missed / had woken up
d) had continued / would have been
e) wouldn’t have met / had not studied
Exercise 7

a) If I had saved money, I could have bought flowers for my girlfriend.

b) If Teresa had practiced more, she wouldn’t have failed the driving test.
c) If the students had agreed with the education policies, they wouldn’t have gone on
strike.
d) If Michael hadn’t cheated on Claire, she wouldn’t have broken up with him.
e) If I hadn’t lost your phone number, I would have phoned you.

Listening

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Exercise 1

Speaker 1: d) b)
Speaker 2: b) c)
Speaker 3: a) d)
Speaker 4: c) a)

Exercise 2

Speaker 1
a) She had to write about 19th century American writers. She had to write 3,000 words.
b) She failed the subject and had to retake the exam six months later.

Speaker 2
c) It was about manga comics.
d) He sent weird messages to him, insulted him and posted pictures of him.

Speaker 3
e) She sent her credit card number and her bank account number.
f) She trusted the email because it had the logo of the bank and it was a message sent by
the director.

Speaker 4
g) She is worried about it because she is a writer.
h) The main excuse is price.

Writing

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Exercise 2

a) She complained about a computer that she had bought the previous week. She was
told that her PC had an antivirus installed but it was not true. She got a virus and it
spread to some PCs of her office.
b) She wants a compensation for the inconvenience.
c) Complain about – quejarse
Call a meeting – convocar una renunión
Policy – política
To my surprise – Me sorprendí cuando…
Disappointed – decepcionado/a
Looking for compensation – busco algún tipo de compensación económica
Looking forward to hearing from you soon – quedo a la espera de sus noticias
Yours faithfully – Atentamente