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Unit 4 Online Life | Page C: Pronouns + IT Actions

Someone Sent Me a Strange File

陌生人发来文件,你会点开吗?

Would you open a strange attachment?

Start: A Strange File

Can you say these?

Someone sends you a strange email. There is an attachment. “Open it now.”

Should you open it?

Better choice: Don’t open it / Ask an adult.
Someone sent me a strange email.
I shouldn’t open it.

Pronouns: People, Things, Places

1 Find the word

Think: person / thing / place?
1 Imagine, too, that you left footprints you walked. place
2 Perhaps one day you write silly online. thing
3 can go online and not leave a footprint. person

Sort the words

People / Things / Places

People
Things
Places

2 Complete the table

ThingsPeoplePlaces
every-everythingeveryoneeverywhere
some-someonesomewhere
no-nothingno one
any-anythinganywhere

Rule

4 means all.
5 means we don’t know exactly which.
6 means it doesn’t matter which.
7 means not any.

Practice

3 Use the right word

Think first: person / thing / place?
1 Where’s my pen? I’ve looked , but I can’t find it. place
2 Using social media can be a real problem. should know that. person
3 The teacher asked a question, but knew the answer. person
4 has left a message for you at reception. person
5 Ouch! There’s in my eye! thing
6 I’ve no idea where Sally is. She could be . place
7 Do you want a place to relax on your holiday? There’s better than here! place
8 It’s so noisy. Let’s go quieter. place
Careful: I don’t know anything. / I know nothing. Not: I don’t know nothing.

4 Make it true for you

Choose one or two.

Everyone knows that I ______.
Everyone knows that I .
For my next holiday I’d like to go somewhere ______.
For my next holiday I’d like to go somewhere .
I don’t like eating anything that has got ______ in it.
I don’t like eating anything that has got in it.
I think anyone can learn to ______.
I think anyone can learn to .
Everyone knows that I like games.
I’d like to go somewhere warm.
I don’t like eating anything that has got too much sugar in it.
I think anyone can learn to use a computer.

IT Actions

What should you do?

You want to send homework in an email.

attach a file

You get a strange message.

delete a message

You want a photo to appear online.

upload a photo

A website asks for your password.

key in your password

You get a strange attachment.

Don’t open the attachment.

5 Textbook matching

1 to key in your password 2 to install a program 3 to attach a file 4 to have network coverage 5 to upload a photo 6 to delete a message 7 to open an attachment 8 to buy an app 9 to activate flight mode 10 to download a file
ato click on the icon of a file that comes with an email
bto have a signal that lets you make phone calls, etc.
cto add a separate element (e.g. a photo, a document, a video) to an email
dto make an image available on the internet
eto pay for a program for your mobile or tablet
fto type a secret word that gives you access to a computer or a website
gto put a program on a computer
hto switch on a function on your mobile or tablet so you can’t go online
ito remove a piece of text so it cannot be seen any more
jto copy information or a program from the internet onto your computer hard disk

6 Speaking

How many different ways do you have to go online?

I can go online with my phone / computer / tablet.

How often do you post something on social media?

I often / sometimes / hardly ever post something online.

What kind of things do you usually post?

I usually post photos / comments / videos.

What ways do you know of keeping passwords secure but remembering them?

I can use a strong password. I shouldn’t share it with anyone.

7 Collocation Board

key in
install
attach
upload / download

Safety Sentences

Choose and make a sentence.

Who?

Action

Advice

Our safety sentence

Someone sent me a strange email.
I shouldn’t open the attachment.
No one should share their password.
Everyone should use a strong password.

Final Reply

Reply to the strange file message.

To:
Someone sent me a strange email.
I shouldn’t open the attachment.
No one should open strange attachments.
I should ask an adult.
Sent