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Victims of Cyberbullies

More than one in 10 British teenagers (1) _______________ (to be) victims of bullying online, according to a survey. Many of the 500 teenagers surveyed said they (2) ________________ (to receive) threatening e-mails, while more than a quarter said somebody (3) _____________ (to publish) misleading information about them on the web.

Since increasing numbers of teenagers now (4) ____________ (to use) instant messaging and websites to keep in contact, the threat of cyberbullying constantly (5) ________________ (to rise), experts say. “It is a huge problem – probably even grater than the figures suggest,” says Liz Carnell of Bullying Online.

Experts (6) ______________ (to see) many kinds of abuse on the web, ranging from rude e-mails to complex operations such as manipulating photos, sometimes taken secretly using mobile phones. Schools in Hertfordshire (7) ________________ (to confront) a particularly vicious online campaign, in which anonymous users (8) _____________ (to invite) to discuss and attack named victims on website forums.

Like ordinary bullying, the online version can often be dangerous and sometimes even result in suicides among depressed teenagers.

(From ‘The Guardian’, abridged)

Role play

Role 1. You are Glenn(a) Tweedy. Your younger sister Hester, who is a student at Hertfordshire high school, is constantly receiving threatening e-mails. Now you are talking to Liz Carnell of Bullying Online. Tell her what is going on and ask her what to do.

Your cues: your sister – to receive hundreds of rude e-mails since she – to have her own e-mail address. Last week she – to receive a threatening e-mail (to kill her). It was the first time she – to receive … Since then she – not to go out (even to miss school). She – to become depressed. She won’t leave home until bullying – to stop.

Role 2. You are Liz Carnell. Find out as much as possible about Glenn(a)’s sister. Tell Glenn(a) about cyberbullying and advise him/her what to do.

Vocabulary Revision

29. Revise Vocabulary 1 p … Unit 1 and do the following multiple choice task.

1. This scheme will help homeless people at no ________ to taxpayers.

A) price B) cost

2. The ________ of living is really high in big cities.

A) price B) cost

3. If you use cheaper material it’ll reduce the production __________ of each item by 10%.

A) price B) cost

4. When you arrange a tourist trip, the _________ per person goes down for groups of more than ten people.

A) price B) cost

5. This week all our goods are sold at half __________ .

A) price B) cost

6. Experts say outdated transportation systems are only __________ of the city’s problems.

A) part B) share

7. You won’t get on with your colleagues if you don’t do your __________ of the work properly.

A) part B) share

8. Britain’s _________ of world trade has been steadily declining of late.

A) part B) share

9. Schools are a vital ___________ of the education system.

A) part B) share

10. Bill didn’t invest a single penny in the project. He has no right to a _______ in the profits.

A) part B) share

11. I expect she had to pay a fat ________ to her divorce lawyer.

A) fee B) charge

12. Many tax advisers now offer fixed _______ interviews.

A) fee B) charge

13. There is no _________ for cashing traveler’s cheques.

A) fee B) charge

14. If you buy things at this shop you can have them gift wrapped, but remember that there may be a small __________ for that.

A) fee B) charge

15. There is a ________ of $50 if you are late with your payment.

A) fee B) charge

16. Max wasn’t good at all at maths. It took a lot of _______ for him to pass the exam.