Class 10 English Unit 7: Cyber Security Reading I: Parents
Unit 7: Cyber Security
Getting Started
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inWWhr5tnEA
Let the students discuss and interact with these four different pictures.
Picture 1: Cyber Crime Picture 2: Social Media
Picture 3: Online Betting Picture 4: Hand lockup
Reading I: Parents
Vocabulary
1. obsessed /əbˈsɛst/ verb - to be preoccupied with something or someone.
2. fake /feɪk/ adjective - not genuine or real.
3. overprotective /ˌoʊvərprəˈtɛktɪv/ adjective - excessively protective of someone or something.
4. ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ adjective - feeling shame or embarrassment.
5. outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ noun - a set of clothes worn together, typically for a specific purpose.
6. swerved /swɜrvd/ verb - to change direction suddenly.
7. munching /ˈmʌntʃɪŋ/ verb - eating something, especially noisily or enthusiastically.
8. colleague /ˈkɒliːg/ noun - a person with whom one works in the same profession or organization.
9. lurking /lɜrkɪŋ/ verb - remaining hidden while waiting to ambush or pounce on someone
10. stammered /'stæmərded/ verb- speak with sudden involuntary pauses and repetitions
11. lecherous /'letʃrəs/-adjective- having strong sexual desires.
12. leer /'liə/ noun – unpleasant look
A. Choose the words/ phrases given below and write against the correct definitions. munching ridiculous window-shopping stammer
obsessed lurking outfit leer
swear stamp
a. remaining hidden to wait for somebody secretly: lurking
b. preoccupied with something continually to a troubling extent: obsessed
c. the act of looking at goods displayed in shop windows without intending to buy them: window shopping
d. bringing down one's feet heavily on the ground: stamp
e. deserving or inviting this approval; absurd: ridiculous
f. a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity: outfit
g. to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course: swerve
h. eating something hard, steadily, and noisily: munching
i. look or gaze unpleasantly and offensively: leer
j. speaking with difficulty repeating sounds or words and often stopping: stammer
B. Rewrite the following sentences in chronological order. (Answers only)
a. Anuja told her father that she wanted to see her new friend.
b. She told her father about her new e-friend.
c. He observed that Anuja was looking like a boy in her new dress.
d. Her father accompanied her to meet the friend.
e. She revealed her secret e-identity to her father.
f. They saw or car on the other side of the road.
g. They waited for Anuja's friend for ten minutes.
h. Anuja's father shared the incident with his friend.
C. Read the story again and answer these questions.
a. Why do you think Anuja was unwilling to take her father along with her to meet her new friend?
I think she was unwilling to take her father along with her to meet her new friend because her father's presence would be unnecessary and embarrassing.
b. How does she criticize her father?
She criticizes her father by stating him obsessed and orthodoxical.
c. Describe Anuja's e-friend.
Her e-friend is only a 12-year-old girl who is very fond of her.
d. Why did Anuja's father propose to go with her?
He proposed to go with her because he was worried about her safety.
e. What was the shocking news for her father?
The shocking news for her father was her chatting with her e-friend as a boy.
f. Why did they return without meeting Anuja's friend?
They returned without meeting her friend because they did not see any girl of 12 in the meeting place.
g. Why do you think Dhurba laughed at the story of Anuja's father?
I think Dhurba laughed at the story of Anuja's father because the girl's mother took Anuja's father as a lecherous old man with an evil leer.
h. How did the girl's mother see Anuja's father? Why didn't they like to talk to each other?
The girl's mother saw Anuja's father as an old man with a big belly and a bald head who was lurking around in the meeting place. They did not like to talk to each other because her mother decided not to stay there for her daughter's safety.
D. What can be the consequences of faking your identities and bullying other people on social media and the internet?
Faking identities and bullying others on social media and the internet can have severe consequences, both legally and personally. Legally, individuals may face charges such as harassment, defamation, and identity theft, which can result in fines or imprisonment. On a personal level, these actions can lead to significant emotional and psychological harm to the victims, including anxiety, depression, and loss of self-esteem. Additionally, criminals may experience social consequences, such as damage to their reputation, loss of friendships, and strained family relationships. The privacy of the internet does not defend individuals from responsibility, and such behaviors can have long-lasting negative impacts on both the victims and the aggressors.
Pronunciation
Read the following sentences with the correct pronunciation and write their intonation patterns.
a. I am going to meet my e-mail friend. Rising-falling tone
b. Why? Is it because I am 60 years old? Rising tone
c. God! I tried to digest this new information. Rising-falling tone
d. Is it because I am 60 years old? Or is it because I have a big belly? Rising tone
e. She knows me as a boy; doesn't she? Falling-rising tone
f. Do you know what she said about you? Rising tone
g. They came out of the car, waited for the girl, and finally returned home. Falling tone
h. You are obsessed Dad. Falling tone
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