According to the Guinness Book of Records, Kevin Munick is the most famous computer hacker in the world. He was once on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list of dangerous criminals, and was also the inspiration for a Hollywood film.
Here is the story of his life. His parents divorced when he was three but he says his childhood was happy. He lived with his mother in the suburbs of Los Angeles. He was a genius with electronic devices, and computers soon attracted his attention.
By the age of 17 he was an expert in telephone and computer systems, but there was a criminal side to his interests. He hacked into computers at Motorola, Nokia Mobile Phones and other companies. Some reports estimated the damage to be $80 million.
In1981 police arrested him. He was in prison for 5 years. The judge prohibited him from using computers. Now he has a business consultancy and fights against software piracy.
Ex. 29 Find the Past Simple forms in the text.
Ex. 30 Agree or disagree with the following statements. Make corrections in case they are false.
Model: He lived with his father.
He didn’t live with his father. He lived with his mother.
1. His parents divorced when he was 16.
2. He hacked into Sun Microsystem telephone system.
3. The damage from his hacking was $100 million.
4. The judge prohibited him from using mobile phone.
5. At present he continues hacking new companies.
Ex. 31 Look at the opinions below. Which one(s) you most agree with?
a) Munick isn’t a thief or a terrorist, he’s a recreational hacker. He didn’t do it for economic gain.
b) Kevin Munick represented a real danger for business.
c) Hacking is illegal. Kevin Munick is a dangerous criminal and must be taken to prison.
d) Kevin Munick demonstrated the companies that computer security is a problem.
Ex. 32 Grammar Focus 4. The Future Simple.
a) Форма “will” используется для выражения обещания, прогноза, предсказания действий в будущем.
1. Wait, I will help you.
2. He will probably come back tomorrow.
3. I will not watch TV tonight.
4. It will rain tomorrow.
| Positive | Negative | Question |
| I/he/she/it/we/you/they will study at the Academy. | I/he/she/it/we/you/they will not (=won’t)study at the Academy. | Will I/he/she/it/we/you/ they study at the Academy? Yes, I will. No, I will not (=won’t). Where will I/he/she/it/we/ You/they study? |
b) What is your opinion? Use the prompts to write sentences with ‘will or won’t’ and ‘possibly, probably or definitely’.
Model: men/stop going bald
Men will definitely stop going bald.
a) a computer / recognize the human voice
b) cars / use water / fuel
c) computers / still be necessary
d) we / use coins and notes
e) people / want robots to check their health
f) GPS / help fight crime
Section II
BIOGRAPHY
Text 2
My Biography.
Pre-reading task: Read international words and translate them: school, institute, businessman, literature, profession, student, lecture, seminar, tennis, disciplined, jazz, music, radio.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Vladimir Pavlov. I was born in Yekaterinburg. I am the only child in the family.
At the age of seven I started school. I liked to go to school and studied very well. Аt school I studied many different subjects. Every teacher asked for equal attention to his subject and it was not an easy work to do. I know that all the subjects are important, but still I was always indifferent to exact sciences.
Since childhood I have been fond of reading and good at literature, history and languages. It is not easy to decide what profession to choose.
Many people continue careers of their parents or grandparents but it is not the case for me. My mother is a doctor. My father is a businessman. I decided to enter the Law Academy and now I am a first year student of the Institute of Justice.
During the week I am very busy getting ready for lectures and seminars, so I like to have a rest on weekends. I am not an early riser and I didn’t get up before 9 or even 10 o’clock. I enjoy staying in bed, when I don’t have to hurry anywhere.
I do sports. Tastes differ, and different people do jogging, swimming, diving….. But I adore playing tennis. Everyone should do all to stay healthy and choose the sport he is interested in. If one does sports he learns how t o lose, and it is not easy. Sport not only helps people to become strong and to develop physically but also makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activity.
I love music as well. We can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on TV, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. I think it really doesn’t matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz…. I enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. Very often when I am blue, I play my favorite songs and feel much better.
