Write an essay (10-15 sentences) about the IT security.

 

ü What does IT security mean?

ü What does IT security consist of?

ü What does IT security deal with?

ü What can you say about the history of IT security?

ü Is IT security important today? Why/Why not?

ü What university should people study to become IT security specialists?

ü Is IT security for home users or businesses?

ü How often do people use IT security?

ü Where do people use IT security?

ü Does IT security have a future?

GRAMMAR

 

Circle the correct answer.

 

1 My best friend inherited / has inherited a lot of money last month.

2 We used / have used the same bank for the last ten years and don’t want to change.

3 Did you pay / Have you paid back the money yet?

4 I took / have taken $100 out of the cash machine an hour ago.

5 Did you ever have / Have you ever had problems with a friend about money?

6 I called / I’ve called the bank yesterday and they are going to give us the loan.

7 The company didn’t give / hasn’t given us a pay rise last year.

8 When did she borrow / has she borrowed the money from you?

9 We only parked / have parked the car an hour ago but they’ve charged us for two hours!

10 I never owned / have never owned money to the bank.

 

Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

 

A B A B A B A A B A A B

How long _____ you _____ your camera? (have) Not long. I _____ it about two months ago. (buy)   I _____ shopping at the new mall on Saturday. _____ you _____ there yet? (go, be) No, I _____ time yet. _____ you _____ anything? (not have, buy)   My grandparents _____ each other for 55 years – since they were eight years old! (know) Where _____ they _____? (meet) At school. They _____ in the class. (be)   Jim ________ a new digital TV. It _____ him a fortune. (just / get, cost) Really? I _____ he _____ any money. (think, not have) _____ you _____? He _____ $10,000 on the lottery last week. (not hear, win)   _____ you _____ your homework yet? (do) Yes, I _____ it this morning, on the bus to school. (do)

 

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

 

Interviewer Today I’m talking to Harry Fox, the film director. Tell me, Harry, how long were you / have you been a film director?

Harry Well, I studied / have studied film-making at university in the 1990s, and I worked / have worked as a director for over 25 years now.

Interviewer What was the first film / has the first film been you made / have made?

Harry A Prisoner’s Life in 2003, but I lost / have lost the only copy a year later so nobody saw / has seen it since then! My first successful film was / has been Always, which came out / has come out in 2007.

Interviewer And how many countries did you visit / have you visited? Did you make / Have you made films outside Britain?

Harry I didn’t work / haven’t worked in many countries – only Britain, Germany, and Italy. Last month I flew / have flown to Berlin and spent / have spent two weeks filming there.

Interviewer When did you go / have you gone to Italy?

Harry In 2015. I wanted / have wanted to make a TV documentary called North and South, about regional differences in Europe, and I drove / have driven all the way from the Alps to Sicily.

Interviewer What are the best things about your jobs?

Harry The travel and the people. I travelled / have travelled all over the world, going to film festivals and so on. And I met / have met some great people.

Interviewer Did you start / Have you started any new projects recently?

Harry Yes, last week I signed / have signed a contract for a new film set in China.

Interviewer Well, thank you, Harry – it was / has been very interesting talking to you …

 

Present Simple, Past Simple, or Present Perfect. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.

John Tilde

John Tilde is a politician. He (1) _____ (go) to Oxford University in 1995, and in 2002 he (2) _____ (become) a Member of Parliament. He (3) _____ (be) an MP since then. He (4) _____ (be) Defence Minister from 2009-2015.

He (5) _____ (write) three books, including his autobiography The Time of my Life, and a spy story called The Time to Run.

He is married to the artist Edna Tilde, and they (6) _____ (have) two children. They (7) _____ (live) in Oxford for 10 years, then (8) _____ (move) to London in 2015. They now (9) _____ (live) in a house in Cadogan Square in Central London. He (10) _____ (be) happy.