Listen What are the three main ideas? Underline  The history of the internet  Problems created by spam  The effects of viruses   How to eliminate viruses  Why we receive spam  Paying internet bills  Listen again and answer the questions in Choose the only one What percentage of email is spam? What are the signs that your computer has a virus? How can we protect our computers from viruses? How does spam cost the consumer money? Why did it become popular to advertise using emails? a b c d Some viruses… aren’t very dangerous are sent to everyone in your address book are advertising copy everything on your computer hard disk a b c d Spam costs the consumer… under five dollars a month more than five dollars a month more or less five dollars a month five dollars a month a b c When did spam become a big problem? when commercial emails were first sent in the 1970s when email became popular with everybody d in the 1980s It is believed that the real origin of the term comes from a 1970 Monty Python’s Flying Circus skit In this skit, all the restaurant’s menu items devolve into SPAM When the waitress repeats the word SPAM, a group of Vikings in the corner sing “SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, lovely SPAM! Wonderful SPAM!”, drowning out other conversation, until they are finally told to shut it Audio file link: http://filecloud.io/ja4v7itz9 GLOSSARY - resulting in: leading to, causing - to take up: occupy, collapse - major: main, important - providers: suppliers, dealers - sometime: eventually, at some point Presente r: Everybody knows that spam is really annoying and it takes up too much space in our in-boxes, but how much we know about its history and the problems it causes? Tonight, we’ve got Denise Woods with us in the studio to tell us more about this issue Welcome to the show, Denise Denise: Thanks, Philip It’s great to be here Well, spam is definitely one of the most annoying problems we have when we open our email accounts, but it can also be dangerous It can install viruses on our computer hard disks Did you know that about forty per cent of all emails sent are spam? Presente r: Denise: No, I didn’t That’s unbelievable Presente r: Denise: Really? Presente r: Denise: How can you tell if your computer has a virus? Presente r: Denise: I’ll that from now on Does spam create any other problems? Presente r: Denise: That’s expensive Why we receive so much spam? Presente r: Denise: Presente r: Denise: As I already said, spam can be very dangerous Most people think that spam is just advertising, but in a lot of cases these emails actually carry viruses Yes, and some of these viruses have the ability to read all of the names in your address book and resend the virus to all of your friends and family Sometimes it’s quite easy: your computer switches off or some of the programs don’t work properly One of the simplest signs – and one that we often ignore – is that our computer starts to run more slowly That’s why it’s important to have a good anti-virus program installed and scan for viruses regularly Yes, it does, and it’s one that affects us all Spam costs all a lot of money This is because internet providers have to spend lots of money developing programs to combat spam This cost is actually paid by the consumer, resulting in the customers paying about $5 extra per month In the past, companies sent out letters in the post, but they have discovered that it is much cheaper to send emails – they don’t have to pay for stamps, paper or envelopes The first commercial email was sent out in the 1970s, but these messages didn’t get the name spam until much later How did spam get its name? In the 1980s computer users sent really long, repetitive messages, often using the word spam This is where the name comes from At this time, spam wasn’t a major concern However, when the general public started to send huge numbers of emails, sometime in the mid-1990s, spam really became a big problem Wow That is interesting We don’t have much time left Hopefully, you’ll be able to come back in the future and tell us more I’d love to 2, 3, Approximately 40% of all emails Programs stop working The computer works more slowly Install an anti-virus program and use it regularly It’s expensive for internet providers to deal with spam and this cost is passed on to consumers It’s much cheaper to send emails than to use paper, envelopes and stamps d c c Monty Python: https://www.youtube.c om/watch? v=anwy2MPT5RE