Get away

Get away (from) : Escape

• Intransitive

• Example in context:

• I have not found a way of getting a bear to attack. The more I push, the more they try to get away.

Escaparse/huir/irse


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Use of English+ "The Internet and safety" Andalucía 2011

THE INTERNET AND SAFETY

USE OF ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

10. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: 

      Experts advised us: “Don’t open any emails from unknown senders.”

• Experts advised us not to open any e-mails from unknown senders.

11. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: 

      “Hackers use computer viruses to steal millions of dollars from bank accounts.”

• What do hackers use to steal millions of dollars from bank accounts? 

12. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE: 

• “If my computer got infected by a virus, I would try to repair it.”

13. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: smoking/ to smoke/ smoked/ smoke

• You are not allowed to smoke in this restaurant.

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Comprehension "The Internet and safety" Andalucía 2011

THE INTERNET AND SAFETY

COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1. According to the text, what can we do to avoid getting infected?

• According to the text, updating our anti-virus software and firewall is the best way of avoiding viruses’ infections.

2. What kind of dangers can we face when we click on links in emails from unknown senders?

• Clicking on this kind of emails gives hackers the opportunity of controlling remotely our computer in order to steal our private information.

3. Which decision should we make when we receive emails concerning sensitive personal information?

• We shouldn’t take them into account because they are probably a dangerous trick.
   

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Use of English "The Internet and safety" Andalucía 2011

THE INTERNET AND SAFETY

USE OF ENGLISH

LEXICON

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “insecure” (adjective).

• Unsafe (line 1)

7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “to give a false appearance” (verb).

• Pretend (line 12)

8. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “established” (verb).

• Establishment

9. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? 

• Today / Currently / Nowadays / Actually

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THE INTERNET AND SAFETY

COMPREHENSION

TRUE - FALSE

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

4. If we adopt the right measures we will never get infected by any sort of internet contaminants.

• FALSE: “You are always faced (...) to reduce them significantly.” (lines 1-3)

5. Institutions never operate online.

• TRUE: “Just remember (...) to very sensitive information.” (lines 13-14) 

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Live on

Live on (sth) : Use money for basic necessities

• Inseparable

• Example in context:

• Tragically, as many as 50 percent of Africans live on less than $1.25 a day.

Vivir de (sueldo, salario, caridad)

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Link up

Link (sth) up : to form a connection, especially in order to work or operate together

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:

• Their rowing machines were linked up to create a “virtual boat" that demanded that they all row in synchrony. 

Conectar, especialmente para trabajar juntos


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Let out

Let sth out : to cause something to come out

• Example in context:

• Peter let out a terrible scream as the horse jumped toward him at full gallop.

Dejar escapar, soltar (grito)

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Leave out

Leave sth/sb out (of sth) : to not include someone or something

• Example in context:

• In the past, kids used to feel left out and they had to make an effort to be part of the action. In the era of the Metrolescent, it is possible to live far away and still feel part of everything. 

Dejar fuera, excluir algo/a alguien (de algo)

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Keep up

1- Keep (sb) up : Not let someone go to bed

2- Keep up with sb/sth :  Do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing

• Examples in context:

1. Despite Spain’s reputation for civilised Mediterranean drinking habits, “the big bottle” leaves city centres full of rubbish, and residents, who have been kept up all night, furious.
2. In an information-saturated society, writes sociologist Orrin Klapp, we suffer anxiety, since the slow horse of our comprehension is unable to keep up with the fast horse of the information that we can access.

1- Mantener a alguien levantado/despierto
2- Avanzar al mismo paso (que alguien), no quedarse atrás

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Keep on

Keep on doing sth : Discover

• Example in context:

• How could the City goalkeeper keep on playing after breaking his neck?

Seguir/continuar haciendo algo (no parar)

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Keep away

Keep away (from sth/sb) : to not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going somewhere or near something

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:

• "It is now impossible to return it to its original state", a spokeswoman for the museum said. She said that cleaning crews had been told to keep 20cm away from artworks, but it was unclear if the woman had received the memo.

• For the next three years, they will be working on the creation of two genetic banks one in Madrid and the other in Buenos Aires, to keep away the threat that looms over these animals.

Mantener(se) alejado /a distancia /apartado (de algo o alguien)


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Jump on

Jump on (sb/sth) : to pounce (on sb/sth)

• Examples in context:

• We are going to pretend we are at the seaside.” Rosie was starting to get the idea and jumped on to the sheet.

Abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo.

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Hold up

Hold sb/sth up : to raise

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:

• "This is great," said a grinning Christian Foulladosa as he rubbed a crisp note between his fingers and held it up to the light above the cash machine.

Sujetar, sostener, levantar (mano, objeto, etc) /a alguien.

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Hold off

Hold sth/sb off : to stop sth/sb from attacking or defeating you

• Examples in context:

• Cable companies are faced with a dilemma: do they embrace the Internet and try to make money online, or do they fight the Internet and try to hold off the destruction? 
• The answer is to do both –holding off the rising tide with one hand while racing to devise workable Internet business models with the other.

Contener, resistir, rechazar (ataque, enemigo)

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Hold back

Hold (sth) back/hold back (on sb) : to keep information secret from someone on purpose

• Separable (optional)

• Example in context:

• What they've decided to do is to be totally open and to say “Look, we're not holding any secrets back about this subject, we've got all these files and we're going to make them available to the public.”

Ocultar/no revelar (información) (a alguien)

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Hang on to

Hang on to (sth) : to hold or continue holding onto something

• Example in context:

• Though she plans to hang on to her letter, experts have valued it at around £3,500.

Guardarse/no perder/conservar algo (de valor).

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Hand over

Hand over : to give another one control of someone or something, or responsibility for dealing with them

• Separable (optional)

• Examples in context:

• (...) the company’s manager is happy to hand over the boring chores. "I'd rather have a robot do dishes," he says. Wouldn't you?

Dejar la responsabilidad a otro

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Go into

Go into (sth) : to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition

• Separable (optional)
• Examples in context:

• Even today I am constantly trying to change my father's high-cholesterol diet, and I go into a state of anxiety when either of my parents does not get home before midnight.

• Having married his fiancée Ekaterina Dmitriev in August via a satellite video link from space, Malenchenko went straight into married life enthusiastically.

Comenzar, entrar (en un estado, situación)

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Go down

Go down : to be reduced in price, value, amount, quality, level or size

• Example in context:

• Under the Obama plan, Americans will be able to maintain their current coverage, have access to new affordable options, and see the quality of their health care improve and their costs go down.

Bajar, reducirse

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Face up to

Face up to (sth/sb) : to deal with a problem or difficult person

• Example in context:

• Internet users who distribute movies before they are sold in shops could face up to five years in prison under a proposed USA bill, that is to say, a plan for a new law.

Hacer frente a, enfrentarse a (responsabilidades, situación, temores, alguien)

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Drop out

Drop out (of sth) : Leave, stop doing something before you have completely finished

• Example in context:

• (...) around 9000 girls under 16 become pregnant every year. A high percentage of them drop out of school (...)

Dejar de asistir, abandonar (clases) antes de final de curso

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Drop off

Drop sb/sth off : to take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place

• Separable

• Example in context:

• Thinking he was a thief, police shot a young black dentist who had just dropped his girlfriend off a Sao Paulo's international airport on February 3rd.

Llevar algo o a alguien (normalmente en coche) a un lugar determinado

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Depend on

Depend on (sb / sth) : to need something, or need the help and support of someone

• Examples in context:

• Modern humans have come to depend on a multitude of inventions in order to survive and one of the most important is antibiotics, a discovery of the twentieth century which has changed our lives.

Depender de

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Cuddle up

Cuddle up : to sit or lie very close to someone and put your arms around them

• Examples in context:

• So the next time you cuddle up to a fluffy stuffed animal, you may want to reconsider. Who knows what we will discover next about bears, or mice like Mickey?

Acercarse a abrazar

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Come back

Come back (from/to sth/sb) : Return

• Example in context:

• (...) most people live abroad for the positive attributes of their destination rather than negative opinions of life in the UK. (...) Some of them come back.

Regresar/volver (de/a algo/alguien)

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Clear up

Clear (sth) up :

• Separable (optional)

• Example in context:

• The Philippines is accustomed to clearing up after the destruction caused by the dozen or more monsoons that hit the archipelago each summer and autumn.

Poner en orden, quitar de en medio, limpiar, ordenar (algo)

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