ملخص اللغة الإنجليزية تانية إعدادي، الترم الأول My Digital Footprint

Learning Objectives

• Identify main ideas, key details, synonyms, antonyms and words with prefixes in texts about online safety.
• Understand a podcast about staying safe online and answer questions.
• Discuss and role-play online-safety situations.
• Use the present simple passive and the modal passive.
• Write 5 to 7 clear tips to protect online privacy.

Reading: Protecting Your Privacy in the Digital Age

• Everything you do online leaves a trace, like a footprint: websites you visit and things you post. It can be hard to remove later.
• Use strong passwords: letters, numbers and symbols; do not use easy words like your name; change them now and then and never share them.
• Check privacy settings on websites and apps to control who sees your information; otherwise your data might be seen by strangers.
• Think before you share photos or updates; do not share personal data such as your address or phone number.
• Main idea: The internet is a big part of our lives, so we must protect our privacy and stay safe online.

Word tip: A synonym has the same meaning as another word; an antonym has the opposite meaning (strong - weak).

Vocabulary

Listening: Staying Safe Online (podcast "Web Guardians")

A digital footprint is like a trail of breadcrumbs. Tips from the podcast: keep personal information private; think before you post; create a strong password that is like a secret code; use privacy settings; if something online makes you uncomfortable, talk to a trusted adult. Listening tip: focus on the big picture, not on individual words you don't know.

Language in Use: Passive Voice

• Present simple passive: object + am/is/are + past participle. People share photos online. → Photos are shared online.
• Modal passive: object + modal + be + past participle. You should keep your passwords secret. → Your passwords should be kept secret.
• Active: People create a digital trail. Passive: A digital trail is created by people.
• Examples: Passwords should be changed often; Important data is saved by the system every hour; Personal photos should not be shared without permission.
• Common mistakes: Emails sent to my friends → Emails are sent; Passwords should been chosen → should be chosen; These trees are cutting → are cut; Screen time should limit → should be limited; Does breakfast prepared → Is breakfast prepared.

Reading: Social Media and Your Digital Footprint

There are two types of digital footprint: active footprints are what you choose to share (posts, comments, likes), and passive footprints happen without your knowing (websites collect information about what you search for). Everything you do online builds your online identity, and friends, teachers or future schools might look at your posts. Social media is fun, but it is "forever": "Be smart, be kind, and be careful with what you post!"

Story Time: The Little Inventor, Chapter Two: Never Stop Trying

Before the fair Amal faces problems: the robot won't talk, wires keep breaking and some children laugh. She remembers her parents' words and perseveres: "I won't give up. I will fix this." Her friend Yara helps with ideas and shows empathy. Amal checks her sources online to learn from safe, trustworthy places and never copies others' work without permission. On the night before the fair the robot says "Hello!".

Let's Talk: Staying Safe Online

Hana and Salma discuss their digital footprint: use strong passwords, don't share personal data, check privacy settings regularly, keep apps updated because old software can be used to steal data, and always think before you post because "once it's online, it stays online forever". Useful expressions for advice: "It's important to...", "We should...", "I believe we should...".

Writing: Digital Detectives

Write 5 to 7 tips to protect online privacy using words such as privacy, password, data, trace, share, trusted, secure, settings, adult. Example: dangers - sharing personal information; tip - a full name, address or school shouldn't be shared online. Writing tips: know your purpose, plan before you write, keep tips simple and clear, give examples, check grammar and spelling.

Common Mistakes

• Forgetting "be" in the modal passive.
• Using the active verb when the object is the subject.
• Sharing personal data with strangers (unsafe behavior).

Quick Revision Checklist

• [ ] Define digital footprint, privacy, password, data, trace.
• [ ] Active and passive footprints.
• [ ] Features of a strong password.
• [ ] Present simple passive structure.
• [ ] Modal passive structure.
• [ ] Synonyms and antonyms.
• [ ] Steps when something online makes you uncomfortable.
• [ ] Amal's persistence and Yara's empathy.
• [ ] Hana and Salma's tips.
• [ ] Phrases for giving advice.
• [ ] Write 5-7 safety tips.
• [ ] Why we think before posting.