THE CIA CONSPIRACY THEORYA lot of people believe that the CIA is using Facebook to monitor the masses.. The CIA and its related organizations are claimed to have created Facebook so they
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A lot of people believe that the CIA is using Facebook to monitor the masses The CIA and its related organizations are claimed to have created Facebook so they could spy on the world They use it to gather information on plots against citizens they want to persecute.
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worthless - without worth or value
sg proves instrumental – in the end, it’s clear that sg is very important
identify a culprit – to find who did a crime
burglary – breaking into a house and stealing things
How did Facebook get into the mix? – How is Facebook connected to this crime?
break-in – another word for ‘burglary’
check your Facebook account – to see what’s new on your Facebook page
victim – the person whose house was broken into
crook – another word for ‘criminal’
didn’t bother to log out – didn’t care to log out
Fun Facebook Facts
stalk your ex – to follow your ex partner’s life secretly, often annoying that person
post on Facebook – to write about yourself or put photos on Facebook
update status messages – to say what you’re doing at the moment
Headmaster Fired After Facebook Pic Scandal
fire – kick out, dismiss sy
pic scandal – [picture scandal] a picture that upsets people
sexually-themed photos – photos with sexual material
leave his post – leave the school and stop being a headmaster
publish risqué photos – put erotic photos on Facebook
The Cia Conspiracy Theory
to monitor – to watch
the masses – society, the people
related organizations – sister organizations
are claimed to have created Facebook – they created Facebook, some people say
spy on the world – collect information about people everywhere
gather information – collect information
plots against citizens – evil plan against the people of this country
persecute – hurt badly
Sharing on Facebook More Popular than Email
according to AddToAny – as the AddToAny website says
Facebook dominates sharing – Facebook is the site that most people use for sharing their stuff widget – a little software, program
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Task Insert the phrases below into the missing gaps.
related, stalk, proved, update, fire, worthless, posts, risqué, dominates, scandal, masses, did not bother to, claims, spying on, monitoring, persecuted, post, according to, widget, beat out, victim, culprit, gather, burglary, break-in, plot, consists of, crook
The Zimbabwe dollar is totally worthless.
Police Chief: Identifying the culprit proved a bit harder than we thought first.
The members involved in the burglary were kicked out of the church.
The landlord installed security systems as a protection against a third break-in.
The crook made two $500 withdrawals from the ATM (=cash machine).
The victim did not bother to look around when crossing the street and was hit by a car.
Private Eye (=detective): The husband wanted me to stalk her, and take photos of her and her lover It’s so easy to post your own video to YouTube Just a couple of clicks, and you’re done.
A basic Facebook feature is the status update, a short little snippet you write in answer to the question
“What are you doing now?”
For a lot of struggling (=weak) companies the way to save cash is to fire people these days
Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office
Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper
He likes to tell dirty jokes and make risqué remarks.
The CIA were monitoring (= secretly listening to) his phone calls
He was popular with the aristocracy but failed to win the support of the masses
We discussed unemployment and related issues, such as bankruptcy (=having no money)
The company claims (=says) (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river
He was arrested for spying on US nuclear secrets
I went to several libraries to gather information about the scheme.
The police have found a plot to assassinate (=kill) the president
His latest film is about the experience of being persecuted for being gay.
According to our records you owe us $130.
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
I installe a weather widget on my computer, which allows me to see the current weather
The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans
They beat out several other rivals for the contract.
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The Zimbabwe dollar is totally worthless
Police Chief: Identifying the culprits proved a bit harder than we thought first.
The members involved in the burglary were kicked out of the church.
The landlord installed security systems as a protection against a third break-in.
The crook made two $500 withdrawals from the ATM (=cash machine).
The victim did not bother to look around when crossing the street and was hit by a car.
Private Eye (=detective): The husband wanted me to stalk her, and take photos of her and her lover It’s so easy to post your own video to YouTube Just a couple of clicks, and you’re done.
A basic Facebook feature is the status update, a short little snippet you write in answer to the question
“What are you doing now?”
For a lot of struggling (=weak) companies the way to save cash is to fire people these days
Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office
Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper
He likes to tell dirty jokes and make risqué remarks.
The CIA were monitoring (= secretly listening to) his phone calls
He was popular with the aristocracy but failed to win the support of the masses
We discussed unemployment and related issues, such as bankruptcy (=having no money)
The company claims (=says) (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river
He was arrested for spying on US nuclear secrets
I went to several libraries to gather information about the scheme.
The police have found a plot to assassinate (=kill) the president
His latest film is about the experience of being persecuted for being gay.
According to our records you owe us $130.
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
I installe a weather widget on my computer, which allows me to see the current weather
The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans
They beat out several other rivals for the contract.