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Interactive Lesson – Internet Cookies
Unlock 2 – Unit 3
Reading 1: Internet Cookies
Reading Instructions
Before You Begin
Read the passage in your Unlock 2 book.
It is in Unit 3, Reading 1: INTERNET COOKIES.
Discussion Activities
Work with a partner or in small groups to discuss these questions about internet privacy and safety.
🔒 Privacy Online
• Do you worry about your personal information when you use the internet? Why or why not?
• What steps do you take to keep your password and information safe?
📢 Advertising
• Have you ever noticed “targeted” adverts after searching for something to buy?
• Do you think it is helpful or annoying when websites show you things you might like?
💻 Digital Habits
• Do you usually accept cookies when you visit a new website?
• Do you ever delete your browser history? Discuss with your partner.
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the correct answer for each question based on the reading passage.
Quiz Results
Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences using words from the reading passage (vocabulary words are included).
1. A cookie is a small piece of that a website puts on your computer.
Hint: Knowledge or data
2. When you shop online, a cookie remembers what you put in your shopping .
Hint: A container for items
3. Website owners make money by renting to companies.
Hint: An area or place on the site
4. You see adverts because a third-party cookie is on your computer.
Hint: Aimed at a particular person
5. When you look at information on the internet, you the internet.
Hint: Vocabulary word (verb)
6. Social media cookies can build a of you by collecting information.
Hint: Vocabulary word (description of a person)
7. A is a person who illegally gets into a computer system.
Hint: Vocabulary word
8. Cookie scraping gives the hacker your secret information.
Hint: To sign in
9. You can cookies saved in your browser history to be safer.
Hint: Remove or erase
10. First-party cookies make the website feel more .
Hint: Connected to you as an individual
Results
True or False
Read the sentences below. Decide if they are True or False.
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