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Typewriters to stop Russian computer leaks (15th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Western	a.	service
2.	use typewriters to	b.	Prime Minister
3.	keep its secrets	c.	intelligence worker
4.	Russia's intelligence	d.	newspapers
5.	former U.S.	e.	spied
6.	plus reports that people	f.	safe
7.	Russia's	g.	"paper documents"
8.	it will use more	h.	stop computer leaks

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	the typewriters	a.	unusual
2.	it was time	b.	use them
3.	the old ones were out	c.	cost $14,800
4.	It's not something	d.	system
5.	All the special services	e.	to change them
6.	a post on RT's	f.	better
7.	A $5 padlock is often	g.	of date
8.	a $24,000 surveillance	h.	website

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ say Russia will use typewriters to stop computer leaks and keep (2) ___________________. Russian newspapers say (3) ___________________. The BBC said Russia's intelligence service (FSO) bought the typewriters because of WikiLeaks (4) ___________________ U.S. intelligence worker Edward Snowden. The FSO (5) ___________________, plus reports that people spied on Russia's Prime Minister in London, means (6) ___________________ "paper documents".

The Kremlin said (7) ___________________ $14,800. It ordered them (8) ___________________. The FSO told RT News that it has always used typewriters and (9) ___________________ change them because the old ones (10) ___________________. It added it was not because of WikiLeaks or Mr Snowden. An official said: "It's not (11) ___________________.…All the special services use them." A post on RT's website said: "A $5 padlock is often [better] than a $24,000 (12) ___________________".

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

WesternnewspaperssayRussiawillusetypewriterstostopcomputerle
aksandkeepitssecretssafe.Russiannewspaperssaythisisuntrue.The
BBCsaidRussia'sintelligenceservice(FSO)boughtthetypewritersbec
auseofWikiLeaksandleaksbyformerU.S.intelligenceworkerEdwardS
nowden.TheFSOsaidthesescandals,plusreportsthatpeoplespiedonR
ussia'sPrimeMinisterinLondon,meansitwillusemore"paperdocument
s".TheKremlinsaidthetypewriterscost$14,800.Itorderedthemovera
yearago.TheFSOtoldRTNewsthatithasalwaysusedtypewritersandth
atitwastimetochangethembecausetheoldoneswereoutofdate.Itadd
editwasnotbecauseofWikiLeaksorMrSnowden.Anofficialsaid:"It'sno
tsomethingunusual.…Allthespecialservicesusethem."ApostonRT'sw
ebsitesaid:"A$5padlockisoften[better]thana$24,000surveillancesy
stem".

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about typewriters for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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