How to create a safer password

A short password, or one using a name or a word in a dictionary, can be easily cracked by computers. And simply adding “@” for the letter “a” isn’t going to fool the bad guys. Here’s cryptographer and computer security expert Bruce Schneier’s advice on using and managing your passwords.

1. Use a “passphrase”: a sentence you can remember. Then replace each word of the phrase with its initial, a similar digit or symbol, or, at random, use a whole word.

For example:

MY DOG NATE WOOFS AND RUNS IN HIS SLEEP

m d N8 w @ r ! h s

The new password is mdN8w@r!hs. (Don’t use this one, though.)

2. That may still be tough to remember. If you need to, write a reminder and hide the paper somewhere safe. But write the phrase or a hint, not the password.

3. Generally, if you have a strong password, you don’t need to change it unless you suspect you’ve been hacked. But don’t use the same one for different services.

source: CNN

Match the words with the definitions.

answers: 1-b 2-e 3-d 4-a 5-c

London has been revealed as one of the world’s most expensive destinations to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Research conducted by Travelex showed that 24 per cent of Britons prefer to celebrate abroad in cities such as Prague and Budapest where the cost of alcohol and food is cheaper. Traditionally one of the most lavish nights of the year, the survey showed that Londoners and visitors spend £336.14 per person in the capital on December 31 based on the average cost of a pint of beer, a bottle of champagne, an evening meal and admission to fireworks displays.

However, the same night out in New York was said to be £118.60, while in Budapest it was even cheaper, costing £66.81 – with the price of a meal for two as little as £22. The cheapest destination out of those surveyed was found to be Prague, where dinner and drinks were shown to cost an average of just £42.90.

Of each of the six destinations surveyed, chosen because they are within a six-hour flight of London, the UK capital was the only city that is charging to see fireworks. London Mayor Boris Johnson recently confirmed the famous Thames fireworks will have an entry fee of £10 for the first time ever. Only half the number of attendees from previous years will be let in – meaning many families won’t be able to enjoy the traditional celebration, which was previously free.

Britons would need to budget for around £245 to ring in the New Year in Paris. Although it’s not cheap, spending New Year’s Eve in the French capital is still shown to be almost £100 cheaper than in the UK capital. Of the 2,000 people surveyed, 30 per cent of people said would like to spend their New Year in New York. The Canadian city of Toronto was also found to be good value for Britons looking to celebrate abroad.

The survey also reveals that men are much more likely than women to splash the cash on New Year’s Eve, with the average UK man spending £200 on the event – 18 per cent more than the women’s average of £169.

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Fill in the gaps with the right word from the table. There is one extra.

1. Not many people have enough money ……………….. these days.

2. An ……………….. student can’t afford to fly to the USA.

3. How much do you ……………….. for the house for a week?

4. You need to ……………….. about $35o for a round trip to Canada.

5. Mary decided to travel ……………….. she was afraid of flying.

answers: 1-to splash the cash 2-average 3-charge 4-budget 5-although

answers: 1-d 2-f 3-e 4-b 5-h 6-g 7-a 8-c

How many calories are in YOUR favourite drink? Study reveals most of us have no idea

For many of us, there’s nothing better at the end of the day than that nice cold lager or soothing glass of wine. But would you have that second or third glass if you knew how many calories you were knocking back? New research has revealed the vast majority of us have no idea – and are unwittingly drinking ourselves fatter in the process. 

The survey of 2,000 adults was carried out for the Royal Society for Public Health. It found that three-quarters of the public did not know – or wrongly guessed – the calories in a large glass of wine.

Nine out of 10 had no idea what a pint of lager contained. This is despite the fact that adults who drink get approximately 10 per cent of their calories from alcohol. As a result, two out of three people said they want calorie labels on alcohol.

Alcoholic beverages are currently not recognised as food and are therefore exempted, under existing European legislation, from normal food labelling. Around 56 calories are contained in a unit of alcohol, which is a small glass of low-strength wine. The recommended daily calorie intake for adults is approximately 2,500 calories for men and 2,000 for women.

In a bid to highlight how many calories popular drinks contain, the RSPH has released a food comparison table. It reveals that a pint of lager, which contains an average of 180 calories, is roughly equivalent to a small slice of chocolate cake. A large 250ml glass of white wine is the same as four fish fingers, while an alcopop equates to a slice of pizza. A pina colada, on the other hand, packs away the same number of calories as a Big Mac.

source: Daily Mail

Match the words with the synonyms.

answers: 1-d 2-e 3-a 4-c 5-b

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A British endurance swimmer was attempting to swim between New Zealand’s two main islands when he realised he was not alone. Adam Walker was alarmed after spotting a shark following him closely. As the shark got close, a pod of dolphins encircled him and seemed to shield him from the shark. They stayed with him for over an hour as he carried on his 26km swim, which eventually took him just over eight and a half hours to complete.

Mr Walker is aiming to be the first British person to complete the Oceans Seven challenge which entails swimming seven of the toughest open water swims in the world. He has now completed six of the seven swims, including the English Channel, and has only the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland to go. Inspired by an in-flight film on the way to Australia, Mr Walker is swimming to raise money for Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

source: www.metro.co.uk

endurance swimmer – extrém úszó
to attempt to – megpróbálni valamit
island – sziget
to be alarmed – megrémülni, aggódni
shark – cápa
dolphin – delfin
to shield  – védeni
to carry on – folytatni
to take  – tart valameddig időben
to aim to – az a célja, hogy
challenge – kihívás
tough – kemény, nehéz
open water swim – nyíltvízi úszó
inspired by – valami által ihletett
in-flight film – repülés közben vetített film
to raise money – pénzt gyűjteni valamilyen célra
whale – bálna
conservation – megőrzés, védelem

Fill in the gaps.

1. There are many ……………….. in Indonesia.

2. Sorry I interrupted you. Please ……………….. .

3. There was a traffic jam so it ……………….. me 2 hours to get home.

4. ……………….. are the largest animals in the world.

5. This exam question is really ……………….. . I have no idea what the answer is.

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