Your Digital Footprint exercise
Preparation
Match the
words with similar meanings and write a–h next to the numbers 1–8.
1.
__h__ suitable
2.
__a__ a trail
3.
__f__ details
4.
__c__ to abandon
5.
__b__ to reveal
6.
__e__ a function
7.
__d__ complex
8.
__g__ a recruiter
a.
A track
b.
To show
c.
To leave
d.
Complicated
e.
A purpose
f.
Information
g.
An employer
h.
Appropriate
1. Check your understanding:
Multiple choice Circle the best answer to these questions.
1. When you go online, you …
a. can choose what
information is recorded about you.
b. leave a trail
showing where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing.
c. send information to
recruiters.
2. If people search for information
about you, they can find your …
a. bookmarked websites.
b. passwords.
c. digital footprint.
3. Someone could pretend to be you if
you don’t log off when …
a. abandoning a site.
b. posting a comment.
c. sharing a photo.
4. You should make your passwords
difficult to guess by …
a. using all capital
letters.
b. making them
complex.
c. including a symbol.
5. If a user reports inappropriate
content, …
a. web managers
usually react immediately.
b. recruiters often respond.
c. other users want to
read what they’ve said.
6. You should report abusive remarks on
the internet …
a. if you think they are
really serious.
b. in all cases.
c. if you can find the
contact and have time.
7. To remember your favourite websites,
you can use the …
a. browser.
b. bookmark function.
c. mobile device.
8. Think carefully before …
a. sharing your favourite
website online.
b. sharing your comments
online.
c. sharing personal information
online.
2. Check your understanding:
grouping Write the tips in the correct group.
|
Do
… |
Don’t … |
|
log off when you leave a website. |
write your password in a place where you can find it
easily. |
|
use the history button to find a favourite website. |
forget to erase your browser history. |
|
use punctuation marks in your password. |
use a picture instead of a photo of yourself. |
|
|
keep quiet about inappropriate content that you come
across. |
|
|
use your name when you post comments online. |



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