•  Compare with video : Checking you out . Explain the pun.

•  How safe do you consider online payment to be.

•  Do you use online payment ? why? Why not?

•  What is e-commerce?

•  What is Paypal?

•  Why has Paypal banned checkout?

•  Read the text La fin des caissières and explain the pros and cons of doing away with people at the checkout counter.

•  What is e-bay? Do you buy on e-bay? Why?

•  What should you always check before using online payment? Or safety conditions on the Internet.

•  Have you heard about computer crimes ? describe them.

•  How to prevent computer crimes : find several measures.

•  Read text A cash call : and discuss “Mobile phones have the ability to make a dramatic change in village life in Africa”.

Fiche de vocabulaire:

Check out, crotchety, volatile markets, scrappy, scheming, online payment processing, leap, ubiquitous, to fend off, ditch, boast, to strive, retailer, e-tailers, digital key fob, break-even, threat, to store, a virtual debit card, wrapper, full blown, foe, hence, ban, hollow, badge, bribe, pow-wow.