Social Engineering & Phishing

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 6 minIT & TechnologyLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: assess a suspicious message out loud with the SLAM method — evidence named as you find it, a clear verdict either way, and an instruction at the end.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Think out loud, decide together

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Why the method must be spoken

    Read a 242-word text about Why the method must be spoken

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Social Engineering Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: SLAM Method for Spotting Phishing

    SLAM, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model assessments, out loud

    Read a 356-word text about Three model assessments, out loud

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Attack to the Technique

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Evaluating a Suspicious Request

    Role-play: A colleague tells you about a phone call they received claiming to be from IT support (8 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Assess it live

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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phishingspear phishingsocial engineeringpretextingsuspiciousverifyreport

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