CHEATING WITH MOBILE PHONES (VOCABULARY)

CHEATING TACTICS

• Bring a mobile phone into an exam room
• Bring in phones and electronic communication devices
• Ear-pieces with concealed digital music players / Concealed ear-pieces
• Misuse mobiles
• Use unauthorized items / a mobile phone
• Cheat by using mobile phones or other technology
• Text friends with answers
• Ink you arm
• Passhandwritten notes underneath a desk
• Plagiarize from the internet
• Access/ peek at notes/ stored information on a cellphone
• Search the internet for answers
• Smuggle/sneak banned items/mobile phones and mp3 players into exams- usar a escondidas, introducir clandestinamente
• Take advantage of the iPhone – aprovecharse del iPhone
• Store notes/ information on mobile phones
• Help out a friend
• Ignore bans on mobile phone use at school

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CHEATING

• Preventthem from cheating in exams- impedir/evitar que hagan trampas en los examenes
• Prevent the use of technology in exams – impedir el uso de…
• Decrease the opportunities forstudents to cheat- hacer que reduzcan /disminuyan las posibilidades de copiar
• Present  a set of guidelines for kids to follow / for taking tests and writing papers – una serie de directrices…
• Rules on not bringing mobiles into exam halls
• Take a zero-tolerance approach- tomar / adoptar un enfoque/política de tolerancia cero
• Give a wake–up call for educators and parents – dar una llamada de atención a…
• The jamming of signals- interferencia de señales
• Exam halls could have CCTV cameras installed- instalar cámaras cctv (cámaras de circuito cerrado de televisión en las salas de examenes)
• Detection equipment to trace/ track down devices - equipos de detección para localizar dispositivos
• Catchimpersonators- pillar a los suplantadores
• Losemarks/  Have marks docked – bajar la nota / perder puntos
• Be disqualified / disciplinedfor malpractice- ser eliminado/ sancionado por negligencia
• Be issued with / be givena warning / Issue / hand out warnings / penalties for malpractice- dar una advertencia/imponer sanciones
• Receive penalties / See penalties issued for malpractice/ infringement of the regulation- recibir una sanción por no cumplir con una norma.

MORE VOCABULARY

• Exam cheat equipment – equipo/ equipamiento para hacer trampas en un examen
• A tool at one’s disposal – una herramienta a tu disposición
• Cheat on an exam – hacer trampas en un examen
• Mobiles provide internet access- …tienen/permiten accesso a internet
• Tackling cheats who try to use mobile phones – hacer frente a los tramposos…
• These electronic devices / Other types of electronic devices allow candidates to receive information
• Commonly used– más usados
• Can be used wirelessly- usados de manera inalámbrica
• Sit/ take  an exam- examinarse, hacer un examen
• Be of use to students wanting/who want to cheat – ser de utilidad
• Candidates who are caught/ found using a mobile phone - … pillados usando..
• Get on the internet- conseguir de internet
• Overallqualification- cualificación global
• Candidate malpractice/ mala praxis, negligencia del candidato
• Disruptivebehavior- comportamiento perturbador, disruptivo
• Minor illness like a cold- enfermedad leve, sin importancia.
• Sneaky students- furtivo, escurridizo
• Be hesitant about cheating – se lo pensarán más antes de copiar
• Exam hall – aula de examenes
• Admit to having cheated / stored information/using the internet to cheat- admitir haber…
• Lack of appropriate invigilation – vigilancia, supervisión de examen