2025-12-15
15 分钟Hello and welcome to the English Like A Native Podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 48, Day 1 of your English Fiver Day, the second season.
Here we are for another week.
I hope that you are raring to go.
I certainly am.
So let's begin today's episode as we always do.
with a snapshot of what's to come.
Listen carefully.
When Anita discovered that someone had opened credit cards in her name,
she realized she was a victim of identity theft.
And the news gave her a sickening feeling in her stomach.
At first, the bank tried to dismiss her worries, saying it was probably a small mistake.
which made the problem sting even more.
But a patient manager finally listened,
helped fix the accounts and managed to restore her faith in the bank's ability to protect her.
Okay, today is going to be a good episode.
Let's dive into the vocabulary now, starting with the noun identity theft.
Identity theft.
Two words.
identity i d e n t i t y identity theft t h e f t theft all right identity theft is the crime of using someone's personal information in order to pretend to be them and to get money or goods in their name So it's someone stealing your identity,