New Funding Will Support Cybersecurity Training
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
National Institute of Standards and Technology gives money.
- A2
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a government group.
- B1
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced a large award.
- B2
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is awarding more than 1.7 million dollars.
- C1
Defending digital systems and infrastructure against online attacks requires a specialized workforce, yet in the United States, there is an ongoing shortage of trained professionals available to perform this work.
- C2
Defending digital systems and infrastructure against online attacks requires a specialized workforce, yet in the United States, there is an ongoing shortage of trained professionals available to perform this work.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- shortage
- A situation where there is not enough of something that is needed.
- initiative
- A new plan or action to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
- infrastructure
- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
- internship
- A period of time during which a student or new graduate gets practical experience in a job.
- curriculum
- The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.
- boost
- To help or encourage something to increase or improve.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NIST. Read the original for the full report.