Worksheet Week 3: ID Cards I. Choose the right answer: 1. Some see the scheme as an infringement on civil liberties by: a. The state b. The United States c. The Conservatives d. The Lib-Dems 2. The students who are interviewed are from: a. Indonesia and Mali b. India and Malaysia c. Indiana and Maryland d. Ardheslaig and Malaglates 3. The ID cards will concern: a. Two hundred thousands air port workers b. Two hundred thousand airport workers
c. Two hundreds thousand airport workers d. Two hundreds and thousands of airport workers 4. Last November the scheme was implemented for: a. Foreign students and those on marriage visas b. Airport workers c. The general population d. UK students 5.The government insists the scheme will be useful regarding: a. Illegal immigration b. National security and criminality c. Public spending d. National identity and criminology
II. Say whether the following statement is right or wrong. Justify: The ID card scheme is overwhelmingly supported.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Fingerprints and a photograph will be on the ID cards
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ The foreign students thought the former system was too flexible.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ The government wants the scheme to be fully implemented within 10 years.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ In 2010, UK students will need to register for an ID card when they finish high school.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ All migrants will be concerned by the ID card scheme
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III.Vocabulary: match the words in the right column with those on the left: Guinea pig Roll-out To pave the way for A scheme Tedious To overstay A welfare officer On behalf of To safeguard To cut down
annoying an officially organized plan or system To preserve Provides support and advice to students someone who is used in a test as the agent of or on someone's part the widespread introduction of a new project To reduce to remain somewhere longer than you are allowed or wanted To make something else possible
IV. Fill in the Blanks: This is a mark of our ________________ to the wide ID card scheme. The first ________________ will be able to apply for cards from the 25th of ________________ this year because ________________ nationals living, working and studying here ________________ want to be able to prove that ________________. We want to ________________ those here ________________ from benefiting from the ________________ of Britain. ________________, other employers and colleges want to be ________________ that those they are employing or taking onto ________________ are who they say they are, and have the ________________ to work or study in this country. Immigration ________________ and police ________________ want to be able to ________________ verify identity and detect ________________ . We all want to see our ________________ more secure and human ________________, organised immigration crime, ________________ working and benefit ________________ tackled.
V. Pair Work STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS 1) Are identity cards compulsory in your country? 2) What are the advantages of identity cards? 3) What kind of information should and shouldn’t be on ID cards? 4) Do you think ID cards are easy for counterfeiters to make? 5) Do you think ID cards can solve social problems? 6) What is your ‘identity’? 7) Do you worry about identity theft? 8) What would you do if you lost all your ID cards? 9) Do you think it would be easy for a hacker to hack into a database containing your personal information? 10) Do you think fingerprints or retina scans are better than ID cards? 11) Why are many people in the world against the idea of ID cards?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS 1) What do you think of the idea of having to carry an ID card? 2) Where and when do you need to show ID? 3) How many ID cards do you have? 4) Do you think governments want too much control with ID cards? 5) Would you like to see an ID card that is also a passport and credit/debit card? 6) What are the dangers of ID cards? 7) What do you think about the idea of a world identity card? 8) From what age do you think people should carry ID cards? 9) Would you like to be able to do the design for your ID card? 10) Why are many people in the UK against the idea of ID cards? 11) What do you think of the gradual implementation of the scheme?
First British ID Cards Introduced Tuesday November 25, 2008 The UK has taken the first significant step down the road towards rolling out a controversial new national ID card system. Foreign students applying to study in Britain and those entering on marriage visas will now have to obtain a biometric identity card. The Home Office expects 50,000 to 60,000 students will be affected in the first phase between now and March. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the scheme would demonstrate "our commitment to preventing immigration abuse and protecting the prosperity of the UK". She added: "In time identity cards for foreign nationals will replace paper documents and give employers a safe and secure way of checking a migrant's right to work and study in the UK." However, the move has been criticised by opponents of a national identity card scheme. They accuse the government of using some of most vulnerable groups in society as guinea pigs for an untried and controversial system. The shadow Home Secretary, Dominic Grieve, said the likelihood of a full roll-out of identity cards now looked slim. He said: "It will still be possible for large numbers of people to be in this country without having visas. "If they want to overstay and be here illegally this system will provide no protection whatsoever against their being here." The development is the first main phase of the government's plans for identity cards for every British citizen within a decade. In 2009, the cards will become compulsory for what the Home Office describes as "critical workers".
Initially this will mean around 200,000 airport workers will be forced to sign up as a condition of employment, because they work in highly sensitive positions. In 2010, British students will be encouraged to register for an identity card before they open bank accounts. From 2012, the cards will become available to the general population. People applying for a new passport will be asked to register their biometric data - although they will be able to opt out of being issued with a card.
Grammar 1) If Clauses : Complete the following sentences using the table below: "If they want to overstay and be here illegally this system will provide no protection whatsoever against their being here." type possible
in theory possible
Impossible in the past
"if" clauses
main clauses
Simple Present
will + bare infinitive ( infinitif ss to)
positive
If I learn, I' ll pass the exam.am.
negative
If I learn, I won't fail the exam.
Simple Past
would + bare infinitive (Conditional)
positive
If I learned, I would pass the exam.
negative
If I learned, I wouldn't fail the exam.
Past Perfect
would + have + past participle (Conditional Perfect)
positive
If I had learned, I would have passed the exam.
negative If I had learned, I wouldn't have failed the exam. a) If the government had implemented the scheme on a wider scale, they ( to alienate)____________ many electors. b) If the two Indian students want to extend their stay, they ( need) _________ to register for an ID card. c) If an airport worker refused to sign up for an ID card, he ( to be sacked) ____________. d) If the government (not to lose) ____________ two computer discs holding the personal details of 25 million people last year, the scheme would have been more easily accepted. e) If a British citizen (to apply)_____________ for a new passport, he will be asked to register his biometric data. f) If the scheme ( to cost) ______________so much public money, it would be more popular. 2) Concession: Rewrite the following sentences with the other two patterns: make the necessary changes -Though, although, even though +S+ Vb Bien que quoique -In spite of, despite +( Adj Possessif )+ Gerund/ Noun understand. En dépit de, marlgré -S+Vb…… however /and yet…S+Vb……… Cependant et pourtant
Although I speak slowly, he doesn’t understand. In spite of my speaking slowly, he doesn’t I speak slowly, and yet, he doesn’t understand.
People applying for a new passport will be asked to register their biometric data - although they will be able to opt out of being issued with a card. (to opt out = to choose not to; to issue somebody with something = délivrer qqhcose à qqun ) a)______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ b)______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the scheme would be a great help. However, the move has been criticised by opponents of a national identity card scheme. a)______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) V-ing : Try and explain why there is a gerund in the underlined sentences
Translation Le principe de la carte d'identité est vivement dénoncé par les associations de défense des libertés civiques. Sous leur pression, le gouvernement avait dû retarder la date d'entrée en vigueur de cette carte pour les Britanniques, initialement prévue dès 2010, et surtout renoncer, au moins provisoirement, à son caractère obligatoire. Cette carte d'identité montrera la photo de son détenteur, son nom et son statut au regard des lois d'immigration. Au dos, figureront sa date de naissance, son genre et sa nationalité. Grâce à une puce électronique, elle contiendra également les caractéristiques biométriques de l'individu, dont les empreintes digitales et une image digitale du visage.
Crosswords : ID Cards
Across 1. affecting a lot of people 3. to state that something is true 5. something that stores information 10. a menace 11. information stored in a computer in an organized structure so that it can be searched in different ways 12. If something is______, you can use it or get it. 14. to examine something in order to make sure that it is correct 15. not yet used or tested 16. expensive 19. the chance that something will happen 21. that can be trusted because it works well 22. A ______situation needs to be dealt with carefully
23. someone who disagrees with an action and tries to change it Down 2. If something is _______ fastened, it will not fall 4. breaking a rule, law 5. causing a lot of disagreement 6. the measurement of unique physical characteristics 7. coming from another country, not your own 8. in positions or locations with a high security risk. 9. a period of ten years 13. an official plan or system 17. the mark made on something by the pattern of curved lines on the end of someone's finger 18. out of your own free will 20. information or facts
