Worksheet Week 7: CCTV Fill in the blanks with the following words: An example of how talking cameras work Bench- bin – box- can
Choose the right answer 1. If you “are heading across the pond”, it means: a) If you are crossing the Atlantic b) If you are going to swimming pool c) If you are going to Middlesbrough 2. If you give someone a scolding: a) You give them friendly advice b) You speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong c) You congratulate someone 3. Another satirical name for a CCTV camera is a) Scanning camera b) Candid camera c) Scolding camera 4. In Middlesborough, they have equipped _____ CCTV cameras with speakerphones: a) 7 b) 17
c) 70 5. Which one is not mentioned: CCTVs can be found a) On policemen b) In bins c) In cars d) In buses 6. According to Simon Davis this evolution amounts to a) Physical welfare b) Psychological warfare c) Physical warfare d) Psychological welfare 7. The reporter ends with a reference to a) Reality TV b) The book 1984 c) Family ties
Right or Wrong? Justify with a quote. In some parts of England you can be watched more than 3,000 times a day R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________ Most people refuse to comply with the given order R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________ Middlesbrough Mayor used to work for a security agency R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________ Middlesbrough Mayor thinks terrorism is what matters most to his electors R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________
Talking CCTVs are only used to prevent littering. R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone supports the scheme R/W _____________________________________________________________________________________ Fill in the blanks It was sold on the ________ principally of being to deal with terrorism, to deal with serious ____________, to deal with big crimes. It was not sold on the issue of dealing with dog-fouling or __________ or, indeed, where people took their children to school, or what they put in their ___________ , it was sold on a much grander issue; Of course people are generally ____________ with using surveillance against the Mr Big, against the drug barons and so on. They are a lot less comfortable when they used against them for what they consider to be _________ infringements. But there are now ___________ surveillances every week approved by local government, often at a very low ___________. It‟s not properly scrutinized. There is of course a control _____________, but it‟s not a very tight one and that‟s why Simon Milton, quite properly, has written out to all the heads of local ______________, saying we should bring this under review, we don‟t want this policy to come into ___________, as indeed I don‟t. But it‟s notable, isn‟t it, that one week after I __________ on issues like these, including this, that we see this response. A fair list, if nothing elsewe‟ve had that good effect. The review is very ___________, I am very pleased that Simon Milton has put it in progress because it will come out the review and we‟ll see that there will be a very explicit set of decisions as to what can and can‟t be done. That will be a good ____________. Pair Work What came to your mind when you first heard the word CCTV? Did you know talking CCTV existed? Develop. Would you like to see CCTV in all areas of public life? Develop. What would you do if you were told to put your littering the bin by a CCTV camera? How do you think people in your country would react to such a scheme? Do you think CCTVs are a good idea?
David Davis argued that people are OK with CCTVs if they are there to fight against big issues such as terrorism but not for petty crime. Comment. Do you think CCTVs reduce your privacy and freedom? Do you think CCTVs increase fear or confidence?
A government official argued that the move would save money spent by councils picking up litter: “Half a billion pounds a year is
What about now? Are CCTVs much used in your country? Develop. Do you think CCTVs are a good tool to find against littering? Is littering an issue in your country? Can you think of other ways to fight against littering? Or other petty crimes? The former Home secretary described the scheme as "an example of how Labour listens to the concerns of ordinary people to make life better for all." Comment. Do you think CCTVs could stop terrorists?
Do you think CCTVs are useful to discourage general crime? Some say CCTVs are a waste of money: "Surely this money would be better spent on a proven crime deterrent such as more police officers on our streets rather than a gimmick like talking cameras?”. Do you agree? Think of other ways we are being watched.
spent picking up litter” Vocabulary to be used in your pair work
□ Actually □ Bin □ Brawls □ Commanding voice □ Comply □ Costly □ Deterrent □ Evidence
□ Fines □ Furthermore □ In other words □ Infringement □ Intrusive □ litterbugs □ Loudspeaker □ Mistrust
□ Naming and shaming □ Outrageous □ Pedestrians □ Petty crimes □ Phone tapping □ Privacy □ Scold □ Sheepish
□ To be taken aback □ To monitor □ To pick up □ To some extent □ Unfortunately □ Warning □ Widespread □ Yobs
Fill in the blanks using the adequate preposition: Through/about/off/to The journalist watched as a cyclist riding ________ a pedestrian area was ordered to stop. “Would the young man on the bike please get_________ and walk as he is riding in a pedestrian area”, came the command. The surprised young man stopped, and looked ________. A look of horror spread across his face as he realized the voice was referring ________ him. Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets and adding the relevant prepositions: I borrowed a bicycle and (take) __________a ride _____ a pedestrian street. Suddenly a voice (ring) _________ ____ above me. People standing around (laugh) _________ _____ me. The voice basically shamed me into (get)___________ ____ my bike. Oy! Big Brother is talking to you Times Will Iredale WALKING down the main street in the centre of Middlesbrough last Thursday morning, two teenage girls began ripping paper from a magazine and tossing it in the air with gay abandon. They attracted little attention from pedestrians and shoppers. But somebody in a control room across town was watching them. “You two girls have been witnessed on CCTV camera dropping litter. Pick it up and put it in the bin provided,” boomed a bossy Scottish voice from a nearby loudspeaker. The shocked girls looked up at the camera high on a pole and quickly did as they had been ordered, before running off. Such embarrassing warnings may soon become familiar in town centres. Later this month the Home Office is expected to announce a nationwide scheme to introduce “talking CCTV”. They warn yobs and litterbugs they will be punished if they do not stop misbehaving. Those who disobey face arrest and fines. The nationwide scheme follows the success of the trials in Middlesbrough, whose elected mayor is Ray Mallon, the former senior police officer who was dubbed Robocop. Similar cameras will now be set up in towns and cities including Glasgow, Gloucester and Redditch in Worcestershire. The government has given Plymouth £20,000 to finance four cameras in the city centre. The scheme has its critics, who believe it is a further step down the road to Britain becoming a “surveillance society”.
In Middlesbrough, the control room operators are given strict guidelines about what comments they can make. Jack Bonner, the system‟s manager, sits in front of a bank of 24 screens. He said: “If someone drops litter, then you might say, „The gentleman in the dark-coloured suit, you are on CCTV and have been witnessed dropping litter. Kindly pick it up and put it in the bin provided to your left‟; 98% of the time they look up at the camera in shock and do as you say.” If they fail to comply, they are warned again. “The first is a request. Then the tone of voice changes and we make it a command,” said Bonner. If they are still disobedient, they face further humiliation: a picture “grab” from the CCTV footage may be printed in the local newspaper. If identified, litterbugs can then be fined by the council environment officer. Drunks and vandals are given a first warning before a “command” is issued saying the police are on their way. A number of arrests have been made in this way. The scheme is being financed by a Home Office section run by Louise Casey, the government‟s “coordinator for respect”. Casey visited Middlesbrough in November to see the cameras working and also tried the system for herself. Since the trial began, speakers on seven cameras in Middlesbrough town centre have been “voice-activated” 156 times. The project initially cost £39,000 to set up. An extra £20,000 from Casey‟s taskforce will pay for 10 more cameras to be installed this month. Doug Jewell, campaigns co-ordinator of Liberty, warned: “This latest high-tech toy gives camera operators massive powers to invade the lives of ordinary people. Anyone intent on committing a crime will merely move on and do it elsewhere.” Additional reporting: Graham Hind Crosswords
Across 2. slightly embarrassed 4. describes something that will probably happen or is expected 6. a noisy, rough, uncontrolled fight 8. the activity of fighting a war 10. controlled and obeying all rules completely 11. an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made 13. anxiety 14. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Down 1. the state of not being trusted or respected 3. which seems to have authority and therefore demands your attention 5. involved in things which should be private 7. correctly, or in a satisfactory way 9. to cause someone to do or not to do something by making them feel ashamed 12. waste material or unwanted or worthless things
