Audio tutorial

Do you live in a safe place?

How do you know?

Surveillance - the activity of watching someone carefully, especially by the police or army, because they are expected to do something wrong.

CCTV

Biometrics

Does surveillance technology keep us safe or invade our privacy?

Speed cameras

Facial recognition

Listening

You will hear a dialogue between a man and a woman. They are discussing an article about surveilance technology they have just read about. What types of surveillance technology do they mention?

Listen to two people talking about surveillance technology. Say if they like or dislike the following:

Source: SpeakOut 2nd Edition Upper-Intermediate Students Book

Listen again and answer the questions:

1) Does the man find CCTV useful? What example does he use to support his opinion? 2) How does facial recognition work? What information can it access? 3) Who is less concerned about target marketing?

Understanding attitudes

We use certain phrases and intonations to express attitude. Practice understanding them.

Discuss it

1. Do you worry more about your safety or your privacy? 2. Are surveillance techniques common in where you live? 3. If you had access to CCTV of other people, would you watch them?

Thank you!

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