- READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE: “Germany Reveals World Cup Security Plan”
Germany's 16 regional interior
ministers met last week to finalize details for the World Cup security concept
which will provide policing and emergency plans for the tournament in Germany.
The conference was held to agree on a national
security plan which is aimed at preventing hooliganism and potential violent
crime in the twelve towns in which the games are to be played.
The authorities are expecting an estimated 3.2 million
spectators to attend the finals between June 9 and July 9 this year. "We
have a gigantic task to fulfill," German Interior Minister told the meeting. "I am convinced we can
provide the best security, but despite the security measures, the atmosphere of
the sporting event must be guaranteed."
The security concept itself includes provisions for
police, medical, fire and disaster protection in the host cities. There are
also contingency plans for possible "spontaneous" events such as rioting, terrorism and personal crime
like robberies. Video surveillance will be stepped up, although each federal
state will decide on how much to expand it. Such locations will be areas around
large screens where games are projected.
Because of the expanded security presence needed, a
block of vacations for up to 35,000 police officers was put into effect.
The main focus will remain the prevention of
hooliganism. German police have a database of 6,800 hooligans which will be
monitored in the World Cup and will be brought into custody before games if
security forces believe they represent a danger.
The concept should also address the problem of ticket
scalping (new sale at a higher price)
and the sale of tickets outside the stadiums which can allow rival fans to gain
access to areas reserved for their rivals. Security measures were employed to
make sure that tickets at the World Cup are personalized and non-transferable, but
security chiefs want to ensure that the sale of illegal tickets is strictly
controlled. “We believe this will help trouble," said one of the ministers.
The state ministers are responsible for the concept
for Germany
and border protection and traveling fans in neighboring countries will be dealt
with under a wider concept by cooperating nations. Through this concept, it is
hoped, known criminals and hooligans will be stopped before they become a
problem for the German authorities.
Another area of concern is the possibility of
terrorist attacks in areas where large crowds of people are gathered. The
interior ministers said there were no concrete indications that any groups were
planning attacks, but they were
keeping potentially dangerous individuals from Islamist and other extremist
circles under close watch. Some years ago, we only had to worry about the
sport!
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GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION
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Find two connectors and state their
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Find two adjectives in the superlative
degree.
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Simple Present
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Simple Past
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Present Continuous
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Past Continuous
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Simple Future
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Modal Verbs
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5. What is the meaning of “concrete” in the text?
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Find an Infinitive of Purpose.
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Find two cases of Passive Voice.
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Who
does the action? Is the agent mentioned in the text?
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When or why is the passive voice used?
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Meeting
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Rioting
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Planning
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underline its pronoun.
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Find a conditional sentence, state its type
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Type
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13. Find a “noun-noun” structure.
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14. What is the meaning of “to attend”?
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Find an example of possessive case.
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What does the prefix “il” denote? In this case, illegal.
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17. Find a reflexive pronoun.
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18. Find an example of an obligation in the past
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In a few sentences, summarize the
article.
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Which are the main concerns in relation to security?
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Which is the purpose of the meeting?
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What do the authorities want to avoid in connection with the tickets?
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Is the subject of terrorism included?
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Will there be screens outside
the stadiums?
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Who will be responsible for the borders?
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7. Mention the main measures that Germany will
take.
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8. When will be the next World Cup?
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9. Do you like football?
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Identify 5 cognates and key words
