AXE 5: FICTION & REALITIES

UNDER SURVEILLANCE
Should we be worried by ever more CCTV cameras?
London, capital of CCTV

It is all quiet on a mid-morning weekday at the CCTV monitoring centre of

Southwark Council, in London, when I pay a visit.
Dozens of monitors display largely mundane activities - people
cycling in a park, waiting for buses, coming in and out of
shops.
The manager here is Sarah Pope, and there is no doubt that
she is fiercely proud of her job. What gives her a real sense of
satisfaction is "getting the first glimpse of a suspect… which
can then guide the police investigation in the right direction,"
she says.
Southwark shows how CCTV cameras - that fully adhere to the
UK code of conduct - are used to help catch criminals and
keep people safe. However, such surveillance systems do have
their critics around the world - people who complain about a
loss of privacy and an infringement of civil liberties.
Manufacturing of CCTV cameras and facial recognition
technologies is a booming industry, feeding a seemingly
insatiable appetite. In the UK alone, there is one CCTV camera
for every 11 people.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50348861, November 2019

A- Describe the poster. Pay attention to the

catchphrase. What can you deduce?
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B- Read thz yexy and highlight what the CCTV monitoring centre records.
C- Underline the reason why there is CCTV.
D- Pick out the expressions referring to the people’s reaction about CCTV

E- Sum up what you have understood

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List the vocabulary you need
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