Kom­mu­ni­ka­ti­ons­auf­ga­be 2

Stu­dent A

You have 10 mi­nu­tes pre­pa­ra­ti­on time du­ring which you may take notes. Read the quo­ta­ti­on and be pre­pa­red to talk for 3 mi­nu­tes about the fol­lo­wing tasks:

An Ame­ri­can high-school stu­dent says: „In our school we have CCTV ca­me­ras in the class­rooms and hall­ways and se­cu­ri­ty guards wal­king around ever­yw­he­re. I sup­po­se I can see why they’re there, but ho­nest­ly it sca­res me so­me­ti­mes.“

• Why do you think some schools in Ame­ri­ca have CCTV and se­cu­ri­ty guards?
• Talk about how you would feel if you went to a school with CCTV and/or se­cu­ri­ty guards.

Stu­dent B

You have 10 mi­nu­tes pre­pa­ra­ti­on time du­ring which you may take notes. Read the sta­tis­tics and be pre­pa­red to talk for 3 mi­nu­tes about the fol­lo­wing tasks:

Re­sults of a 2007 sur­vey in Ame­ri­can schools:

• 5.9% of stu­dents car­ri­ed a wea­pon (e.g. a gun, knife or club) on school pro­per­ty du­ring the 30 days be­fo­re the sur­vey.
• 7.8% of stu­dents were threa­te­ned with a wea­pon on school pro­per­ty in the 12 months be­fo­re the sur­vey.
• 22.3% of stu­dents were of­fe­red, sold, or given an il­le­gal drug by so­meo­ne on school pro­per­ty du­ring the 12 months be­fo­re the sur­vey.

Sour­ce : http://​www.​cdc.​gov/​Vio​lenc​ePre​vent​ion/​pdf/​Sch​oolV​iole​nce_​FactS­heet-​a.​pdf (Oct. 2012)

• What do the sta­tis­tics tell us about the si­tua­ti­on in schools in the USA?
• How do you think the si­tua­ti­on de­scri­bed in the sta­tis­tics com­pa­res to schools in Ger­ma­ny?

Stu­dent A

Read the fol­lo­wing tasks and begin dis­cus­sing them when you are ready. Your dis­cus­sion should last about 6 mi­nu­tes.

You be­lie­ve that the use of CCTV and se­cu­ri­ty guards in schools is a bad idea. Try to con­vin­ce your part­ner of the right­ness of your po­si­ti­on. Here are some ar­gu­ments you can use: ¹

• Ca­me­ras and guards crea­te a threa­ten­ing at­mo­s­phe­re in school
• Ever­yo­ne has the right not to be trea­ted like a cri­mi­nal
• In Ame­ri­ca there have been cases of guards abusing their powers and har­ming stu­dents

Be­fo­re the end of your dis­cus­sion, try to reach an agree­ment with your part­ner as to whe­ther CCTV/se­cu­ri­ty guards in schools are a good idea or not.

Stu­dent B

Read the fol­lo­wing tasks and begin dis­cus­sing them when you are ready. Your dis­cus­sion should last about 6 mi­nu­tes.

You be­lie­ve that the use of CCTV and se­cu­ri­ty guards in schools can be a good idea. Try to con­vin­ce your part­ner of the right­ness of your po­si­ti­on. Here are some ar­gu­ments you can use:

• In some schools the be­ha­viour is so bad that it makes guards/CCTV ne­cessa­ry
• What’s the pro­blem with guards/CCTV if you have not­hing to hide?
• CCTV/guards pro­tect pu­pils from vio­lence/drugs

Be­fo­re the end of your dis­cus­sion, try to reach an agree­ment with your part­ner as to whe­ther CCTV/se­cu­ri­ty guards in schools are a good idea or not.