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dateline: 08 June 2016
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France Launches Terror Alert App
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- app: a program with a specific purpose, esp. on a mobile device (short for application)
- venue: a building or space where a show or event takes place
- alert (noun): the state of being cautious and watchful
- alert (verb): to warn of something
- geo-location: a wireless detection of a physical location
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France Launches Terror Alert App
Comprehension Questions
- What is SAIP?
- What is significant about the timing of this release?
- What do users need to do to receive the alerts?
Discussion Questions: Does this type of app make sense, or do you think it will aid terrorists in their operations?
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France Launches Terror Alert App
The French government has released a mobile app (SAIP) to alert its people of terror attacks in their area. With the Euro 2016 football tournament set to begin on Friday, sports venues and transportation hubs are under high alert. The app runs on iOs and Android operating systems. Users must have geo-location turned on in order to receive the notifications. Future releases of the app will also be used to alert users of other emergencies and dangers including natural disasters.
- SAIP is a mobile app that alerts the French population of a terrorist attack in their area.
- Euro 2016, a major football tournament, is happening this weekend, so France’s sports venues and transportation hubs are under high alert.
- Users must turn geo-location settings on in order to receive the alerts.
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