Drink-driving campaign stepped up

Based on article from Catalonia Today 13/10/05

Part A. Discuss these questions in your group.

1 : Have you ever been stopped at a police-check point? Was it to do a breathalyser test or
for some other reason?
2 : Do the police often set up set up controls to conduct breatalyser tests?
3 : What’s the best way to reduce the number of people who drink and drive: educational
campaigns, direct police action or offering alternative means of transport?
4 : Do publicity campaigns in the media have any effect on the numbers of people who drink
and drive or do people generally ignore this kind of publicity?
5 : Is it possible to detect if a driver has consumed drugs?
6 : Has the number of people who drink and drive increased, stayed the same or decreased
over the last few years?
7 : Is there a typical profile of someone who drinks and drives?
8 : Do you know how much alcohol it’s permitted to consume and then drive? Is this the
same for all drivers.
9 : Would you approve of a law saying that it is forbidden to consume any alcohol if you
drive?

Part B. Before reading the article, choose which option you think is correct to complete these
sentences. Explain why you chose the option you did.

1 : In a recent police check, one out of two / four / eight / twenty / fifty drivers was found to be
over the limit.
2 : 220 vehicles were controlled in this police check, 4 / 14 / 44 drivers were driving under
the influence of hashish.
3 : The drivers who tested positive were allowed to continue driving / made to wait until they
had sobered up / fined and had their driving licences taken away.
4 : Fines for drink-driving can be up to 100 / between 301 and 600 / over 1000 Euros.
5 : Your driving licence can be taken away from for for a period of 3 months / half a year / two
years / ever.
6 : A survey has drawn the conclusion that 54% of Spaniards consider that having 2 / 4 / 6 / 8
drinks and then driving is no problem.
7 : 800 people lost their lives in accidents in 2004, 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% of the drivers involved
in these incidents had been drinking.
8 : The legally permitted amount of alcohol is 0.25 / 0.5 / 0.75 grammes per1,000 cubic
centimetres.
9 : The slogan of a recently launched campaign to discourage drivers from drinking is always
have a strong, black coffee before leaving the pub / if you drink you will die / alcohol can take
you a long way / alcohol is fattening.