Martin Reisch was a half hour from the border when he decided to try to gain entry rather than turn back and make a two-hour trek back home to Montreal to fetch his passport. He told the officer he was heading to the US to drop off Christmas gifts for his friend's kids. He said that the scanned passport and his driver's licence helped him get through last week.
He said the officer seemed mildly annoyed when he handed him the iPad. "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Mr Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the border hut. He was in there a five or six minutes. It seemed like an eternity. When he came back he took a good long pause before wishing me a Merry Christmas."
Mr Reisch said the officer made an exception. Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009. US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepts a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens entering at land crossings. The list doesn't mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.
Mr Reisch, 33, said he took a scanned photo of his passport years ago in case it was over lost or stolen while travelling. He said he also successfully used the passport on his iPad to get through Canadian Customs on the way home later that day. He said he will bring his passport next time. But he hopes border officials will eventually make digital identification an official form of travel document. He noted that many airlines now accept digital boarding passes stored on smartphones. "I see the future as 100 percent being able to cross with your identity on a digital device - it's just a matter of time," he said.
Question 1 [2 points] Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Mr Reisch did not realise that he had forgotten his passport until he arrived at the US border.
b) The US Immigration Official accepted the passport on Mr Reisch’s iPad immediately.
c) Mr Reisch scanned his passport 33 years ago.
d) Mr Reisch did not stay the night in the USA.
Question 2 [2 points] Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Why was Mr Reisch travelling to the USA?
b) How does Martin Reisch hope that personal identification will work in the future?
Question 3 [1.5 points] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) a long and difficult journey (paragraph 1)
b) a small, simple building (paragraph 2)
c) an object or machine invented for a particular purpose (paragraph 4)
Question 4 [1.5 points] Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) The US immigration officer accepted the scan of Mr Reisch’s passport so he did not have to go back to fetch his passport.
If the US immigration officer ….b) US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepted a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens who entered at land crossings. The list did not mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.
US Customs and Border Protection said: “We .............................c) Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009.
Since 2009, Canadians …
Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:“Travelling around the world has become so much easier”. Do you agree?
He said the officer seemed mildly annoyed when he handed him the iPad. "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Mr Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the border hut. He was in there a five or six minutes. It seemed like an eternity. When he came back he took a good long pause before wishing me a Merry Christmas."
Mr Reisch said the officer made an exception. Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009. US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepts a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens entering at land crossings. The list doesn't mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.
Mr Reisch, 33, said he took a scanned photo of his passport years ago in case it was over lost or stolen while travelling. He said he also successfully used the passport on his iPad to get through Canadian Customs on the way home later that day. He said he will bring his passport next time. But he hopes border officials will eventually make digital identification an official form of travel document. He noted that many airlines now accept digital boarding passes stored on smartphones. "I see the future as 100 percent being able to cross with your identity on a digital device - it's just a matter of time," he said.
Question 1 [2 points] Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Mr Reisch did not realise that he had forgotten his passport until he arrived at the US border.
b) The US Immigration Official accepted the passport on Mr Reisch’s iPad immediately.
c) Mr Reisch scanned his passport 33 years ago.
d) Mr Reisch did not stay the night in the USA.
Question 2 [2 points] Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Why was Mr Reisch travelling to the USA?
b) How does Martin Reisch hope that personal identification will work in the future?
Question 3 [1.5 points] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) a long and difficult journey (paragraph 1)
b) a small, simple building (paragraph 2)
c) an object or machine invented for a particular purpose (paragraph 4)
Question 4 [1.5 points] Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) The US immigration officer accepted the scan of Mr Reisch’s passport so he did not have to go back to fetch his passport.
If the US immigration officer ….b) US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepted a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens who entered at land crossings. The list did not mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.
US Customs and Border Protection said: “We .............................c) Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009.
Since 2009, Canadians …
Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:“Travelling around the world has become so much easier”. Do you agree?
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