Законодательная власть и правоохранительная деятельность в Великобритании и США учебное пособие Уровень В1 Составитель

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2. Continue the following table with the words from Task 1 where possible. The first few are done for you. Consult the dictionary when necessary.

Crime	Criminal	Criminal Act
treason	traitor	to betray
theft	thief	to steal
murder	murderer	to murder

/from Just English, Ю.Л. Гуманова, В.А. Королева-МакАри, М.Л. Свешникова, Е.В. Тихомирова/
3. Match the crimes in the box below to the descriptions (1 -10).

arson burglary forgery hijacking mugging pickpocketing robbery shoplifting smuggling vandalism

1. 
   I caught him just as he was taking my wallet from my back pocket. ……………..
   
2. 
   The gang was arrested while trying to get diamonds and drugs into the country illegally. ……………..
   
3. 
   Terrorists ordered the pilot to fly the plane to another country. ……………
   
4. 
   The teenagers smashed windows and sprayed graffiti on the walls of the youth centre. ……………..
   
5. 
   The thieves held the bank manager at gun-point while they took the cash. ……………..
   
6. 
   When he broke the back window to get in, our alarm went off. ……………..
   
7. 
   He was found guilty of copying classic paintings and trying to sell them as
   

originals. ……………..

8. 
   The gang of youths was arrested for attacking the woman and taking her handbag. ……..
   
9. 
   Two young girls were found guilty of taking the item from the supermarket
   

without paying for it. ……………..

10. 
    He had set fire to the forest just for fun. ……………..
    

/from First Certificate: Reading. Patrick McGavigan and John Reeves/
4. Respond to these statements or questions confirming the crime in each one.

1 A: He broke into the house, didn't he?

B: Yes, he's been charged with ....burglary…. .

2 A: He killed his wife?

B: Yes, he's been charged with ……………

3 A: She stole clothes from that department store, didn't she?
B: Yes, and she's been charged …………

4 A: The man on the motorbike didn't mean to kill the boy.
B: No, but he's been …………..

5 A: He took the money from her bag?

B: Yes, but they caught him and he's ……………….
5. Find the best noun on the right to follow each verb on the left.

1 lock 2 commit 3 go 4 carry 5 break into 6 break

a a gun b a house c the door d a crime e the law f to prison

6. Fill the gaps in these questions with a suitable word. What's your opinion?

1 Do you think the police should ………… guns?

2 Do you think the police should be …………… to stop people without a reason?

3 Do you agree with capital …………….. for certain crimes such as murder?

4 Do you think tougher punishments will help to ………………… crime?

/English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. Second edition. Stuart Redman/
7. If you commit a crime, you may be:

accused

arrested

charged

convicted

interrogated

paroled

sent to prison

suspected

tried

Put these actions in the correct order.
8. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.

bigamy countries fine misdemeanour prison

civil crimes forgery offences state

classes criminal law laws penalty term

community felony life imprisonment person treason

CRIME

Crime violates the laws of a community, (1)_______________ or nation. It is punishable in accordance with these (2)_____________ . The definition of crime varies according to time and place, but the laws of most (3)_____________ consider as crimes such (4)______________ as arson, (5)_____________ , burglary, (6)________________ , murder, and (7)______________ .

Not all offences against the law are (8)______________ . The laws that set down the punishments for crimes form the (9)________________ . This law defines as crimes those offences considered most harmful to the (10)_______________ . On the other hand, a (11)_____________ may wrong someone else in some other way that offends the (12)_____________ law.

The common law recognizes three (13)______________ of crime: treason, (14)_____________, and misdemeanour . Death or (15)______________ is the usual (16)_______________ for treason. Laws in the United States, for example, define a felony as a crime that is punishable by a (17)____________ of one year or more in a state or federal (18)______________ . A person who commits a (19)______________ may be punished by a (20)______________ or a jail term of less than one year.

/ Tests in English: thematic vocabulary. Mariusz Misztal /

9. Gun culture. The transcript below is from National Public Radio®. Complete the gaps with the words given.

shoot commit carry probation stab homicide shootings law enforcement criminals

PACKING A PIECE

Presenter Jerry Gliden Presenter Gwen Fitzgerald

The popular image of urban (1)……………. is one of urban gang battles and drive-by (2)…………… . But half the people who kill each other also know one another. Many are members of the same family. Jerry Gliden is director of the Chicago Crime Commission, a non-profit organization that monitors why people (3) …………. violent crimes. They have a lot of pressure on them, put on them by various agencies - whether it's (4) …………. or social work or the landlord or the police or whoever. And if the wife goes out and does something, or if the husband goes out and gets drunk and there's a big argument, and then sometimes one of them will wait till the other one goes to sleep and shoot them or (5) ……………. them. The gangs - it's over street turf or to show just how tough they are. Sometimes they'll (6) ……………….. a group on the corner just to see if - see how the gun works. Makes no sense at all. The availability of a gun often makes a big difference between a mere argument and a shooting. And the deadlier the weapon, the more likely it is that someone will die. Gwen Fitzgerald, of Handgun Control, says (7) ……………… know this and they're looking for the most powerful guns they can find. One veteran (8) …………….. officer said, you know, 20 years ago when he started, all criminals were not armed. And then, you know, in the 60s and 70's, yeah, they were armed with the Saturday Night Special handguns - very small, easily concealable handguns, usually a few rounds, maybe six or eight rounds. Now not only all the criminals (9) ………………. guns, but they've got semi-automatic technology.

/adapted from Key Words in the Media. Bill Mascull/
10. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Kleptomania, which means a mania for stealing things, is a mental (0) abnormality which afflicts both young and old. It is different from (1)_________, as the culprit is often quite capable of paying for the things he or she takes. Some kleptomaniacs steal things and then have no memory of the (2) _________ afterwards. Having a (3) _________ for stealing things can cause terrible damage to a person's future and also cause (4) _________ to their family and friends. Sometimes psychiatric (5) _________ cures it, but in general there are no permanent (6) _________ to the problem. Most victims complete therapy in the (7) _________ that they will probably feel the urge to steal things again. Those who succeed in defeating the illness completely are in a (8) _________ .

abnormal rob thieve; convict embarrass treat solve know minor

/from First Certificate: Reading. Patrick McGavigan and John Reeves/

Vocabulary 2 Writing survey reports

1. You are going to write the text for a radio news report on crime. Here are some of the figures you have researched.



Look at the figures and complete these sentences.

a) _________ % of men who go to prison for 12 months re-offend within 12 months.

b) _________ % of women who go to prison for 12 months re-offend within 12 months.

c) The commonest crime for re-offenders is _________ .

d) _________________ account for 18% of crimes by re-offenders.

e) Prisoners often re-offend because they cannot get a _________.

f) Amongst prisoners who go on job training programmes, _________ % do not find work when they are released.

g) Amongst prisoners who find _________, 80% do not re-offend.
2. Look at the results of the survey below and fill in the gaps in the first box with the

following words or phrases which express facts: per cent, a small/significant number, substantial, a minority, a large proportion. Then, match the facts from the first box with the generalizations from the second box to make up part of a survey report about transport.

	AGE	CAR	BUS	TRAIN	BICYCLE	WALK
MEN	18 – 25	9%	20%	28%	33%	10%
	26 – 50	32%	18%	40%	8%	2%
	51+	43%	15%	33%	1%	8%
WOMEN	18 – 25	3%	36%	27%	21%	13%
	26 - 50	21%	13%	49%	3%	14%
	51+	36%	18%	44%	-	2%

FACTS 1. __________ of men over the age of 51 travel to work by car. 2. __________ of men and women aged 18-25 drive to work. 3. Only two __________ of men aged 26 - 50 walk to work. 4. __________ of 25- 50 year olds travel to work by train. 5. A __________ number of young men cycle to work. 6. __________ of men aged 51 and over travel to work by bicycle.

GENERALISATIONS a. This indicates that the train is a very popular means of transport. b. This shows that younger men and women do not earn enough to own a car. c. This shows that men of the older generation prefer a more comfortable way of traveling to work. d. This suggests that many older men can afford to commute by car. e. This demonstrates that young men cannot afford to commute by car. f. This implies that men in the second age group prefer a faster and more convenient way of traveling to work.

3. Make the style of the following sentences more formal using the word given as in the example.

Example: The staff of the local pool teaches kids to swim. (instruction)

The staff at the local swimming pool provides instruction for children.
1. I carried out this survey to... (conducted)

________________________________________________________________

2. I wrote this report to look into the results of... (analyse)

________________________________________________________________

3. My results show that... (indicate)

________________________________________________________________

4. The airport mini-bus will bring tourists to the hotel. (transported)

________________________________________________________________

5. I think the food at the new restaurant is excellent. (recommended)

________________________________________________________________

6. I think that you should make reservations before going to the restaurant. (suggested)

________________________________________________________________

7. The information centre gives you a map of the city. (obtained)

________________________________________________________________

8. You can buy tickets at the bох office. (purchased)

________________________________________________________________
/adapted from Inside Out. Advanced. Workbook. Ceri Jones with Russel Stannard/

Unit 3

Grammar Spot Reported Commands / Requests / Suggestions

To report commands, requests, suggestions etc, we use an introductory verb (advise, ask, beg, offer, order, suggest, tell etc) followed by a to-infinitive, an -ing form or a that-clause according to the introductory verb. "Touch your toes," he said to us. He told us to touch our toes. (command) "Don't lie down," he said to us. He told us not to lie down. (command) "Can I go out?" he said. He asked to go out. (request) "Please, stay with us tonight," he said to her. He asked her to stay with them that night. (request) "Let's play football," he said. He suggested playing football. (suggestion) "You'd better visit her," he said. He suggested that I visit her. (suggestion)