Законодательная власть и правоохранительная деятельность в Великобритании и США учебное пособие Уровень В1 Составитель
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17. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech. 1. "Can you make dinner tonight, Tom?" she said. "I'm working late." ...She asked Tom to make dinner that night, explaining that she was working late. ………………... 2. "Don't play near the road," their mother said. "It's too dangerous." ……………………….. 3. "Can you take the dog for a walk?" he said to her. "I'm busy." …………………………. 4. "Don't ask Simon how to use the computer," she said to me. "He doesn't know a thing about them." …………………………………………………………………….................................. 5. "Can I borrow your pen, please?" he said to her. "I need to write something." ……………. 6. "Please don't talk!" said the teacher. "This is a test." ………………………………………. 7. "Why don't you turn off the TV?" she said to him. "You aren't watching it." …………….. 8. "Come to our house tonight, Mary," he said. "Jim wants to see you." ……………………. 9. "Have you read your newspaper?" he asked her." "I want to look at it." …………………. 10. "The baby should be asleep," she said. "It's ten o'clock." ……………………………….. 11. "Why are you listening to this music?" he asked her. "It's awful." ………………........... 12. "Do you want to go to the cinema?" he asked her. "There's a good film on." ………….. 13. "I don't want any more cake," she said. "I've had enough." ……………………….. 14. "I'm learning French," she said. "I'm going to Paris on holiday." …………………. 15. "I like Susan," he said. "She's very friendly."……………………………………… 16. "Tom is a good businessman," she said. "He works hard." ………………………... 17. "I like learning English," she said. "It isn't too difficult." …………………………. 18. "I'm teaching Jane's class," she said. "She's on holiday this week." ………………. 19. "You should open up your own restaurant," he said to Bill. "You are a very good cook." …… 20. "Sarah would like to own the house," he said. "She's lived here a long time." ……. 21. "You could become famous, June," he said. "You're a very good singer." ………... 22. "Are you going to take the job?" he asked Jane "or will you wait for a better one?" …………. 23. "I need to buy some more oil," she said. "There is no more left." ………………… 24. "Can you phone Julie?" she asked me. "I heard she has had a fight with Mark." …………….. 25. "Do you know when May will be back?" she asked. "She's been away all week." …………… 26. "Do you think we should try this new restaurant tonight?" he asked his wife. "I heard it's very good." …………………………………………………………………... 27. "If anyone phones," she said to me, "tell them I won't be here until tomorrow." …………….. 28. "If I can't come to the wedding," said John to Mary, "I'll let you know tomorrow." …………. 29. "Shall I tell Tom about the trip?" he said to her, "or do you want to tell him yourself?" ……... 30. "Sofia shouldn't have said that to the boss," said Julian. "He's very angry." ……… 31. "I'd love to go to Venice," she said. "I've never been abroad.” ……………………. 32. "I must go now," said Samantha, "or I might miss the bus." ………………………. / from Round-up 6. Virginia Evans/ 18. Correct any mistakes in the learners' sentences below. E  xamples: She said us that she felt tired. asked me if I was  My boss said was I going to work late. 1 She said last night that she isn't going to come to the party, but look, she's over there. 2 They said me they had been waiting for a long time. 3 He told that he had had a wonderful holiday. 4 I asked him what did he do. 5 Miguel was telling that you're thinking of changing your job. 6 I missed the lecture, so I asked Sheena what had they done. 7 I asked him was he free on Friday night but he said he was busy unfortunately. 8 He asked me when did the film start. /from Developing Grammar in Context. Mark Nettle, Diana Hopkins/ Vocabulary Law and Order
1. Put this story in the correct order. The first event has been given. a they found both men guilty. b and charged them with the robbery. c £10,000 was stolen from a bank in the High Street. 1 d After the jury had listened to all the evidence e The judge gave the men a prison sentence of five years. f The trial took place two months later. g and they finally arrested two men. h They questioned them at the police station i The police interviewed a number of witnesses about the crime 2. Answer the questions. 1. Who investigate(s) crimes? …police… 2. Who sentence(s) people? …………. 3. Who live(s) in prison? …………. 4. Who decide(s) if someone is innocent or guilty? …………. 5. Who defend(s) people and present(s) evidence? …………. 6. Who commit(s) crimes? …………. 3. Fill the gaps with the correct word. 1 A: Have you ever …………. the law? B: No, never. 2 A: Does anyone know why she …………. the crime? B: I think she needed the money. 3 A: Is it legal to ride a motorbike without a licence? B: No, it's …………. the law. 4 In Britain it is …………. to drive a car without insurance. 5 If you drive through a red light, you will have to pay a …………. 6 The defendant must try to …………. he or she is innocent. 7 The jury must decide if the defendant is innocent or …………. 8 Before they reach a decision, the jury must look at the …………. carefully. 9 If someone is guilty of murder, the …………. will be at least ten years in prison. 10 He has been in trouble before, but it was only a minor …………. 4. Read the text, then write your answers to the questions below, based on your knowledge of the law in your own country. If possible, discuss your answers with someone else. Two 15-year-old boys broke into a house when the owner was out, and took money and jewellery worth about £900. The owner reported the crime when she got home at 6pm. 1. Will the police investigate this crime? 2. How will they investigate? What will they do? 3. Do you think the police will catch the two boys? 4. If they do, what crime will they be charged with? 5. Can boys of this age go to prison? 6. What do you think the sentence would be? Do you think this is the correct sentence? /from English Vocabulary in Use, Pre-Intermediate – Intermediate, Stuart Redman/ 5. Match each punishment with its description.
/Tests in English: thematic vocabulary. Mariusz Misztal/ 6. The words and phrases in the box are all connected to the theme of law. Put the words under one of the headings below. crimes punishments people legal processes
Add another word or phrase to each category. 7. Use words and phrases from 6 to complete these sentences.
/from Inside Out. Advanced. Workbook. Ceri Jones with Russel Stannard/ 8. Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10). Use each ending once. a) I decided to buy a burglar alarm after someone broke _______________ b) When Alan was stopped outside the supermarket he ended _____________ c) As it was Sheila’s first offence she was let _____________ d) After climbing over the prison wall, Peter managed to get _______________ e) The old couple who live opposite were taken _______________ f) At the end of the trial Hilary was found ________________ g) My neighbours admitted denting my car but got away _______________ h) The bank at the end of the street was held _______________ i) Nobody saw Jack cheating and he got away with _______________ j) The hijackers took fifteen people _______________ 1 in by a salesman who cheated them out of their money. 2 away by stealing a car parked nearby. 3 up at the police station, charged with shoplifting. 4 it, although everyone suspected what had happened. 5 into my house and stole my stereo. 6 off with only a warning. 7 with paying only £100 damages. 8 hostage and demanded £ 1,000,000 from the authorities. 9 guilty and sentenced to six months in prison. 10 up by two masked men last week. 9. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
a) The customs officers arrested Bob and ______________ him with smuggling. b) The police spent all morning searching the house for _________________ . c) Jean left her car in a no-parking area and had to pay a/an ______________ . d) Unfortunately at the end of the trial my brother was found ______________ . e) The trial took a long time as the _______________ couldn’t reach a verdict. f) George won his case because he had a very good defence ______________ . g) The police visited Dawn and asked her to make a/an _________________ . h) Because of his past criminal record, Brian was the main _____________ . i) Pauline decided to sue the police because she had been wrongly ______________ . j) The murderer of the children received a life _________________ . 10. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same. a) They said that John had stolen the money. They accused ______________________________________________________________ b) Ian said that he hadn’t punched anybody. Ian denied _________________________________________________________________ c) ‘OK, Andy, you can go now,’ said the detective. The detective gave Andy _____________________________________________________ d) ‘James Frogget, you will go to prison for ten years,’ said the judge. The judge sentenced ________________________________________________________ e) ‘I forged the signature,’ said Mary. Mary admitted _____________________________________________________________ f) Harry stole £ 60,000 and was arrested. Harry was arrested __________________________________________________________ g) ‘We saw the accused break into the car,’ said the witnesses. The witnesses stated ________________________________________________________ h) Graham said that he wouldn’t go to the police station. Graham refused ___________________________________________________________ i) ‘It’s true,’ said Norman, ‘I murdered Alan.’ Norman confessed to _______________________________________________________ j) ‘Can you come with me, please,’ the detective said to Helen. The detective asked ________________________________________________________ /from First Certificate Language Practice. English grammar and vocabulary. Michael Vince with Paul Emmerson/ 11. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. The young man had lived in a slum area of the city all his life and it was just a matter of time before he was in (1)_____ with the law. At school, which he hardly ever attended, not only did he (2)_____ the school property but he was also a bully, frightening and beating up other children. When he was fifteen, he was (3)_____ for breaking into a local shop. At the age of sixteen, he was (4)_____ with assault. He got off with two years' (5)_____ for this and was set free. Within six months, he was back in (6)_____ after he had been arrested for stealing cars. This time, he was (7)_____ to two years in prison. After his release, he again turned to crime. This time it was bank robbery. At his trial he pleaded (8)_____, despite the fact he had been caught red-handed. He was found (9)_____ and the judge sentenced him to ten years (10)_____. Sociologists blame his background, while others say he was just bad. 1. A problems B defence C trouble D court 2. A mug B vandalise C thieve D rob 3. A accused B charged C sentenced D arrested 4. A charged B accused C released D suspected 5. A punishment B bail C probation D fine 6. A court B probation C jail D trial 7. A punished B accused C committed D sentenced 8. A guilty B suspicion C innocent D free 9. A suspicious B guilty C illegal D against 10. A prison B probation C offence D imprisonment /from First Certificate: Reading. Patrick McGavigan and John Reeves/ |
