- •I. Reading: legal carrer opportunities
- •1. Read the following texts and entitle them.
- •2. Read Text 1 and do the tasks after it.
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Tick the statements that are true to the text:
- •3. Read Text 2 and do the tasks. 1. The paragraphs of this text are mixed. Put them in the correct order and circle the correct answer:
- •1. Match the following words with their Russian equivalents:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words from the previous task:
- •1. Tick the statements that are not given in the text
- •2. Insert the suitable verb for the expressions from the text and translate
- •5. In the groups of 4 or 5 be ready to share your opinion on the job of a judge, a police officer, an investigator and an attorney and fill in the table:
- •II. Vocabulary focus: witnesses and suspects
- •1. Choose and tick questions police may ask witnesses. What questions are odd? Translate all the questions.
- •2 . A young lady witnesses a bank robbery. The police question her as a witness. Complete the gaps and fill in police phrases in logical order. Choose the phrases from the box below:
5. In the groups of 4 or 5 be ready to share your opinion on the job of a judge, a police officer, an investigator and an attorney and fill in the table:
Judge
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Investigator
Attorney
Police officer
1. Principle tasks
2. Types of crime they deal with
3. People (and their jobs) they work with
For expressing your opinion you may use the following phrases:
In my opinion... > on the other hand... >1а^ее- > That's true, but...
I don't agree ... > What do you think of... ?
I think that... > Do you agree that...?
I don't think that...
A SUSPECT
TO SUSPECT
A suspect is somebody who is supposed to commit a crime. The police usually interrogate suspects. Police suspect and question criminals.
II. Vocabulary focus: witnesses and suspects
A WITNESS
TO WITNESS A witness is somebody who is present when something happens and sees what happens. Police usually interview a witness. The police usually like to question all witnesses after a crime or an accident.
When a person witnesses a crime, s/he is usually interviewed by the police.
1. Choose and tick questions police may ask witnesses. What questions are odd? Translate all the questions.
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How are you? |
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How long ago did it happen? |
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Did he have a weapon? |
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Where did your buy your cap? |
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What kind of car was the burglar driving? |
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What was he wearing? |
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Are you married? |
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Was he wearing glasses? |
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What were you doing when it happened? |
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Are you happy? |
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Was the gun loaded? |
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2 . A young lady witnesses a bank robbery. The police question her as a witness. Complete the gaps and fill in police phrases in logical order. Choose the phrases from the box below:
1) Can you describe him for me?
2) Was he carrying a weapon?
3) Did he talk directly to you? I mean, did he ask you for your money or anything?
Are you okay to answer some questions for me?
What makes you say that?
Police: I understand you were the key witness for the robbery. Young lady: Yes, I was the only person in the bank besides the tellers. Police:
Young lady: Sure. I don't know how much help I'll be. He made me get on
the ground so I didn't get a very good look at him.
Police:
Young lady: Yes, he had a pistol in his back pocket. He threatened to use it,
but I doubt it was loaded.
Police:
Young lady: He was just a kid. Probably fifteen or younger. Police:
Police:
Young lady: No, he just told me to get on the ground. That's all I know. I'm running lame for a class. Is it okay if I go now?
Police: I just want to get your name and phone number. If you think of anything else, please notify us.
Read the dialogue again and tick the correct answer:
1. Why is the policeman questioning a young lady?
A) Someone stole her money
She robbed a bank
She phoned the police
She was a witness to a robbery
2. Which of the following does not describe the robber?
He was wearing a hat
He was a teenager
He had sunglasses on
He was Canadian
3. What does the lady say the robber was carrying?
weapon
a loaded rifle
a bag of money
a knife
Young lady: He was Asian. Probably five foot height. He was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. I can't remember what else he was wearing.
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