- •Н.В. Елисеева, т.А. Шкуратова crime and criminal actions part I
- •Crime and criminal actions part one study the vocabulary on the topic
- •Financial wrongdoings
- •Penalties
- •Part two practise your vocabulary
- •1 Classify the list of crimes from the topical vocabulary into
- •2 How many different types of crime can you think of? Match the crimes given below with their definitions and then classify each crime as violent (V) or non-violent (nv).
- •3 Which crimes are being described in the following situations? Fill the gaps with the words from the list.
- •4 Match each person in the list with the description given.
- •5 Match the criminal with the definition.
- •6 While describing crimes and criminal behaviour you may find the following words useful. Match the words with their definitions.
- •7 Considering some details of financial wrongdoings, answer the questions.
- •8 Which of the crimes might each of these people be charged with?
- •9 Match two parts of the sentences and translate them.
- •10 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word(s) from the topical vocabulary and then translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11 Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •12 Study the headlines and match them with the first lines of the stories that follow.
- •13 There can be different types of theft, for example:
- •15 Getaway scenarios. Match the two parts of these extracts.
- •Packing a piece
- •18 Translate the interview with a fraud squad detective and explain in English the meaning of the words and phrases in bold type. Fraud and embezzlement
- •19 Complete the table below using information from the interview in Exercise 18. The first line gives an example. Refer to a dictionaryif necessary.
- •21 Complete each sentence by writing in the gap a word formed from the verb given in brackets.
- •22 In each of the numbered lines (1-5) there is one word which is wrong. Circle the mistake and write the correct word at the end of the line.
- •25 Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word has been given.
- •It’s a crime
- •26 Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
- •Abolished deported neglected rioted cheated dispersed pardoned squatted swindled
- •28 Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •29 Choose the best alternative to fill the gaps in the following sentences.
- •30 Choose the correct answer.
- •32 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
- •33 Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
- •34 Translate the sentences into English, using the topical vocabulary.
- •Part three practice your integrated grammar and vocabulary skills
- •1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word given in the right-hand column.
- •2 Complete each sentence with a word or compound word formed from the word in capitals.
- •3 Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •6 Decide which answer a,b,c or d best fits each space.
- •Inspector crumb investigates
- •Keeping your car safe
- •9 For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example (0) at the beginning. Going missing
- •10 Complete each part sentence a) to j) with one of the endings 1) to 10). Use each ending once only.
- •11 Match the sentences on the left with the most suitable response on the right. Use the words and expressions in bold to help you. There is an example at the beginning (0).
- •Iscuss with your partner which of the solutions 1) to 10) suits each problem a) to j) or offer your own one(s).
- •Part four practise your listening skills
- •2.1 Fill in the table individually.
- •3.2 Discuss the following statements.
- •4.1 Listen to the tape for the first time and explain the meaning of the following numbers mentioned in the story.
- •4.2 Listen to the tape for the second time, arrange the key words and phrases given below in the order you hear them in the text and summarize the story using those as an outline.
- •4.3 Read the following story. Circle the correct answers. Explain your choices.
- •4.5 Listen to the text “the police commissioner's advice” for the first time and answer the following questions:
- •4.6 Listen to the text for the second time and mark the statements as True or False according to the text.
- •4.7 Write your idea on fighting crime in fifty words or less. Students will vote on which suggestion is best. Try using causative verbs in your response.
- •4.8 Discuss the following questions with group members:
- •Список рекомендуемой литературы
25 Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word has been given.
It’s a crime
Thieves have been around for centuries, probably for as long as humans, but armed (1) r____ is a more recent phenomenon. Unfortunately women have always been the (2) v____ of rape and domestic (3) v____. (4) F____ has been around ever since printing has been used to make money or produce documents. Rich people or their children are sometimes (5) k____ and are not set free until a ransom has been paid.
The twentieth century has seen the appearance of many organised (6) c____ such as hijacking and drug-smuggling or drug-trafficking. Statistics show an alarming (7) r____ in the rate of violent crimes and crimes to do with the (8) i____ sale of arms across the world. Perhaps the most recent crime of all is hacking computers to access (9) i____ that helps competitors in industry. This increase in international crime makes one wonder whether it is still true to say (10) “C____ doesn't pay”.
26 Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
Bigamy civil classes community
countries crimes criminal law felony fine
forgery laws life imprisonment misdemeanor offences
penalty person prison state
term 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.
27 Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one of the words given.
Abolished deported neglected rioted cheated dispersed pardoned squatted swindled
a) At the end of the demonstration, the crowd went off in different directions peacefully.
b) The problem is that the government has not done anything about this problem.
c) It turned out that the employees had been cheated out of their pensions by their employer.
d) Hundreds of young people ran out of control in the streets, looting shops.
e) Dave was officially released from his punishment after the police discovered new evidence.
f) Brian was an illegal alien, and when the police caught him he was made to leave the country.
g) Jim and Sue lived illegally without paying rent in a house in East London for two years.
h) Jane was asked to leave the examination after she acted dishonestly and was caught.
i) Capital punishment was brought to an end several years ago in this country.