- •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:
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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.
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Nobody at the company realised that he had been _______money until someone noticed some errors in the books. |
EMBEZZLE |
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The ____ admitted that he had spoken to the woman but denied that he had ____her. |
RAPE RAPE |
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It is difficult to protect children from _______who are members of their own family. |
ABUSE |
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The _______was caught when someone recognized her handwriting. |
BLACKMAIL |
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Armed _______is increasingly common, with criminals using shotguns and other weapons. |
ROBBERY |
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The (mug)____ came up to her in the street and produced a knife. |
MUG |
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The _______of women tend to be their husbands (48%) whereas only 10 per cent of men ______by their wives. |
MURDER MURDER |
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The ______got into the gallery at night and took three Picassos. |
THEFT |
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The ____ was vicious and the victim needed 56 stitches. |
ASSAULT |
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The _____who set fire to Anne Hathaway's cottage did it because he had had a row with his girlfriend. |
ARSON |
2 Complete each sentence with a word or compound word formed from the word in capitals.
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Many ____ people sleep on the streets of the capital. |
HOME |
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Drug ____ is a problem causing great concern. |
ADDICT |
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____ creates hardship for all members of the family. |
EMPLOY |
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We feel that the laws against begging should not be ____. |
FORCE |
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Police arrested well-known ____ before the match. |
TROUBLE |
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It seems unjust to arrest a poor old person for ____. |
SHOP |
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Dr Smith, a ____, has published two books about murder. |
CRIME |
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The inquiry was set up after the ____ of a train near Leeds, the third accident on the line this year. |
RAIL |
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Some MPs are calling for the introduction of ____ without trial to combat terrorism. |
DETAIN |
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The judge described Jones as a' ____ criminal' who was a danger to members of the public. |
HARD |
3 Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
a) Harry was told that fishing in the lake was against/by/over the law.
b) Catherine led a secret life for/in/of crime before she was caught.
c) Having trouble with your phone? Send at/for/to Fix-a-phone!
d) I regret to tell you that you are for/in/under arrest.
e) I only attacked the young man from/in/with self-defence.
f) David was often at/in/with trouble with the police when he was young.
g) The robbers' car was hidden below/by/from sight behind the bank.
h) The kidnappers have been caught, and the child is no longer at/in/on danger,
i) Tony was caught by a policeman who was off/out/away from duty and cycling to work.
j) The thieves took the wrong painting by/in/under mistake
k) The suspicious manager left the safe unlocked from/on/with purpose.
l) The robbers met to plan the bank raid from/in/with secret.
4 Complete each sentence by putting one or two suitable prepositions in each space.
a) The new law on dropping litter comes ____ force next month.
b) Ann was released from prison and now she is ____ probation.
c) Local students have been banned ____ taking part in the demonstration.
d) The police have charged her ____ driving without due care and attention.
e) Local people have called for an investigation ____ the causes of the fire.
f) Football fans went ____ the rampage in the centre of Norwich last night.
g) She claimed that the selling of habit-forming drugs was getting ____ control.
h) The car left the road and crashed ____ a tree.
i) Several guests at the hotel were robbed ____ jewellery and money.
j) David, 19, has been sleeping ____ a park bench for the past six months.
5 MISTAKE CORRECTION. Read the story. Some of the lines are correct and some have one extra word which should not be there. Decide which lines have an extra word and correct them. In the box against each line put either a tick (if the line is OK) or the word which should not be there.
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Jim Crawford had just been left his car in a car |
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park near his office when he was approached by a |
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mugger with a knife who demanded of his wallet. Jim |
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gave to him his wallet and the man ran off. Jim |
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decided to go to the nearest police station and |
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report the crime, but just as he was walking towards |
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it he was being stopped by a second man. This man |
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also wanted Jim's wallet, but Jim tried to explain |
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him that it had already been stolen. The second |
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mugger told him to hand them over his shoes and |
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socks. Jim did it as he was told and then, when the |
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man had gone, walked into the police station. The |
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police were absolutely surprised to see him without |
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any shoes and socks and questioned him about what |
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had happened. After having giving descriptions of |
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the two men, Jim was driven back to his car. But, |
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to his horror, when they got to the place at where |
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he had left it, he discovered that it had been stolen. |
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