- •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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4.5 Listen to the text “the police commissioner's advice” for the first time and answer the following questions:
How many characters are mentioned in the story?
What was the problem of the main character?
How many pieces of advice did the other characters give him?
Why did the main character refuse some of the advice?
Why did he accept some other pieces of advice?
What was the big surprise about?
What was the last thing the main character did in the story?
4.6 Listen to the text for the second time and mark the statements as True or False according to the text.
A psychologist was very tired of having his car hijacked every month.
To have a broken part replaced would typically cost him a hundred dollars.
The repairman recommended that he never leave his car on the street.
The psychologist read a feature in a magazine about car vandalism.
The author of the advice wrote that since he started this method, he hadn't had his car broken into.
An unexpected thing happened a few days after trying this new method.
Three things had been wrong when the psychologist went downstairs to leave for work.
The strange sound he heard was the snoring of a bearded man.
The psychologist was taken aback and didn't know what to do.
The homeless man suggested that the psychologist hire him to watch his car so that nobody would steal it.
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.
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4.8 Discuss the following questions with group members:
Is there a problem of vandalism in your country or where you live? If so, describe the situation. How can you make people respect other people’s property?
What do you suggest that the psychologist do to prevent vandalism to his car?