Word study

Ex. 1.  a) Read the following. Mind the stress. State their meaning. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

	'fiction	de'tection	poli'ticians
	'warden	de'tective	investi'gation
	'patrol	fa'miliar	qualifi'cations
	'diplomat	in'tensive	under'go
	'guard	con'temporary
	'sergeant	pro'tect
	'circumstances	pre'vent

b) Pronounce correctly the following proper names:

Sir Robert Peel;	Criminal Investigation Department
Scotland Yard;	Regional Crime Squads
Chief Constable;	The Royal Commission

The Metropolitan Police of London;

The Home Secretary in England and Wales;

The Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

E x. 2.   Complete the list of derivatives. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Verb	noun (agent)	noun (concept)
to keep
to order
to drive
to train
to investigate	investigator	investigation
to guard
to maintain
to detect

Ex. 3. Pair the words in column B with the ones from column A.

B	detective	A	skills
	odd		training
	professional		stories
	academic		regulations
	intensive		qualification
	police		helmet
	parking		authority
	controlling		force
	national		offences

E x. 4. Decide which verbs you would use with the noun phrases you have identified in ex. 3.

to be familiar with; to have; to form; to obey; to gain; to deal with; to call, to be responsible for; to undergo.

Ex. 5. How are the following ideas expressed in the text.

1. an official body of men whose duty is to protect people and property, to catch criminals;

2. a policeman whose special job is to find out information that will lead to criminals being caught;

3. the condition in which laws and rules are obeyed by most of the people and the government or the person(s) in charge can keep control;

4. a certain type of clothing which all members of a group wear, esp. in the army or the police;

5. an official who helps to see that certain laws are obeyed;

6. to do what one is asked or ordered to do by someone;

7. the offence of driving faster than the lawful limit;

8. to examine the reason for something, the character of someone;

9. to go at regular times round an area or building to see that there is no trouble, that no one is trying to get in or out unlawfully;

10. to keep safe, esp. by watching for danger;

11. something unpleasant, undesirable that happens unexpectedly or by chance;

12. ownership, with its rights and duties according to the law;

E x. 6. Match English phrases and their Russian equivalents.

1. to be familiar with	a) приобретать определенный уровень теоретической подготовки
2. the police force	b) носить форму
3. professional skills	c) пройти период интенсивной подготовки
4. to keep law and order	d) профессиональные навыки
5. to gain a certain level to academic qualification	e) быть знакомым с
6. to undergo a period of intensive training	f) соблюдать правила парковки
7. to wear uniforms	g) уполномоченный по поддержанию порядка на дороге
8. traffic wardens	h) полицейские силы
9. to obey the parking regulations	i) обнаруживать преступников
10. to be regularly armed	j) поддерживать правопорядок
11. to guard politicians and diplomats	k) оказывать помощь при дорожно-транспортных происшествиях
12. to patrol airport	l) быть постоянно вооруженным
13. to assist at accidents	m) выполнять обязанности дорожно-патрульной службы
14. to deal with lost property	n) охранять политических деятелей и дипломатов
15. to perform road traffic duties;	o) патрулировать аэропорт
16. to detect criminals	p) иметь дело с пропавшим имуществом

E x. 7.   Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:

abolished	coroner	inquest	loot
alibi	custody	internment	martial law
amnesty	damages	judicial	on parole
bail	euthanasia	justice	statement
clues	illicit	law-abiding	warder
conviction	injunction	legislation	warrant

1. The _____________ of political prisoners is quite common in some countries. Britain tried it unsuccessfully in Northern Ireland to combat the IRA.

2. The government is thinking of introducing ___________ making it compulsory for every citizen to carry an identity card.

3. A person who looks after prisoners is called a prison officer or a ____________.

4. Since there was something very suspicious about the man’s sudden death, the __________ was held at the Town Hall.

5. In Britain, capital punishment in the form of death by hanging was ____________ in 1969.

6. The court issued an ____________ forbidding the newspaper from publishing any more photographs of the Princess of Wales at a private Health Club.

7. The police have issued a ____________ for her arrest.

8. Trial by jury is an important part of the British system of _____________.

9. The new governor issued a general ____________ to all the rebels.

10. After the unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government, the whole country was put under ___________ for a month.

11. His ____________ for the night of murder was that he had been at his girlfriend’s, watching TV.

12. He successfully sued the newspaper for libel and was awarded nearly ?50,000 in __________.

13. The judge refused to grant him ___________, as it was feared that he would try to leave the country before his trial came up.

14. Before the police took him away, the thief told his wife where he had hidden the ___________.

15. They were prosecuted for dealing in _____________ substances.

16. The doctor was found guilty of ____________ when he turned off the life-support system of a patient who was terminally ill with cancer.

17. The police took down the man’s ___________, read it back to him, then asked him to sign it.

18. Detectives still haven’t found any ____________ as to the whereabouts of the two missing 13-year-old schoolchildren.

19. The robbers were taken to the police station and held in ____________ until their trial.

20. She couldn’t possibly have done it. She’s the most honest, ____________ citizen I’ve ever met.

21. This was his seventh ____________ for stealing cars.

22. Not all countries have the same political or ____________ systems.

23. He was released ____________ to go to his mother’s funeral.

E x. 8. Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences

1. During the twentieth / eighteenth century the English police forces have become well known throughout the world / only in great Britain.

2. Policemen are to be seen in towns and cities walking in the streets / sitting in the offices.

3. The modern policeman needs ordinary qualification / a great variety of new professional skills.

4. Separate police force is controlled by central government / a committee of local county councillors and magistrates.

5. The Royal Commission on the Police listed eight / ten main functions of the contemporary police force.

6. About a quarter of the police strength of the country is in Scotland Yard / the Metropolitan Police of London.

7. In practice the police don’t help the court much / bring almost all criminal cases to court.

8. Opinion polls show that majority / minority of the public sympathies with the police.

E x. 9. Complete the following sentences by adding the phrases given in part B.

Part A.

1. The English police force have become well-know ...

2. Any regular reader of English detective stories is familiar with ...

3. All members of the police must ...

4. There are Regional Crimes Squads in England and Wales with ...

5. In certain circumstances specially trained police officers can be ...

6. The decision to commence criminal proceedings in England and Wales is ...

7. The duties of the police are ranging from ...

8. The main functions of the contemporary police force are:

Part B

1. armed but only with the permission of a magistrate.

2. assisting at accidents to safeguarding public order.

3. experienced detective officers.

4. made entirely by the police.

5. throughout the world from the great mass of fiction about crime.

6. have gained a certain level of academic qualification.

7. the figure of the ordinary policeman sometimes called the “bobby”.

8. to maintain law and order, to prevent crimes, to detect criminals.