The scene of crime

The first officer Ivan Smirnov _________ at the crime scene two hours ago and _________ it very carefully. He _______ _______ any valuable traces. As a specially trained officer Ivan Smirnov _________ the evidence of the crime (bloodstains and footprints) without difficulty. Then he tactically but firmly _________all possible witnesses from leaving the scene. The officer _________the witnesses immediately and _________ down their names and addresses. But he _________ away all the incompetent persons from the scene. As it was possible Smirnov ________ to lock the house to prevent entry and protect traces, because the importance of preserving the crime scene in its original condition _________very essential for the investigation.

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to escape to come to steal

Post Office Robbery

Yesterday afternoon the thieves __________$ 500 from a post office in Chicago. Police don’t have a good description of the two men but they know they _________in a red Ford Escort. This information _________ from an old lady, Mary Cliff.

• Put down your own sentences using the verbs from the boxes in the Past Indefinite Tense.

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Exercise 9

Translate into English using the Past Indefinite Tense.

1. На прошлой неделе Апелляционный суд рассмотрел нашу жалобу.

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2. Верховный суд принял решение не в пользу вашего клиента, не так ли?

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3. Почему господин Смирнов обратился в суд по делам несостоятельных должников?

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4. Окружной суд пересмотрел решение, которое опротестовал сотрудник этой компании.

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5. Когда этот подросток совершил преступление?

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6. Жители округа были против решения суда низшей инстанции.

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7. Лекция профессора включала вопрос о судебной системе США.

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Test yourself!

1. Match each term on the left with its definition on the right:

1.A district court is	a. the highest court in the USA, and it reviews the biggest and most important cases
2.Court of Appeals is	b. a general court that covers cases in a small area
3.A state court is	c. a court investigating cases that are concerned with state laws, not national laws
4.The Supreme Court is	d. a court that decides appeals from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit
5.Jurisdiction is	e. the authority of appellate courts to decide which appeals they will consider from among the cases submitted to them
6.Specialized is	f. the authority of an official organization to deal with, hear and decide legal disputes
7.A bankruptcy court	g. a court that specializes in adjudicating disputes over federal income tax
8.Discretionary review is	h. concentrating on a specific area
9. A tax court is	i. a court that covers cases arising from the situation when a person announces that to a court that he has no money