4. Match the following adjectives and nouns.

capital

corporal

harsh activities

heavy crime

immoral offence

light principles

minor punishment

petty sentence

serious

severe

strict

violent

5. Write synonyms and antonyms to the following adjectives.

aggressive; greedy; immoral; loyal; noble; pessimistic; scrupulous; supportive; sympathetic.

6. Fill in the missing prepositions.

1. I’ve been accused … many things in my life, but never … cowardice. 2. The police charged him … driving a car while … the influence … alcohol. 3. He’s been … prison for half a year. 4. Bates was arrested … dangerous driving. 5. Five persons are reported to have been arrested and put … prison. 6. He invested 5000 pounds … his brother’s printing business. 7. Over 50% … families … this neighbourhood are …the dole. 8. The police are continuing their investigation … a series … armed robberies. 9. The concert organizers say they will give all profits …. charity. 10. All … us should live … the honest way. 11. Both men were released … a bail. 12. That was a famous case … drug traffickers and drug-dealers. 13. Many people in Europe are worried ... corruption … governmental structures. 14. Now this case is … trial. 15. The drug-dealer was arrested … agents … the narcotics squad.

(about, by, for, for, in, in, in, in, in, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, on, on, on, to, under, with)

7. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.

1. … organization helps … children from … working-class back-grounds to go to …. university. 2. She went to … prestigious school in Great Britain. 3. …. snobbish homeowners are protesting against … refugee family moving into their street. 4. … husbands and wives cannot be forced to give … evidence against each other. 5. As … nationalistic feelings grew, life became increasingly difficult for immigrants. 6. … people who break the law must expect to be punished. 7. … police need more resources to fight … organized crime. 8. … former basketball star is regarded as … key witness in … trial. 9. …inquiry showed that … bribery was widespread. 10. We believe that … crime was committed late at night. 11. … armed gang was reported to have robbed … bank last night. 12. … terrorists kidnapped … officer and are demanding 400 000 pounds from … government. 13. … religion teaches us to live in …honest way, in …conformity to … strict moral principles, not getting involved with … criminal or … immoral activities. 14. … tendency to believe that … worst thing is …most likely to happen is called … pessimism.

8. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.

1. Нормы и ценности – главное, что регулирует поведение человека в обществе. 2. Во многих странах Европы высшая мера наказания отменена. 3. Основными проблемами любого современного общества считаются преступность и безработица. 4. Многие специалисты отмечают рост агрессивности у населения и, как следствие, увеличение количества жестоких преступлений в стране. 5. Жадность и зависть побуждают человека к самым неблаговидным поступкам и могут толкнуть на преступление. 6. Некоторые люди считают, что материальные блага и деньги – это самые главные ценности. 7. Не так часто сегодня встретишь человека, способного помочь бескорыстно. 8. В нашем городе существуют благотворительные и общественные организации, которые помогают неимущим и нуждающимся. 9. Их отец был ужасный сноб, и никогда не разрешал детям общаться с людьми не их круга. 10. К сожалению, многим преступникам удается избежать наказания из-за коррупции в правоохранительных органах. 11. Детская и юношеская преступность – одна из самых серьезных проблем современного общества. К другим проблемам можно отнести религиозную нетерпимость, безграмотность, недостаток образования, загрязнение окружающей среды, СПИД, наркоманию и алкоголизм. 12. Острой проблемой современного российского общества является инфляция и нехватка денежных средств у населения. (personal lack of money).

DIALOGUES

Extend the following dialogues.

1

A: What do you think are the most disturbing problems in our society?

B: They are unemployment, the gap between the rich and the poor, ........................................................................................

2

A: What does the word-combination to be on the dole mean?

B: Well, it means that people who don’t work receive money from the government. In the USA people like these are called welfare clients.

A: What kind of people are they?

B: They are people who .........................................................

3

A: What do you think should be done to stop the increase in the number of poor people?

B: First, governments should limit military spending. Second, they shouldn’t cut back social programmes on education, third........

4

A: What kind of behaviour do you think is inappropriate in a public place?

B: Actually, there may be a lot of different things like kissing or .........................................................................................................

5

A: What do you think are the main causes of poverty?

B: The main one is unemployment, the other ...............................

A: What about the problem of juvenile delinquency? What do you think causes immoral behaviour in the streets?

B: ..................................................................................................

A LAWYER AND A JUDGE