Unit 8. Police arrest

1. BEFORE LISTENING

1. Practice the pronunciation of the following words taken from the text which you are going to listen.

License, registration, officer, huge, several, point, nobody, road, promise, to afford, insurance, also, notice, to wear, seatbelt, smell, bucks, arrest, to bribe, right, to remain, silent, court, law, around, to cuff.

2. Give Russian equivalents to the following English words and word combinations.

License and registration, to pull smb over, to do over 140 in an 80, a huge fine, several points, to promise, to afford the insurance, to notice, to wear a seatbelt, smell, to drink, bucks, to step out of the car, to be under arrest, to bribe an officer, to attempt, to have the right, to remain silent, in a court of law, to play around, to cuff smb.

2. WHILE LISTENING

3. Listen to the text “Police arrest” twice. First time make notes about the numbers, geographical, proper or personal names which you might hear. When you are listening to the text for the second time, try to catch the events and the order in which they are spoken about.

4. Agree or disagree to the following statements.

1. You were doing over 60 in an 80. That’s going to be a huge fine and several points.

2. Please let me go this time. I will be able to afford the insurance.

3. I also notice that you are wearing a seatbelt.

4. And what’s that smell? Have you been drinking?

5. Here’s 200 bucks. Just take it and let me go.

6. I’m going to have to ask you to step out of the car.

7. You’re under arrest for attempting to bribe an officer.

8. You have the right not to remain silent.

9. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

10. Oh come on officer. I was not just playing around. You’re cuffing me?

5. Fill in the gaps using the following words.

Step, license, cuffing, court, over, arrest, fine, points, seatbelt, insurance, bucks, right, bribe, registration, pulling, in.

Police Arrest

A: Good afternoon sir. ____________ and ___________, please.

B: Officer, may I ask why you are __________ me _______?

A: You were doing over 140____ an 80. That’s going to be a huge ______ and several ________.

B: Officer, there’s nobody on the road. I promise I won’t do it again. Please let me go this time. I won’t be able to afford the __________.

A: I also notice that you aren’t wearing a __________. And what’s that smell? Have you been drinking?

B: Here’s 50 ______. Just take it and let me go.

A: I’m going to have to ask you to _____ out of the car.

B: Why?

A: You’re under _______ for attempting to ______ an officer. You have the ______ to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a ______ of law.

B: Oh, come on officer. I was just playing around. You’re ________ me?

3. AFTER LISTENING

6. Answer the following questions.

1. Do you have a driving license?

2. Have you ever driven a car?

3. Have you ever talked with a policeman when you broke some rules on the road?

4. What is your impression about our police? Why?

5. Why was this man stopped?

6. Was the driver wearing a seatbelt?

7. Did he drink any alcohol?

8. What solution did the driver suggest?

9. What was the policeman’s reaction?

10. Why did the driver choose this kind of solution? What was the problem?

11. Do you think the policeman was right?

12. If you were a policeman, would you take a bribe? Why?

13. Is it difficult to be a policeman? What difficulties may a policeman face with?)

7. Match the following synonyms from the text.

license registration to do fine huge to promise to bribe insurance buck to be under arrest

dollar protection to corrupt permit certificate to detain to drive penalty enormous to guarantee

8. Match the following phrases from the text (sometimes more than one combination is possible).

License and registration Officer, may I ask You were doing That’s going to be I won’t be able I also notice that I’m going to have to ask you You’re under arrest You have the right Anything you say can and will be used

to remain silent over 140 in an 80 to afford the insurance you aren’t wearing a seatbelt a huge fine and several points for attempting to bribe an officer to step out of the car why you are pulling me over? please against you in a court of law

9. Write down different words you associate with the term ‘arrest’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

10. Read the end of the dialogue and finish it. Try to guess what else could be done.

B: Oh, come on officer. I was just playing around. You’re cuffing me?

11. Roleplay the dialogue between a police officer and a driver who was doing over 150 in a 60.

12. Search the Internet and find more information about violations on the road in Russia. Talk about what you discover with your groupmates. If possible, try to make a presentation, because it will help you to present information in a way which contributes to better understanding and figures or different graphics which help to understand your report better. After presentations choose the best report.

13. Write a magazine article about violations on the road. Include imaginary interviews with drivers and police officers. Read what you wrote to your groupmates. Which article was best and why?

14. Write a letter to the crime prevention officer. Ask him/her three questions how to prevent violations on the road. Give him/her three suggestions about how to prevent violations on the road. Read your letter to your groupmates. Your groupmates will answer your questions.