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6. Study the list of crimes given below. A) Fill in the table grading each crime from 1 (not very serious) to3 (very serious).

Cheating in an exam

1

2

3

Computer-hacking (illegally entering a computer server)

Fare dodging (travelling by public transport without a ticket)

Shoplifting (stealing things from shops)

Piracy (illegal copying of music, films, programs)

Speeding (driving too fast)

Vandalism (e.g. spraying graffition walls)

  1. Use the ideas below to discuss your answers:

It’s / It’s not (really) ... annoying /common/ dangerous/ serious / breaking the law / committing a crime

It’s totally ... dishonest/ immoral / wrong / unfair to other people

Everybody does it.

It can lead to more serious crimes.

It causes a lot of damage.

7. Put each of the following words from the box into its correct place in the passage below. Each word may be used only once.

a)

hostel custody released offence

appeal defendant interfere bail

abscond course approved court

refused substantial Scotland trial

original Wales judge grant

Bail

Most accused people are … on bail pending …. They are not remanded in ... except where strictly necessary. In England and ... the court decides whether a … should be released on bail. Unconditional … may only be withheld if the court has … grounds for believing that the accused would: …; commit an …; … with the witness; or otherwise obstruct the … of justice.

A … may impose conditions before granting bail. If bail is …, the defendant may apply to a High Court ... or to the Crown Court for bail. In … the accused may apply to the court that made the … decision, and has the right of ... to the High Court of Justiciary.

In some cases a court may ... bail to a defendant on condition that he or she lives in an ... bail or probation / bail… .

b)

headquarters Accidents efficient scene

Witness Crime sent clock

detection criminal helmeted trusty

contracted Deaths Map relics

ascertain notified record detective

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard is the … of the Metropolitan Police in London. To most people, its name brings to mind the picture of a … – cool, collected, …, ready to track down any … with complete confidence that he will bring him to justice, or a … police-constable – that familiar figure of the London scene and … helper of every traveler from overseas.

Scotland Yard is situated on the Thames Embankment close to the Houses of Parliament and the familiar … tower of Big Ben.

One of the most successful developments in Scotland Yard’s crime … and emergency service has been the ‘999 system’. On receipt of a call 999 Room operator … by electronic device the position of the nearest available police car, which is … by radio. Almost instantly, a message is also … by teleprinter to the police stations concerned, so that within seconds of a call for assistance being received, a police car is on its way to the … and all neighbouring police stations have been… .

Apart from the 999 Room, one of the most interesting places in Scotland Yard is the … Room. Here is the General … Map, the … by Violence Map, the … Map and the Vehicles Recovered Map.

There are two other departments of Scotland Yard – the …Room where a photographic … of known or suspected criminals is kept, and the Museum, which contains murder….