- •Методичні вказівки
- •Unit 1 Crimes and criminals
- •1.Work in pairs. Read the comment below and then discuss how far you agree or disagree with it. Explain why.
- •2. Answer the following questions, justify your point of view.
- •3. Study the vocabulary, look up unknown words in the dictionary.
- •Vocabulary activities
- •4. Match the criminals with the definition.
- •5. By moving vertically or horizontally (forwards or backwards) find twelve kinds of criminals.
- •6. Say what punishments you, as a judge, would give for the following crimes. Support your position.
- •8. Give the name of the defined law breaker.
- •9. Study the vocabulary, look up unknown words in the dictionary.
- •Vocabulary activities
- •10. Comment on the meanings of the words written in italics.
- •11. A. Say which of the crimes and offences could involve the following:
- •13. A. Cut 5-6 short articles out of an English /American / Ukrainian newspaper which deal with some crime and offences. Take the clippings (cuttings) to the University.
- •15. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
- •16. A. Study the table
- •18. Work with idioms. A. Read the newspaper articles below and discuss them with your partner. Then try to work out the meaning of the multi-word verbs in italics.
- •19. Read about some people's actions and identify the type of their offence.
- •Do you live in a burglar-friendly house?
- •21. Match the headlines with the crimes:
- •23.Translate the following texts from Ukrainian into English.
- •Unit 2 Courts. Legal Procedure
- •Vocabulary activities
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Comment on the meanings of the words written in italics.
- •3. Comment on the duties of the following people:
- •4. Match each punishment with its description.
- •5. Choose the word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the capitalized word.
- •7. Trial. If you commit a crime you may be:
- •8. A. There are a number of gaps in these stories. Use the words below to complete them.
- •Trial by Jury
- •10. Choose the right answer.
- •12. Read the stories and answer the questions below.
- •13. Fill in the missing word(s).
- •14. Match the words with their definitions.
- •18. Fill in the blanks with the words that best fit the meaning of each sentence.
- •19. Juvenile delinquency is an issue about which people all over the world are concerned.
- •Juvenile delinquency
- •20. In a students' debating club the motion is "goths, punks, heavy metal fans, rockers, green hippies and others should be prosecuted by law."
- •22. Do some library research and write an essay on one of the given topics:
- •23. Translate the following text from Ukrainian into English.
- •Topical vocabulary
2. Answer the following questions, justify your point of view.
1 Is it a crime to try and kill yourself?
2 Is it illegal to help somebody to commit suicide?
3 Can you be executed for murdering a policeman?
4 If, after a murder, all the victim's relatives plead: 'Please don't prosecute!' can charges against
the suspected culprit be dropped?
If two armed thieves break into a house, guns in hand, and one of them shoots and kills the house-owner, is his accomplice guilty of murder?
If I surprise an intruder in my lounge at night stealing my millions, have I a legal right to assault him with a weapon?
If I set a trap - a fifty-kilo weight just above the front door - for any burglars who might try and enter the house, am I breaking the law?
After a divorce or legal separation, can a wife be required to pay alimony to her ex-husband?
3. Study the vocabulary, look up unknown words in the dictionary.
-Lawbreaker, offender, delinquent, violator, criminal
-Thief - Robber, mugger -Briber -Bigamist
-Pickpocket -Hijacker -Killer, murderer -Arsonist, incendiary
-Pilferer -Housebreaker -Assassin -Deserter
-Shoplifter -Blackmailer -Spy -Embezzler
-Burglar, cracksman -Kidnapper, abductor -Vandal, barbarian -Hooligan
-Fraud, con man, swindler -Smuggler -Forger -Rapist
-Poacher -Thug -Terrorist
-Racketeer -Rustler (AmE) -Souteneur, ponce, pimp, procurer
Vocabulary activities
4. Match the criminals with the definition.
1. an arsonist a) tries to enforce his political demands by carrying out or threatening acts of violence
2. an assassin b) pretends or claims to be what he is not
3. a deserter c) makes money by dishonest business methods, e.g. by selling worthless goods
4. an embezzler d) steals from his own company
5. a forger e) attacks and robs people especially in public places
6. a fraud or con man f) sets fire to property
7. a hooligan g) kills for political reasons or reward
8. a mugger h) brings goods into one country from another illegally
9. a poacher i) hunts illegally on somebody else's land
10. a racketeer j) makes false money or documents
11. a smuggler k) a soldier who leaves the armed forces without permission
12. a terrorist 1) causes damage or disturbance in public places