Security work

guards (охранники) kidnappers (похитители людей)

tap (подслушивать телефонные разговоры) couriers, bug (устанавливать «жучок»)

armored vehicles (бронированный автомобили) security firm (охранное агентство)

bullet-proof (пуленепробиваемый) private detectives (частный сыщики)

I run a ... which offers a complete range of security services. We have ... with special ... windows to transport money and other valuable items. We can supply trained ... to protect exhibits at art shows and jewelry displays. We can advise you if you think someone is trying to ... your phone or ... your private conversations at home or in the office with hidden microphones. We have ex-policemen whom you can hire as ... and special ... to deliver your valuable parcels anywhere in the world. We can protect you or your children against possible ... .

3. Complete the following text with the words or phrases given, using them in the appropriate form.

The purpose of state punishment

wrongdoer (преступник) misdeeds (правонарушения) barbaric (варварский) humane (гуманный)

deterrent factor (сдерживающий фактор) reform retribution (кара) rehabilitate

law-abiding (законопослушный) crime doesn’t pay (юридическое наказание за кражу не возмещает украденного имущества) corporal punishment (телесное наказание) death penalty (смертная казнь)

What is the purpose of punishment? One purpose is obvious to ... the offender, to correct the offender’s moral attitudes and anti-social behavior and to ... him or her, which means to assist the offender to return to normal life as a useful member of the community. Punishment can also be seen as a ... because it warns other people of what will happen if they are tempted to break the law and so prevents them from doing so. However, the third purpose of punishment lies, perhaps, in society’s desire for ... , which basically means revenge. In other words, don’t we feel that a ... should suffer for his ... ? The form of punishment should also be considered. On the one hand, some believe that we should “make the punishment fit the crime”. Those who steal from others should be deprived of their own property to ensure that criminals are left in no doubt that ... . For those who attack others ... should be used. Murderers should be subject to the principle “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” and automatically receive the ... . On the other hand, it is said that such views are unreasonable, cruel and ... and that we should show a more ... attitude to punishment and try to understand why a person commits a crime and how society has failed to enable him to live a respectable ... life.

GRAMMAR MATERIAL: Past Indefinite Tense, Regular/Irregular Verbs.

The Verb to be in the Past Indefinite Tense

Positive form	Negative form	Questions
I was a student. You were a student He was a student. She was a student. It was a student. We were students. You were students. They were students.	I was not (wasn’t) a student. You were not (weren’t) a student. He was not (wasn’t) a student. She was not (she wasn’t) a student. It was not (wasn’t) a student. We were not (weren’t) students. You were not (weren’t) students. They were not (weren’t) students.	Was I a student? Were you a student? Was he a student? Was she a student? Was it a student? Were we students? Were you students? Were they students?

Positive form	Negative form	Questions
I worked. You worked. He / she / it worked. We worked. You worked. They worked.	I did not (didn’t) work. You did not (didn’t) work. He / she / it did not (didn’t) work. We did not (didn’t) work. You did not (didn’t) work. They did not (didn’t) work.	Did I work? Did you work? Did he/she/it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work?

1. Fill in the blanks with the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

My friend in school ... (be) Miguel. He and I ... (be) in Mrs. Gilbert’s third grade class, and we ... (become) friends then. We often ... (drive) Mrs. Gilbert crazy, but I don’t think she ever really ... (get) mad at us. For example, Miguel ... (have) a pet rat named Curly. Sometimes he ... (hide) it in Mrs. Gilbert’s desk. Later, when she ... (open) the drawer, she always ... (scream) and the class ... (laugh). After two years, his family ... (move) to another town. We ... (write) to each other for a few years, but then we ... (lose) contact. I often wonder what he’s doing now.

2. Write about your school days.

I grew up in ... (place).

I went to ... (name of school) in ... (place).

I graduated from ... (name of school or university) in ... (year).

My best subjects were ... .

My favorite teacher was ... .

In school I used to play ... (sports, musical instruments).

On the weekends I often used to ... .

My hobbies were ... .

My best friend in high school was ... . He/She ... .

3. Look at the answers in this job interview. What are the questions?

A: First, I want to ask you a few questions about your educational background. Where did you go to school?

B: In Florida.

A: Oh, really? And when ... ?

B: I graduated four years ago.

A: I see. What did ... ?

B: I majored in economics.

A: Oh? And did ... ?

B: No, I didn’t take French in college, but I took it in high school.

A: You did? Well, now, what about your work experience. What ... ?

B: After graduation I got a job in a bank.

A: Well, that’s very interesting.

4. Write questions for these responses.

A: How ... ?

B: Oh, my weekend was terrific, thanks.

A: What ... ?

B: Well, on Saturday I ran in the marathon. Guess what! I was the third!

A: Congratulations! And what ... ?

B: I didn’t do much on Sunday until evening. Then I went to see the new James Bond movie.

A: Did ... ?

B: Yes, I really enjoyed it. It’s worth seeing. Well, how about you?

A: It was terrible.

B: Really? What ... ?

A: Nothing much. That was the trouble!