The Survey of Crimes

drug smuggling hijacking pickpocketing

shop-lifting kidnapping mugging

fraud arson theft

a) they broke the window of his car and stole the radio;

b) they sold paintings that they knew weren’t genuine masterpieces;

c) they illegally carried drugs into another country;

d) they held a pistol at his head and he had to do what they say;

e) they set fire to the hotel;

f) they took some things off the shelves and left supermarket without paying for them;

g) they took away the rich man’s son and ask him for a lot of money;

h) they hit the man on the head as he was walking along the street, and stole all his money and credit cards;

i) they took her purse out of her handbag as she was standing on the crowded platform waiting for the train.

8. Complete the following sentences with the words and phrases given.

General Terminology

arrested solicitor verdict fine juvenile delinquent bail prosecution commit shop-lifting

in custody evidence proof charged sentenced Magistrate’s Court probation embezzlement Crown Court

defense barrister witness testimony arson burglary imprisonment

1. The number of young people who ... crimes has risen sharply in recent years.

2. Another house was broken into last week. This is the third ... in the area in the past month.

3. The judge ... him to seven year’s ... for armed robbery.

4. After twelve hours, the Jury finally reached its ... : the prisoner was guilty.

5. Although the police suspected that he had been involved in the robbery, since they had no definite ... there was nothing they could do about it.

6. He parked his car in the wrong place and had to pay a $20 parking ... .

7. This is the fourth fire in the area recently. The police suspect … .

8. The shop decided to install closed-circuit television in an effort to combat the problem of … .

9. He was … by the police outside a pub in Soho and … with murder.

10. There are two criminal courts in Britain – the … for minor offences and the … for more serious ones.

11. A … is a young person who breaks the law.

12. A … is someone who seeks a crime being committed.

13. The lawyer who prepares the case for his or her client prior to appearing in court is called a … . The lawyer who actually presents the case in court is called a … .

14. The sum of money left with a court of law so that a prisoner may be set free until his or her trial comes up is called … .

15. The bank manager admitted taking $250,000 of the bank’s money during the previous five years. He was found guilty of … .

16. The witness held the Bible in her right hand and said: “I swear by Almighty God that the … I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

17. The formal statement made by a witness in court is called a … .

18. If a person is … , this means that he or she is put in prison before his or her trials comes.

19. Since it was his first offence, he was not sent to prison but put on … for 6 months.

20. At a trial, the barrister who seeks for the accused is called the Counsel for the … while the barrister who speaks against him is called the Counsel for the … .

GRAMMAR MATERIAL: The Verbals. The Infinitive.

After the verbs see, hear, watch, notice, feel followed by a noun or a pronoun a) use the infinitive without the participle to: I saw him drive away. b) Instead of the passive infinitive use the participle: They watched the car (being) filled up.

After the verbs see and hear used in the passive voice the infinitive retains the participle to: I saw him cross the street – He was seen to cross the street.

1. Say it in English.

1. Студенты не слышали, как прозвенел звонок. 2. Пассажиры не почувствовали, как самолет оторвался от земли. 3. Видели, как Саймон вошел в этот дом. 4. Слышали, как Маргарет упомянула это имя. 5. Пассажиры видели, как взвешивали их багаж. 6. Полицейский видел, как автомобиль врезался в дом. 7. Джек почувствовал, как кто-то потянул его за рукав. 8. Они не видели, как загорелся дом. 9. Заметили, как он поднял что-то с пола. 10. Я видел, как моя девушка сказала что-то своей подруге.

Want and would like do not introduce a clause: я хочу, чтобы / мне хотелось бы, чтобы вы выслушали меня. After want and would like use the pattern noun/pronoun + infinitive/participle: Он хочет/ему хотелось бы, чтобы вы остались. – He wants/would like you to stay. Я хочу, чтобы это было сделано снова. – I want it (to be) done all over again.

2. Say it in English.

1. Все хотели, чтобы мистер Прайс рассказал о своей поездке. 2. Мне не хотелось бы, чтобы кто-нибудь вмешивался в мои дела. 3. Мне бы хотелось бы, чтобы они поскорее вернулись. 4. Никто не хочет, чтобы мистера Робертсона назначили начальником.

After the verb make in the active voice use the infinitive without the participle to, after the passive form of make use the infinitive with the participle to: Что заставило его уйти в отставку? - What made him resign? Его заставили уйти в отставку. – He was made to resign.

3. Say it in English.

1. Что заставило Стива изменить свое решение? 2. Артура заставили уплатить штраф. 3. Что заставило Максвеллов переехать на другую квартиру? 4. Не смешите меня. 5. Мы заставим их замолчать. 6. Джона заставили извиниться перед ними.

To express purpose use an infinitive if the action refers to the subject. If it does not, use for-complex (for + noun/pronoun) or an adverbial clause of purpose introduced by the conjunction so that: Аня не хотела простудиться, поэтому закрыла окно – Ann didn’t want to catch cold and closed the window. Аня не хотела, чтобы дети простудились, поэтому закрыла окно – Ann didn’t want the children to catch cold and closed the window / Ann closed the window so that the children might catch cold / Ann closed the window for the children not to catch cold.

4. Say it in English.

1. Эндрю ушел, чтобы не слышать, как они спорят. 2. Инструкции были даны в письменной форме, чтобы исключить недопонимание. 3. Переключи телевизор на вторую программу, чтобы я мог посмотреть футбол.

Seem/happen/appear/prove/pretend + infinitive

5. Translate into English.

1. Он притворился, что спит. Кажется, они ждут нас внизу. 3. План оказался успешным. 4. Кажется, мой друг хорошо проводит время на море. 5. Он случайно посмотрел в том направлении и увидел, что из дома выбежал человек. 6. Казалось, что ему самому хотелось это сделать. 7. Случайно оказалось, что среди них был хирург. 8. Они, по-видимому, пользовались этим справочником. 9. Кажется, что он живет здесь два года. 10. Я случайно слышал, как он спросил ее об этом.