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методическая разработка по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

 ENGLISH FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN     JURISPRUDENCE

Lawbreaking

GLOSSARY

common law – общее (прецедентное) право

to include more serious crimes – включать наиболее тяжкие преступления

………… less serious crimes – …………… наименее тяжкие преступления

treason [tri:zn] – государственная измена

felony –              фелония (тяжкое преступление)

fraud [frο:d] –    мошенничество

extortion –          вымогательство

bribery –             взяточничество, bribe – взятка

kidnapping –      похищение человека с целью выкупа

shop-lifting –     магазинная кража

smuggling –       контрабанда

misdemeanor –  мисдиминор (наименее опасное преступление)

violation of tax law – нарушение налогового законодательства

prostitution –     проституция

petty offense [petı] – мелкое правонарушение

public intoxication – пребывание в состоянии алкогольного опьянения в

                                  общественном  месте

vagrancy ['veıgrensı] – бродяжничество

Index crimes (criminal actions against people and personal property) – индексные  преступления (преступления против человека и  частной собственности):

1. murder – убийство
2. rape – изнасилование
3. robbery – ограбление
4. aggravated assault [э'so:lt] – нападение с отягчающими обстоятельствами
5. burglary – проникновение в чужое жилище (в ночное время) с

                              умыслом совершить в нем фелонию или кражу

1. grand larceny – похищение имущества в крупных размерах
2. auto-theft – кража автомобиля
3. arson – поджог

to punish – наказать

punishment – наказание

punishable act – наказуемый поступок

to sentence – приговорить

sentence – приговор

to serve a sentence – отбывать наказание

bail-залог

capital (death) punishment (sentence) – смертный приговор

life sentence – пожизненное заключение

fine – штраф

imprisonment – тюремное заключение

correctional institution – исправительное учреждение

(federal) prison – (федеральная) тюрьма

(local) jail – (местная) тюрьма

to mug (to attack) somebody – нападать на кого-либо

to break into the house – проникнуть (со взломом) в жилище

to demand a ransom – требовать выкуп

fake documents – поддельные документы

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1. Read the text.

WHAT  IS  A  CRIME?

Crime is an act which the state considers (считает) to be wrong and which can be punished by the state. There are some acts which are crimes in one country but not in another. For example, it is a crime to drink alcohol in Saudi Arabia, but not in Egypt. It is a crime to smoke marijuana in England, but not in the Netherlands. It is a crime to have more than one wife at the same time in France, but not in Indonesia. It is a crime not to flush (смывать) a public toilet in Singapore, but not in Malaysia. In general there is much agreement (соглашение) between states as to which acts are criminal. A visitor to a foreign country can be sure that stealing or attacking someone is a crime in any foreign country.

2. Say if the following statements are true or false:

1. Crime is a conflict of interests between people or organizations.
2. Crime is a punishable act which the state considers to be wrong.
3. It is a crime to smoke marijuana in Netherlands.
4. Stealing is not a crime in Malaysia.
5. Physically attacking someone is a crime in any foreign country.

3. Read the text.

CLASSIFICATION  OF  CRIME

At common law, crimes are classified into treason, felonies and misdemeanors. In the United States crimes are classified into felonies and misdemeanors. Under the classification felonies include treason.

A felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in a state or federal prison for a period of one year or more. A misdemeanor is a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment in local jail for less than one year period.

Felonies include more serious crimes, for example murder, robbery, burglary, fraud etc. Misdemeanors include less serious crimes, for example violation of tax laws, prostitution, etc.

Some jurisdictions have a third class of law violations. They are petty offenses punishable by less than six months in jail, for example public intoxication and vagrancy.

4. Find the English equivalents for the following expressions:

тяжкое преступление, наименее опасное преступление, государственная измена, нарушение закона, нарушение налогового законодательства, преступление, наказуемое штрафом, преступление, наказуемое тюремном заключением, противоправные (с преступным умыслом) проникновение в чужое жилище, общее (прецедентное) право, бродяжничество, местная тюрьма, мелкое правонарушение, мошенничество, федеральная тюрьма, состояние алкогольное опьянение в общественном месте.

5. Crimes against people and personal property are the most serious crimes.

The FBI has serious crime index list which includes 1) murder 2) rape 3) robbery 4) aggravated assault 5) burglary 6) grand larceny (taking property worth $50 or more) 7) auto theft 8) arson

Try to find INDEX  CRIMES from the ones given below. Name these crimes and rate on a scale from 1 to 10.

• fighting in a disco-club
• killing a policeman on his duty
• smoking marijuana
• stealing an automobile
• drinking and driving
• shop-lifting
• stealing $ 800,000 from a bank by a bank employee
• raping a young woman
• attacking a man with a knife (нож)
• breaking the window of a car and stealing the radio
• violating tax law
• setting fire to the hotel
• breaking into a house and stealing money
• smuggling drugs
• stealing $ 40 from an old lady in a shop

6.  Match the word from the box with the definitions below.

• They took away the rich man’s son and asked for $ 500,000 ransom. They

   committed a. …………….

• He attacked the old man with a knife and stole all his credit cards. ……………
• They broke into the bank and took 2 million dollars.  ……………
• A 40-year-old man will set a fire to his house.  ……………
• He killed a businessman in his office.  ………………
• A young girl will steal $ 10 from her friend.  ……………
• They illegally carry drugs into another country.  ………….
• This businessman stole $ 5,000 from the company he worked for.  …………
• An 18-year-old boy took some books at the shop and didn’t pay for them.

  …………

• A lady used someone’s credit card and took money from the bank. …………
• Members of organized criminal group demand money from a businessman for

  his business “protection”.  ……………

• Two men broke into the house at night and stole many expensive things.  

  …………

7. Read the texts. Define the types of crimes described in them.

Text 1.

Moscow Organized Crime Police arrested two men on charge they kidnapped the son of a Russian emigrant living in Australia. They asked for $ 300,000 ransom, a news agency reported. They took the 23-year-old Alexei Iliatuyev when he came to Moscow to meet his girl. They had him for 11 days, chained to heating pipe in the south of Moscow.

Text 2.

Unidentified thieves stole a jet airplane from a Russian airport in the southern Urals city of Orsk last Thursday. The two men showed fake documents at the airport and took the three-engine, 120-seat Yak-42. They flew it across the border to Kazakhstan, officials said Monday 9, 1997. The Russian Federal Security Service said the thieves were citizens of Russia and Kazakhstan.

Text 3.

A criminal attacked the British Embassy staff member, Jeff Briggs in the Albanian capital Tirana, officials said on Monday. They took him to the Italian hospital for surgery. The officials didn’t say how serious his wounds were, nor how it happened.

(Adopted from “The Moscow Tribune”)

8. Read and translate these words. Pay attention to the word formation.

to murder, murder, murderer; to attack, attack, attacker; to rob, robber, robbery; to bribe, bribe, briber, bribery; to offend, offender, offense; to violate, violator, violation; to smuggle, smuggler, smuggling; to steal, stealer, stealing; to kidnap, kidnapper, kidnapping; to thieve, thief, theft; to rape, rapist, rape

1. Read the text. Ask questions beginning with What, When, Why, Who, How?

Chinese mafia criminal activities in Russia include fraud, racketeering, extortion and hostage-taking. The Chinese usually demand ransom from the victim’s relatives in the People’s Republic of China.

The victims never report these crimes to militia. There are also many illegal currency exchange offices in the Chinese “shopping centers”. The Chinese launder the profits (прибыль) through their restaurants. Most of the money the Chinese make from their trade (торговая) activity goes to paying bribes to the officials.

                           (Adopted from “Moscow News”)

1.  What do you call people who commit these crimes? Use the prompts below.

• forces a person to make payment of money for not making known something to harm his character.
• breaks into houses to steal
• causes demage to property
• kills someone
• takes control of a plane by force and makes the pilot to change the course
• steals money by force from people or place
• takes away people by force and demands money for their return
• brings goods into or out of a country illegally without paying tax.
• Sets fire to property illegally
• Uses violence for political reasons
• Hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey

an arsonist, a blackmailer, a hijacker, a burglar, a kidnapper,

a murderer, a robber, a terrorist, a vandal, a stowaway, a smuggler

1.  Read the text.

A Wallet

The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Ben Tipping, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Ben was sure that the wallet had been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and one morning Ben found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: “A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!” Two months later, some more money was sent to Ben with another note: “Only 25 per cent a thief now!” In time, all Ben’s money was paid back in this way. The last note said: “I am 100 per cent honest now!”

1.  Choose the right item. (a, b or c)

1. ……… money had been lost.

1. much
2. little
3. No

1. Ben was taking his money to ………

1. the bank
2. his wife
3. the post-office

1. He found his wallet ……… later.

1. a week
2. 3 months
3. a year

1. The wallet was wrapped in ………

1. cloth
2. paper
3. blanket

1. In time ……… Ben’s money was paid back.

1. half of
2. all
3. some

1.   Retell the story.

1.  Match a heading and an article from the newspaper. Then find out which phrase goes with which story. Where exactly does it go?

1.

John Ross, the film-star was cleaning his gun

in his room. Suddenly there was a shot and he                            a. Art lover

was dead. There were three people at the house that day …

2.

Bill Page had to pay a fine of £ 200 at

Magistrates Court yesterday for speeding.                          

Police stopped him on the motorway, where              b. Motorist Driving

the speed limit is 70 miles an hour. “This was                at 120 mph

because I was late for work” said Bill. The

judge said that this was no excuse. 

3.

On July, 1st a French burglar broke into

a house in Paris. He went into the living-room

and stole two pictures. Then he went into the

kitchen and drank two bottles of champagne                 c. Post office

because he was thirsty. Suddenly he felt sleepy                  Robbery

and decided to relax. When he woke up the next

morning there were policemen around the bed.

4.

Yesterday afternoon thieves stole £ 500 from

a post office in Preston. Police do not have a                 c. The Rose case

good discription of the two men, but they know

that they escaped in a red ford Cortina

• … because they were wearing masks.
• He went upstairs to the bedroom.
• “Was it an accident or did someone kill him?”
• “I know I was driving fast” – he explained to the court.

1.  Can you define each crime? Which of them is the most/the least serious? Retell all the stories (if it’s difficult for you choose one you like the best).

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Exercise page

1. Look at three sets of notes, then look at the three dictionary extracts. All

three notes are about “thieves”, but which one is about a “shoplifter”, and which one is about a “burglar”?

Burglar – person who breaks into a building to steal: The burglar stole £ 300 from the house.

Thief (pl. thieves) – someone who steals: A thief has taken my car.

Shoplifter – person who steals things from shops: The shoplifter stole two packets of sugar. 

2. Look at the first set of notes (Sarah’s Boutique). Answer these questions.

1. Who came into the shop?

2. What time did they come into the shop?

3. Who telephoned the police?

4. What time did she telephone them?

5. What did the woman ask Miss Webb about?

6. What was the man doing while the woman was talking to Miss Webb?

7. Where did Miss Webb go?

8. What did they do when she told them that she didn’t have the correct size?

9. What did they steal?

10. What were they wearing?

3. Look at the second set of notes (Avemore Motorway Services). Complete these questions.

1. _____________ called the police?
2. Why ___________ he stop __________ the motorway services?
3. Where  __________ he driving to?
4. What was he doing ____________ someone broke the car window?
5. What ___________ they steal?
6. Did ___________ see anything?
7. What was he ____________ at 11.15?

4. Look at the third set of notes (76 Exmoor Road). Write six questions. Ask another student the questions. Note the answers.

5. Look at this statement. Read Miss Webb’s statement. There are some pieces of information that are not in PC Butler’s notes. What are they?

WESSEX POLICE

Statement

Name Andrea Felicity Webb

Address Flat 3, Arcadia Court, Harewood Avenue, Norbury

Date  24th November

I am a shop assistant at Sarah’s Boutique, 34 High Street, Norbury. At 10.05. on the 24th November I was working in the boutique when a man and a woman came in. The woman was about 30 with long blonde hair. She was wearing a black coat and sunglasses. The man was about 35 to 40 with brown hair and a moustache. He was wearing a long brown coat. The woman asked me about some white shoes. While she was asking me, the man was looking at some dresses. The woman wanted size 41. I went into the back room. I looked, but we didn’t have the woman’s size. I came out and told her. They left the shop. I went over to the dresses. A very expensive blue dress was missing. It was very beautiful – it was made in France. I think that they stole it while I was looking for the shoes. They stole some belts, too. The dress cost £ 350. I called the police.

Signed ________________________

6. Read this story.

£1 MILLION ROBBERY

The police are looking for three men after a bank robbery in West London today. The robbery happened at the National Bank in MAIN Road at four o’clock this morning. More than £1 million was stolen from the safe. The men escaped in a black Ford Escort van. They were seen, as they were running away, by Mrs. BROWN. She was going to work when the robbery happened. ‘I can’t describe the men, because they were wearing stockings over their heads,’ she said. ‘But two of them were tall and other one was short. They were all wearing jeans and black jackets.’

Two hours later the black Escort was found by a group of children. None of the money was in the van. The police are now searching it for fingerprints.

7. The reporter is interviewing a policeman. Here are the policeman’s answers. What were the questions?

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………?

B.: It happened at five o’clock this morning.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………?

B.: We’re looking for three men.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: It’s in Main Road, London.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: Over one £1 million.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: Yes, they were seen by Mrs. BROWN

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: She was going to work.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: No, she can’t, because they were wearing stockings over their heads.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: They escaped in a black Ford Escort van.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: Yes, it was found by a group of children, but none of the money was in it.

A.: ………………………………………………………………………………? B.: We’re searching the van for fingerprints.

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Oral Activity

Robin Watts was recently put in prison for robbing a bank. He is sorry for his crime now. Read the text below, then make sentences, as in the example.

(conditional type 3-условные предложения 3типа. We use conditional

type 3 to speak about unreal past or regrets:    IF + PAST PERFECT,   WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT)

e.g. S1: If he hadn’t argued with his boss, he wouldn’t have lost his job.

       S2: If he hadn’t lost his job, he wouldn’t have needed money.

       S3: If he hadn’t …

Robin argued with his boss, so he lost his job. He needed money, so he robbed a bank. The police arrested him, so he went to court. There, the judge sentenced him to ten years in prison. That’s where he is now.

Writing Activity

Robin has been keeping a diary in prison. Look at the Oral Activity again and complete the entry in the diary below.

Monday, March 1st

Dear Diary,

I’m in prison now and I regret everything that has happened over the past few months. I’ve made some big mistakes. Now I wish I hadn’t argued with my boss. If I hadn’t argued with him, I wouldn’t have lost my job. If I hadn’t lost ……….

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1.Read the text below and decide where the phrases in the box should go.

• was working in the prison kitchen when he
• it was then that Rodney began to think about escaping
• and he was on his way to freedom
• until the driver’s footsteps had died away
• arrested at once and

Rodney Williams was forty-three years old and he had been in Shapford Prison for two years. He had been sentenced to three years for robbery, and he was hoping to be released soon. Prisoners are usually released early if they have behaved well in prison. However, no news of his release came. One day, Rodney was told to help unload some potatoes from a delivery truck. Casually the asked the driver where he was going next. The driver told him that he was going to London. A week later the same truck returned, and again Rodney was told to unload it. Suddenly he realised that no one was watching him. He quickly crawled under the truck, and held on to the under-side. The truck’s engine started. Rodney held on throughout the forty-minute journey until finally the truck stopped. He waited for a few minutes, and then crawled out from beneath the truck. He found himself in the middle of Garnswick Prison, just twenty miles away from Shapford. He was returned to Shapford where he heard the news that his release documents had arrived that day. If he hadn’t tried to escape, he would have been a free man.

1. Answered the questions:

1. Why do you think Rodney did it? How will you explain the proverb “Think before you leap”. Give Russian translation of it.

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1. Read for information:

Prisoner cuts cell bars with dental floss^[1]

By Toby Harnden

A prisoner sawed^[2] through the bars of his cell using nylon string, possibly a length of dental floss, before stabbing^[3] a fellow inmate^[4] to death, an American official said yesterday.

Antonio  Lara, 26, a member of a gang known as the Hermanos de Pistileros Latinos, used a home-made knife to kill Roland Rios, 41, of the rival Texas Syndicate gang.

Alfred Stringfellow, chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, said that Lara, who weighed more than 19 stone, needed to remove several bars to squeeze out of his cell. Rios had been handcuffed^[5] to a prison guard.

“What we’ve been able to determine is that he was using nylon string – something like dental floss – and was putting an abrasive^[6] on it like toothpaste and was able to saw through the bars.”

Mr Stringfellow said it was not clear whether Lara, serving 15 years for attempted murder and robbery, killed Rios, sentenced to 10 years for aggravated robbery and injuring a child, because of a gang feud^[7] or a personal grudge^[8].

Of his exploit, he said: “He was very dedicated at doing this. They are very resourceful people. All they have is time, so they can sit there and saw away until they finally are able to cut through it.”

1. Fill in the appropriate words from the list:

home-made, personal, cell, dental, aggravated, attemped, prison

1. _________ floss
2. _________ knife
3. _________ bars
4. _________ guard
5. _________ murder
6. _________ robbery
7. _________ grudge

1. True, false, don’t know:

1. The prisoner used nylon string to kill his inmate.
2. Rios was 15 years older than Lara.
3. Antonio Lara needed to cut several call bars to escape, because his weight was more than 90 kg.
4. The reason for robber’s murder was a personal dislike.

■READ THE TEXT

      1.Match these people to the jobs( or what they did )

people                     jobs

Peter Evans                      reporter

John Webster                   prisoner

Gordon Gregson              prisoner

Julia Summers                 helicopter pilot

Sydney Dean                   hired the helicopter

Mr Lake                           police inspector

1. Read the story

Two prisoners escaped from Garfied prison this afternoon by helicopter. Our reporter, Julia Summers, is at the prison now.

At about one o’clock today, a man called Mr Lake went to Stansted airport, more than 100 miles from Garfield. He hired a helicopter. The helicopter took off, but as it was flying towards Birmingham, Mr Lake took out a gun. He told the pilot, Mr Peter Evans, to fly north to Garfield.

At exactly 3.15, the helicopter landed on the prison sports field. The prisoners were playing football at the time. When the helicopter landed, Webster and Dean ran to the helicopter. They climbed in and the helicopter took off. The helicopter was in the prison for less than thirty seconds.

The helicopter then flew towards the village of Dingley, where a black Ford car was waiting for them. The three men tied the pilot to the helicopter. They ran to the car and drove away.

This is Julia Summers for Radio 5 News at Garfield prison.

Police inspector Gordon Gregson described the men. Both men are thirty-seven. Dean is tall and slim with short black hair, brown eyes and a beard. Webster is shorter and fatter. He has got fair hair and blue eyes and he wears glasses. The men were wearing prison clothes when they escaped, but they changed their clothes in the helicopter. When they left the helicopter, Webster was wearing brown trousers, a green jumper and a brown coat. Dean was wearing a light blue jumper, black trousers and a dark blue jacket. Lake was wearing a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a red tie. The men have got guns and they are very dangerous. If you see them, telephone the police immediately. Remember.Don’t be a hero. Phone the police.

Now the rest of the news…

1. Complete this description of the two prisoners.

Police inspector, GORDON GREGSON , described the men. BOTH men are 37. Dean is ……………… and slim with ……………… black hair, brown ……………… and a ………………. Webster is shorter and ………………. He has got fair ……………… and ……………… eyes and he wears ………………. The men ……………… prison clothes when they escaped, but they changed their ……………… in the helicopter. When they left the helicopter, Webster ……………… brown ………………, a green ……………… and a ……………… coat. Dean was wearing a ……………… blue jumper, ……………… trousers and a ……………… blue ………………. Lake was wearing a dark grey ………………, a ……………… shirt and a red ………………. The men have got ……………… and they are very dangerous.

1. Do part of an interview (Julia Summers – Peter Evans). Possible questions:

Translate:

• Что произошло в начале?
• Куда мужчина хотел лететь?
• Что пассажир сделал, когда вертолет взлетел?
• Когда вы приземлились и куда?
• и т.д.

1. Tell the pilot’s story.

Read the texts.  TRANSLATE them into RUSSIAN.

TEXT 1

Hi! My name is DAVID ROBERTSON. I`m from LONDON. I have a flat in London and a house in the country.I have a large swimming – pool in front of my house and a nice garden behind it. I have a new Rolls-Royce and much money in the bank.

I have a wife and two wonderful children. My son is nineteen and my daughter is sixteen years old. My son collects old watches. My daughter is crazy about pop music. My wife looks like a million dollars! She likes buying expensive dresses and going to the parties. She is fond of giving parties as well and always invites a lot of guests to our house. I adore her!

My parents live in New-York. My father is rich, he is the president of the bank. My mother has never worked, she enjoys her life. She doesn`t look her age!

I work in Metropoliten Police. I`m Deputy Commissioner of Metropoliten Police. I have Assistant Commissioners and Deputy  Assistant Commissioners under my command. I`m responsible for the control and operation administration of the police in London. I like my job very much.

Life is great! I have everything!

TEXT 2

This man`s name is Tom King. He is from Manchester, but he`s in London now.Tom has a good job. He is a customs officer. He works at the customs at London airport.He is so busy at work that he never has free time.

Tom isn`t married. He doesn`t have a wife but he has a beautiful girl who studies law at London University. They are going to marry in six months.

Tom has a good friend, called Terry Archer.He works at Criminal Investigation Department of Metropolitan Police. He`s an investigator who deals with murders, robberies, thefts, rapes and other serious crimes.

Tom and Terry rent a flat in the north of London. They are good friends and get on well.

Tom`s parents live in Manchester. They don`t have a big house but they are not poor. They live in a flat, they`re retired and have much free time.

Tom thinks life is all right.

TEXT 3

Hello! My  name`s Bill Morgan, I`m Tom`s friend too. I`m not like my friend because I`m lazy, I don`t work much every day so I don`t make much money. I have  a part-time job as a clerk in a district court. I`m not rich because Idon`t like working. I enjoy going to restaurants, I don`t mind drinking or travelling.

I have a cheap car.I am a careless driver and I often break traffic rules. I`m married, my wife is a policewoman. She intterrogates me about drinks and girls every evening and we always quarrel. I`m going to divorce her.

We live with my wife`s parents in a small flat in the west of London.

I think my life is OK but my wife is sure I`m a bad husband.

TEXT 4

HELLO! I`m John Smith and I`m from London . I don`t have aney money. I don`t have  a job or a house or a car or a wife. I`m divorced and I don`t have any children.

       I have no vother, my father is in prison for theft. I`m a thief too. Isteal money and         expensive cars.   I`d like to steal Mr.Robinson`s Rolls-Royce and to rob his father`s   bank.    I`d like to be well-off.

I don`t have any hobbies and I don`t have any friends.

Life is terrible. I don`t have anything.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1Who likes his life? Why?

2Who is dissatisfied with his life? Why?

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Time passed and lives of David Robertson, Tom King,Terry Archer, Bill Morgan and John Smith changed. Read the texts and write the sentences about each of them according to the model:

He used to …, but now he …

He didn’t use to …, but now he …

(we use USED TO + infinitive to talk about past habits or things that do not happen any more.For example: Bob used to drink a lot of coffee. It means that he did it in the past but he doesn`t do it now.)

Life Stories

Text 1.

Hi! I’m David Robertson. Do you remember me? I’m from London. I’m Deputy Commissioner of Metropolitan Police. I was a rich and happy man. But I have many problems now.

I don’t have any car now because someone stole my new Rolls-Royce. Yesterday I had a telephone call. Someone told me about my daughter’s kidnapping and asked for $500.000. But I didn’t have any money. My father’s bank went bankrupt because thieves robbed it two months ago. The police arrested my son on charge of a robbery. He and his friends broke into the pharmacy and stole drugs. My wife is going to divorce me. She took a lawyer and claimed for my property.

Look at me! I had everything. Now I have nothing. Life is terrible!

Text 2.

Hello, I’m Tom King. I’m from Manchester but I live in London now. I’m a customs officer. I am married now. I married two years ago. My wife graduated from London University last year. Now she works at the Personnel Department of Metropolitan police.

I have good news. Yesterday I helped to confiscate a large delivery of drugs. Drug dealers were going to transport it to Germany. I suspected these people because they looked very nervous.

Let me tell you about my friend, Terry Archer. Last year he detected a very serious crime and arrested a man who committed eight murders. He worked very hard: searched the scene of crime, interrogated many witnesses and suspects. No wonder^[9] he had a promotion. Now Terry is Deputy chief of the CID.

I think life is OK.

Text 3.

Hello! My name is Bill Morgan. I have  wonderful news! I won a prize in a federal lottery. I got $1.000.000! I divorced my wife. I bought an expensive car and a nice house in the south of France. I married a beautiful girl. I bought a private security company. I think it is very important to protect people’s lives and personal property. I enjoy my work.

Life is great! I have everything!

Text 4.

Hi! I’m John Smith. I’m a thief. I stole Mr. Robertson’s Rolls-Royce last week. I was one of the men who robbed his father’s bank. I am a rich man now! But I have many problems. The police have my picture. You can see it with the words “Wanted” on it. I am afraid they are going to arrest me very soon.

Answer the questions:

1. What happened to David Robertson and his family?
2. Why did Terry have a promotion?
3. Why was Bill able to change his life? What did he do?
4. What crimes did John Smith commit?

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1. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets.

It was Saturday night and Mathew was bored. He was alone in the house as his parents had gone to dinner. He had wanted to go with them but they had refused to let him, saying that his (1) ……… (behave) was too bad for them to even consider such a (2) ……… (possible). He was sitting in his room when he suddenly heard a (3) ……… (disturb) downstairs in the kitchen, and (4) ……… (nerve) got up to see what it was. He crept (5) ……… (caution) to the kitchen door and peeked through it. To his (6) ……… (amaze) he saw a man dresses in black, who was (7) ……… (doubt) a burglar, trying to get in through the back door. Thinking fast, Mathew grabbed his baseball bat and ran into the kitchen, waving it above his head.

The burglar, not expecting this kind of (8) ……… (interrupt), took one look at Mathew and ran off, leaving Mathew very pleased with himself. When  his parents got home later that evening Mathew told them what had happened. As a reward for his (9) ……… (courage) actions, they immediately made (10) ……… (arrange) to take him out to dinner, and promised never to leave him alone at home again.

1. Read the story again. Make notes under the headings:

1. Retell the story using your notes.

 Read the text ,then rewrite them in the passive.

(we form the passive with the verb TO BE and the PAST PARTICIPLE of the main verb)

Text 1

Someone broke into the National Gallery late last night. The thieves had broken the alarm system before they climbed through a window. They stole some priceless works of art. They used a getaway car to escape. The police have questioned some suspects. They have not caught the thieves yet.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Text 2

A few days ago, somebody stole Keith Dunn’s motorbike. Keith had left his motorbike outside his house. Keith reported the theft to the police. The police told him they would try to find his motorbike. This morning, the police called Keith and asked him to go to the police station. They had found his motorbike. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside the police station. The police arrested the thieves …………

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1. Read the news report .

Pensioner Attacked

Maeve Kirkman, a 77-year-old pensioner, was brutally attacked last Wednesday night at her home in Kensington Street. She was discovered early Thursday morning by her next door neighbour.

The thief entered Mrs Kirkman’s home by breaking a back window. He then attacked her and stole her jewellery and £ 150.

On Thursday morning her neighbour, Mrs Brown, became worried when Mrs Kirkman did not answer her telephone or doorbell. Mrs Brown checked the house and discovered the broken window and alerted police immediately. Meanwhile Mrs Brown entered the house and attended to Mrs Kirkman until the police and ambulance arrived.

The elderly woman sustained injuries to the head, face, and chest. She is in stable condition at St Anne’s Hospital. Sergeant Roy of Minister CID who is investigating the case said: “Thanks to the attentive neighbour, Mrs Brown, the woman survived the attack and is making a good recovery.” He added that the local police department is organising a plan for residents to check on their elderly neighbours daily.

1. Was it Kirkman or Brown?

1. became worried ________
2. did not answer ________
3. was attacked ________
4. checked the house ________
5. was injured ________
6. call police ________
7. discovered the broken window ________
8. is in stable condition ________
9. survived ________
10. attended upon ________
11. is recovering ________

1. answer the questions:

1. Was an old woman attacked at home or in Kensigton Street?
2. Who found her badly injured and gave her first aid?
3. How did Mrs Brown discover that something was wrong with her neighbour?
4. The woman phoned police at once, didn’t she?
5. How is the victim now?
6. What kind of plan do the police have?

1. Make up a dialogue between a police officer and Mrs Brown.

1. Write either a witness statement or a police officer report. Mind the difference in style. (R – more formal, contains only facts, many passive forms; St- has short forms, expresses personal opinion, contains evidence and hypothesis).

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1. Read the text.

RESOURCEFUL MRS YOUNG

Mr and Mrs Young’s small house was in a village, but their children’s houses were in town. Then Mr Young died, Mrs Young was eighty-five years old, and her children said to her, “Come and live in town near us. Or come and live in one of our houses.” But she said, “No, I’m not going to go to town. I’m going to remain here.”

Her children were not happy. They said, “There are a lot of burglars now. Maybe one of them will come into her house and take her money and her nice things.”

One Sunday one of her daughters went to Mrs Young’s house. She saw a key on the ground at the side of the front door. “Mother!” she said, “You mustn’t put your key there. That’s the worst place. Burglars can see it and open the door!”

Mrs Young smiled. “Try to open the door with the key,” she said. Her daughter did this. The key made a lot of noise, but it did not open the door.

Then Mrs Young said, “I hear the key in the lock, and then I get one of my brother’s old guns, go out of the back door and creep up behind the burglars.”

1. Look at these questions. Find the right answers. Then write the questions and the   full  answers:

1. Did Mr and Mrs Young’s children live with them?

1. No, they did not.
2. Yes, they did.

1. Did Mrs Young go and live with her children?

1. No, they did not.
2. Yes, they did.

1. What did one of Mrs Young’s daughter see one day?

1. A key.
2. A lock.

1. Where was it?

1. In the lock.
2. Near Mrs Young’s door.

1. Could Mrs Young’s daughter open the door with it?

1. No, she could not.
2. Yes, she could.

1. Why didn’t the door open?

1. Because the key made a lot of noise.
2. Because the key was the wrong one.

1. What did Mrs Young always do when she heard the key in the lock?

1. She crept up behind the burglars with a gun.
2. She made a lot of noise.

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Problem solving * decision making * planning

Discuss in pairs what one should do or shouldn’t do if he/she realised that a burglar was trying to break into his/her house.

Discussing in pairs topics related to the theme

• What measures would you take to protect your house from being burgled?
• Do you believe that neighbourhood watch schemes can work effectively?
• Is burglary very common in your area?
• How would you react if your house was burgled?

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A Case of Murder

1. Read the text.

At the age of forty-two, Kurt Hofmann, a German businessman, was given a very high position in a large company in Zurich, Switzerland. He took the job as head of the marketing department even though he had not had direct experience in this type of work before. He was very ambitious and really wanted this well-paid job. The company gave him the job even though they knew it was “problem” position.

1. Work with a partner and number these stress factors 1-10, starting with 1 as the most serious.

___ his job was beyond him, he just couldn’t do it;

___ his colleagues, five men in particular, disliked him and told everyone how

       bad he was at his job;

___ his superior didn’t help him at all;

___ his wife left him;

___ his girlfriend refused to move to Zurich;

___ he had to move away from the town where he had always lived;

___ he was living in a foreign country;

___ he worked at least twelve hours a day trying to do the job;

___ there was no one at work he could trust;

___ he was living alone for the first time in his life.

1. Read this press report an the evening newspaper.

REGINA marketing chief kills four

The head of the marketing department at REGINA, Kurt Hofmann, shot five employees, killing four and seriously injuring one, this morning. He escaped from the REGINA head office and has not been found yet. He is armed and may be dangerous.

He was arrested a couple of weeks later in a hotel a few hundred miles away. When his trial took place month later, lots of comments were made about him.

His neighbour: “Mr Hofmann lived next door to me. He was polite and quiet and seemed a nice man. I can’t believe it all. I feel sorry for him………”

His colleague: I Work at this company. My friend was killed by Mr Hofmann………

A psychiatrist: “I’ve examined Mr Hofmann. I’m absolutely sure to say that he is unable to cope with stress, he is not a leader ………”

1. Develop these ideas. Role-play the trial.

1. Match the people and the consequences of that fatal event.

1. Tell Mr Hofmann’s story from his promotion up to the court sentence.

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Life skills questionnaire.

How do you deal with danger?

According to the US justice department, teens are more likely to be the victims and perpetrators^[10] of crimes than adults. Nearly half of teen victims are harmed by other teens they know from school. How well do you deal with bad situations and people?

1. Jim is rushing to a class when he bumps into another student who is famous for having a bad temper and has been violent in the past. He pushes Jim into some lockers and says, “Maybe you should get some glasses so you can see where you’re going.” Jim should:

1. push him hard to prove he’s not a wimp^[11].
2. apologize and walk away.
3. tell him to pick on^[12] his intellectual equal like an amoeba^[13] or something.

1. Emma is enjoying a Friday night alone in her house. Her parents and sisters are out. She suddenly hears abusive shouting in her driveway. It’s her ex-boyfriend and a group of his friends. He’s still annoyed and humiliated^[14] over their break-up a few weeks ago. Emma should:

1. invite them in.
2. stay inside. If they ring the bell, she shouldn’t let them in.
3. Tell her ex-boyfriend to grow up and ‘get lost’.

1. Ivan is new to school and hasn’t made many friends yet. Every day at lunch, a guy comes up and knocks Ivan’s tray out of his hand, causing it to go all over the floor. Then one day the guy tells Ivan to give him his wallet. Ivan should:

1. tell the guy to find another person to torment^[15].
2. give in and hand over his wallet.
3. punch^[16] him.

1. Caroline works two evenings in a pizza restaurant. One of the regular customers, a man in his late thirties is always extra nice to her. He tips her when she clears his table and always asks about her boyfriends. One day she admits she is worried about an algebra test. He suggests they meet for dinner and he help her revise. Caroline  should:

1. accept. He’s going out of his was^[17] to help her.
2. suggest he meets her and her friends at the library so he can help the group.
3. Politely turn him down^[18].

1. Christopher is in a clothing store, waiting in line to pay. A man pushes in front of him in the line. When Christopher points this out the man becomes very abusive and appears to be a bit unbalanced or on drugs. Christopher should:

1. tell the guy again that he is cutting in^[19] and insist he goes to the back of the line.
2. Prove he’s no doormat^[20] by pushing the guy out of the way.
3. Let him be^[21], it’s only going to delay things to argue anymore.

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Gangs in Los Angeles

1. Read the article for understanding.

Many young people join gangs for a sense of purpose^[22] and belonging. But the violent reality of gangs is a long way from their “cool” image. Los Angeles, a city often associated with the glamour^[23] of Hollywood and the movies, has one of the biggest problems with gangs in the world.

How big is the gang problem in LA?

There are nearly 65.000 gang members in LA. In some areas there is a gang every two or three blocks and the teenagers there don’t expect to live a long life. Violence is an everyday part of their lives. More and more people in LA are becoming gang members. In January and February of 2002 there were 62 gang murders in LA. This is three times as many as in January and February of 2000.

Is anyone trying to help gang members?

Father Gregory Boyle has a youth project called Homeboy Industries. He helps more than 350 people a week. The ex-gang members sell t-shirts and newspapers. He puts them through counselling^[24] and encourages^[25] them to go to high school. In a room at the back, a doctor removes tattoos with a laser. Most gang members feel like they have a new life when they lose their tattoos.

Who belongs to gangs?

There are more Hispanic gangs (about 34.000 gang members) than black gangs (19.000 gang members). Although kids in gangs usually come from poor families, even in Beverly Hills, a place full of millionaires, you find white gangs.

Why do young people join gangs?

There are many reasons why young people join gangs. Many want to belong to a group and the fact that even rich kids in Beverly Hills join gangs shows that kids in gangs need to belong. Mark Garcia runs a program called Earn Respect which helps young people to leave gangs. He says the growth of gangs is because many young people are very poor and there aren’t enough after-school programs.

1. Some myths about gangs.

Here are some myths^[26] about gangs. Tick () the ones that you think are correct.

1. Young people have always hung out^[27] in gangs and it’s no different  today.

2. Girls don’t join gangs.

3. It is usually older teenagers that join gangs.

4. Gang members only hurt each other.

5. Graffiti isn’t dangerous. It’s only art.

6. Reporting a threat^[28], theft^[29] or an attack by a gang will only make   things worse.

7. Gangs are only a problem for the police.

1. Read the truth about gangs and match each letter to a sentence in “Some myths about gangs”.

The truth about gangs

1. More and more girls are joining gangs and they are often very violent.
2. Gangs are a problem for everyone because police alone can’t protect people from gangs. Teenagers can play a very important role in stopping gangs by not joining them and by reporting gang activities.
3. Gang members hurt lots of young people who aren’t gang members. Half of all victims of gang robberies^[30] or attacks are not gang members.
4. It’s true that gangs are not a new thing. However, gangs today are more violent. It is becoming more common for gang members to use weapons like knives and funs.
5. Some gangs have members as young as 9 or 10 years old.
6. Graffiti is much more than an art form. It shows gang territory and gangs use it to scare people.
7. By reporting a crime, you’re being responsible and you may stop it from happening again.

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1. Read article A and fill in the gaps by choosing one of the phrases.

• … and the police came in and freed me
• … several men and a woman arguing over …
• … and thrown into a car
• were getting increasingly nervous
• since they demanded such a large sum of money
• I was given food and water
• With a bald head and an earing.

A.

I was walking home from school on Monday afternoon when I was grabbed from behind by a woman …………………………………………, where I was immediately blindfolded.

We arrived at a house where I was locked in a room until Thursday. ………………………………………… and allowed to watch TV. The person who brought me my food was always the same man. He was very tall and thin ………………………………………… . As each day went by, it seemed that the kidnappers ………………………………………… because news reports of my kidnapping were constantly on TV. A lot of the time I could hear ………………………………………… how they’d arrange for my father to give them the ransom money. ………………………………………… I think that they’d probably been observing my family for some time and knew my father, who’s a well-known surgeon, should afford the ransom.

On Thursday I heard a noise outside, ………………………………………. I can tell you it’s good to be home again.

B.

Local Teenager Kidnapped

The 17-year-old teenage daughter of a local surgeon and was set free on Thursday after being held captive by kidnappers for three days. Jean Smith was said to recovering well at her home, where she was been cared for by her parents.

Jean’s ordeal began last week as she was walking home from school. She was bundled into a car, blind folded and driven off to a house where she was locked in a small room. She was given food and water and was allowed to watch television, which enabled her keep up with the news about her kidnapping. After police stormed the house where she was being kept Jean was released unharmed by her kidnappers.

The head of the police team that secured Jean release said: “We are pleased that our operation was successful and that Jean is now back home with her parents where she belongs.” Four men and one woman who were in the house where Jean was kept are police custody and are facing charges of kidnapping. Police are investigating a possible link to the kidnap last month of a wealthy local businessman, which was carried out in a similar style.

1. Compare two articles and say which is a news report and which is a witness statement.

1. Then say model A or B

• is more formal
• contains only facts
• uses more passive forms
• has short forms
• expresses personal opinion

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Read the model and point out how each suggestion is justified.

“Violent crime is currently on the increase in the USA. Why is this and what can be done about it?”

Write a composition “Violent crime in Russia”.

Violent crime has increased as a result of greater accessibility to weapons, combined with the fact that large numbers of young people are unemployed, with very few prospects of finding a job. In my opinion there are several solutions to the problem.

An effective solution is for the government to have greater control over guns and other dangerous weapons. Therefore, new laws should be passed to restrict citizens from owning fire arms.

Another suggestion is to help young people find work. The problem of unemployment could be helped if the government created jobs and work programmes for young people.

An important part of deterring young people from violent crime is better education. If taught that violence is not the answer to their problems, young people would be less likely to turn to crime.

To sum up, perhaps the best solution to the problem of violent crime is better, more vigilant policing, which will ensure that more criminals are caught. The importance of this was emphasised by the Earl of Arran when he said “It’s not the people in prison who worry me. It’s the people who aren’t.” Creating longer prison sentences for convicted criminals would also deter most would-be offenders from committing a violent crime.

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Role play the situation

Flash and Grab

Thieves broke into Brown’s Camera Centre in Baldwin Street last night and stole photographic equipment worth £500. Policy say the thieves appeared to know exactly what they were looking for. They took only the two most expensive cameras and some accessories and left the rest of the shop virtually undisturbed.

Procedure

Groups of four to eight are needed for this activity. In each group there should be two suspects and two or more police inspectors, divided into two sets.

When suspects and police inspectors have read their instructions and prepared for the role play, each set of police inspectors should interview one of the suspects for about 10 minutes. When this time is over, the other suspects should be interviewed.

Role A

Police Inspectors

You know that the thieves who broke into the shop were able to get in easily through a window with a faulty catch. The shop owner strongly suspects a former employee of his who left because of a disagreement over pay. This employee would have known about the faulty catch and would also have known enough about the stock to be able to pick out the most valuable items. He also had a possible motive.

You have contacted the employee who says he/she spent the whole evening with a friend who lives in the same house. You have also spoken to the two suspects’ neighbours. A woman who lives on the ground floor says she was woken at about 12.30am when her dog started barking. When she looked out, she saw the two coming in and she thinks one of them was carrying a large bag.

You have decided to interview each of the suspects in turn about their activities between 8.00pm and 12.30am that night. You want to see how far their stories correspond. Plan the kind of questions you should ask in order to test the truth of their stories. Save the question about the “large bag” until last.

Finally, you will have to decide whether to charge the suspects with the theft.

Role B

Suspects

One of you has been contacted by the police about the break-in because you used to work part-time at the camera shop until recently. You left after a row with your boss about your wages.

You had nothing to do with the break-in of course, but the problem is you can’t tell the police where you really were that evening without getting someone else into trouble. In fact, you and your friend spent the evening playing the guitar and singing at a local pub until midnight. You know and like the landlord of the pub and you know he could lose his licence if the police discovered he had kept his pub open after the legal licensing hours (closing time is 11.00pm in your town). You are determined not to mention the pub in case enquiries there cause problems for the landlord.

You and your friend went swimming at the local sports club until about 7.45pm and from there you went on to the pub. You both live in the same house and you got back at about 12.30am. You think a neighbour probably heard you arrive because the alsatian on the ground floor started barking when it heard you.

Together, you must work out a convincing alibi for the time between 7.45pm and 12.30am. The most important thing is that your two stories correspond in every detail. Any discrepancy would cause suspicion.

While acting out the situation use these expressions.

Word Bank

• benefit of
• charge somebody with (a crime)
• cheat somebody out something
• compliment somebody on
• concentrate on
• confess to
• convince somebody of something
• deprive somebody of
• differ about/on/over
• disapprove of
• plead guilty to
• prevent somebody/something from
• rob somebody of
• specialise in
• suspect somebody of
• threaten somebody with

WESSEX POLICE

24th November                                                                               PC Butler

Time        10.25        Location Sarah’s Boutique, 34 High Street, Norbury

Interviewed Miss Andrea Webb, Shop assistant.

Man and woman came in at 10.05. Woman asking Miss W about white shoes / man looking dresses. Miss W went into back room. Didn’t have woman’s size. Came out. Told her. They left shop. Very expensive blue dress (£350) was missing. Also some belts. She called police at 10.17.

(woman 30, long blonde hair. Wearing black raincoat.)

(man 35-40, moustache. Wearing long brown coat.)

WESSEX POLICE

Time        11.45        Location Avemore Motorway Services, M35

Interviewed Mr Peter Foster.

Mr F stopped at services for cup of tea (was driving Weymouth - Liverpool). Having tea, 11.00 – 11.20. someone broke car window. Stole radio-cassette player (Clarion CMX 230). Nobody saw anything. He called police at 11.25.

(Blue Vauxhall Calibra, registration number: k 768 BNF)

WESSEX POLICE

Time        22.25             Location               76 Exmoor Road. Norbury.

Interviewed Mr and Mrs Barrett

Mr and Mrs B watching TV in living room. Someone climbed through bedroom window – stole Mrs B’s Jewellery (diamond earrings and necklace, gold rings.)

Watching TV from 19.00 to 21.30 – heard nothing. Mrs B went into bedroom at 21.55 – saw everything on floor. Bedroom clock on floor, broken – stopped at 8.47 exactly. They called police at 22.00.

(Blue Vauxhall Calibra, registration number: k 768 BNF)