Упражнения для самостоятельной работы

Лексические задания

IT’S A CRIME

1. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word has been given.

Thieves have been around for centuries, probably for as long as humans, but armed (1) r……. is a more recent phenomenon. Unfortunately women have always been the (2) v…………. of rape and domestic (3) v……… . (4) F………. has been around ever since printing has been used to make money or produce documents. Rich people or their children are sometimes (5) k…….. and are not set free until a ransom has been paid. The twentieth century has seen the appearance of many organised (6) c…….. such as hijacking and drug-smuggling or drug-trafficking. Statistics show an alarming (7) r……… in the rate of violent crimes and crimes to do with the (8) i……… sale of arms across the world. Perhaps the most recent crime of all is hacking computers to access (9) i………… that helps competitors in industry. This increase in international crime makes one wonder whether it is still true to say “(10) C ……… doesn’t pay”.

2. Which crimes are being described in the following situations? Fill the gaps with words from the list.

Rioting Shoplifting Stalking Hijacking Domestic violence

Arson Robbery Murder Looting Pick pocketing

Mugging Hacking Drug-trafficking Theft Fraud

Vandalism Burglary Blackmail Kidnapping Hooliganism

1. People broke into our house and stole our video camera.

2. Youths attacked her in the street and ran off with her handbag.

3. The pilot was forced to take the plane to Tashkent.

4. She killed him by poisoning his coffee.

5. Why do middle class women steal food from supermarkets?

6. Having made no profit that year, he set fire to his own factory.

7. Crowds of protestors broke shop windows and stole goods.

8. They ran around smashing things and fighting other drunken youths.

9. He threatened to tell the newspapers unless he got a thousand pounds.

10. Someone has stolen my purse from my desk.

11. The clerk handed over the money when they threatened to shoot him.

12. The business used deception to obtain money.

13. They were accused of deliberately smashing the phone box.

14. The boy would be harmed unless his parents paid the money.

15. The woman was often seen with bruises on her face.

16. His wallet was stolen from his back pocket.

17. Trained dogs found the packages stuffed into the seats of the lorry.

18. The film star had been followed by the same man for months.

19. They accessed the information from government computer system.

20. Hundreds of police in helmets broke up the angry crowds.

3. Complete the blanks with the correct form of the word given at the end of each sentence.

AN INNOCENT MAN

Last night, Joe Bloggs was arrested on (1) …………. of robbery. (suspect)

The police had no (2) ……. that he had committed the crime and (prove)

Joe denied the (3) ……………. saying he had a good alibi. (charge)

When he was put on (4) ……………, the police called several witnesses (try)

to the stand but Joe’s (5) ……….. defended his client well and tried to (law)

prove that Joe had not done anything (6) ……………. . (legal)

However, the jury found Joe (7) ………. and he was sentenced to six (guilt)

months in prison. As Joe had never committed a (8) ……….. before (criminal) this was a very heavy (9) ……… . (punish) Most people were convinced of Joe’s (10) ……….. and his lawyer appealed against the verdict. (innocent)

4. Complete the sentences using a suitable form of a phrase from the list.

Appear in court Commit (a crime) Pay a fine (for –ing) Suspect sb (of a crime) Plead guilty/ not guilty

Arrest sb (for sth) Face charges Take up a case Return a verdict of guilty/ not guilty

Accuse sb (of a crime) Find sb innocent (not) guilty Put sb on trial (for a crime)

1. The accused was …………………. And sentenced to five years in prison.

2. I’m ……………… tomorrow and the prosecution will be opposing bail.

3. The owners were …………… of setting fire to their own premises.

4. He was made to ………….. of 30 pounds for parking in the wrong place.

5. She was arrested and ……………. For murdering her husband.

6. The best lawyer in the country ……………. Her case an won it for her.

7. I’m ………….. for the murder of your husband.

8. He was ………….. stealing money from the safe but they had no real evidence.

9. You will be …………… a number of serious charges when you go before the judge.

10. The jury …………. Not guilty.

11. If you ……………., the judge will probably reduce your sentence.

5. Study the following chart.

VERB accuse start a fire deliberately blackmail burgle commit a crime hack into a computer hijack imprison kidnap kill mug commit an offence pickpockets rob shoplift stalk steal suspect

NOUN accusation arson blackmail burglary crime hacking hijacking prison or imprisonment kidnapping killing mugging offence pick pocketing robbery shoplifting stalking theft suspicion

PERSON Accused Arsonist Blackmailer Burglar Criminal Hacker Hijacker Prisoner Kidnapper Killer Mugger Offender Pickpocket Robber Shoplifter Stalker Thief Suspect

6. Guess the meaning of the following idioms, then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.

As thick as thieves – crime doesn’t pay – daylight robbery – set a thief to catch a thief

1. The police tracked down the killer with the help of a convicted murder – as the saying goes, …………. .

2. “They charged me 40 pounds for that terrible meal! That’s ……………..!”

3. Keith and Jack are ……………. ; they spend all their free time together

4. “You shouldn’t even think of stealing money from the company; you should know that ……………………”

Read the text and decide whether statements 1-7 are true or false. Write the words from the text which mean the same as or the opposite of the words in italics.

Crime

Crime is defined by society and relative to the society defining it. Traditionally, crime is considered an offence, a violation of public rules or laws. Crime is defined within each society by specific criminal laws on a national, state and local level. Actions that are offensive to an individual or group of people, but do not violate laws are not crimes. Punishment or other sanction result from the violation of these laws, and the social system for monitoring and enforcing public rules or laws is to put into action. The social system generally consists of an administrative authority that formally deals with crime and a force of representative officers to enforce the laws and act on behalf of society. Being guilty of a criminal act usually involves some form of conscious evil intent or recklessness. In unintentional cases, such as crimes committed by children or the insane, the criminal is not usually punished in the same manner as intentional crime.

Theories of crime and criminal activity are numerous and varied, but the reasons behind crime remain elusive. Theories suggest many possible causes. One theory suggests that property crime depends on criminal motive and opportunities to perpetrate crime. It also contends that crime is influenced by the degree to which others guard over neighbourhoods and other people. This particular theory relates an increase in crime rate to an increase in crime opportunity and a decrease in protection. Research also shows that income inequality correlates to property crime.

1. Offence is another word for crime. …… True-crime is considered an offence….

2. The word offensive is related to crime. ………

3. It is the duty of the police to violate the law. …….

4. Generally, people who are guilty of a crime are aware of what they are doing. ……

5. The explanations for crime are difficult to find. ……

6. Crime can increase if people protect their property less. …..

7. Crime on property is linked to the different amounts of money people earn. ….