Match the words and phrases to make common word combinations.

1. To be accused

2. to be alleged

3. to be arrested

4. to be convicted

5. to commit

6. to go

7. to have

8. to restrain

9. to serve

10. to be sought

a) on the run

b) a crime or an offence

c) of theft or of stealing a diamond ring

d) for questioning

e) a violent suspect

f) for theft or for stealing a diamond ring

g) to have stolen a diamond ring

h) a criminal record

i) a sentence

List of vocabulary.

Arson

Assault

Burglary

Enslavement

Fraud

Murder

Theft

A spree of fraud

To draw a cheque on a frozen bank account

To detain

To defraud

A mink coat

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. The school was destroyed in an arson attack.

2. She defrauded her colleagues of thousands of pounds.

3. The police exposed the letter as the fraud.

4. Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning.

5. Several soldiers were charged with assault.

6. My mink coat set me back 1,000 USD.

7. Although it was a petty crime, he was sentenced to a year in prison.

8. The judge ruled that there was no injury, there was no tort of negligence.

9. Family law gives priority to the welfare of the child.

10. Some are able to escape conviction through employing good lawyers.

11. The suspects were taken into custody and questioned by the police.

12. The defendant must be given notice of the plaintiff’s intention to amend his statement of claim.

13. The defence argued that the case was one of mistaken identity.

14. Under cross-examination, he admitted being a drug user.

15. He had to be in court on Monday for his arraignment on felony charges.

16. The district judge must also prepare and issue a summons.

17. The costs involved in litigation are very high.

18. He was arrested and then released on bail by magistrates.

19. He then conferred with three Justice Department civil rights attorneys.

20. She studied law and was called to the Bar.

LISTENING TWO

FORENSIC SCIENCE.

List of vocabulary.

Magnifying glass

You could put it that way

We’ve come a long way since then

Forensic scientist

Impartial

Carpet fibres

To mushroom

Headlight

To sweep up

A hit-and-run accident

A vast jigsaw

Embossed on

Minute pieces

Molten glass

Metal filament

In our line of work

A flake of paint

Foolproof

A strand of hair

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. New housing developments mushroomed on the edge of town.

2. Harriet swept the child up in her arms and hugged her.

3. It was a foolproof way of preventing credit card fraud.

4. They used a metal filament to open the door.

5. Suddenly, a figure appeared in my headlight.

6. She was given a Bible embossed with her name.

7. Forensic scientists found traces of blood in the car.

8. We offer impartial advice on tax and insurance.

9. He explained the plan in minute detail.

10. As he explained, another piece of the jigsaw fell into place.

LISTENING THREE

CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIONS

List of vocabulary.

To postulate a society

Scenario

Hours of taping

An effective deterrent

Patrol car

Ubiquitous presence

A cost-cutting measure

Over-stretched police forces

Divorce proceedings

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. It has been postulated that the condition is inherited.

2. Imagine a scenario where only 20% of people have a job.

3. Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.

4. The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.

5. He is the driver of a patrol car.

6. The divorce proceedings were long and complicated.

7. Several well-known film directors started their careers directing commercials for TV.

8. The match will be available live on pay-per-view.

9. The introduction of satellite television completely revolutionized the media market.

10. The researchers found that only 20 percent of Channel One airtime is spent on coverage of recent political, economic, social and cultural stories.

LISTENING FOUR

THE USE OF CS SPRAY BY THE BRITISH POLICE.

List of vocabulary.

A time-honoured tradition

Law enforcement officers

Truncheon

On the beat

To issue with

Canisters of a spray

To quell sb.

In the light of mounting criticism

Civil rights groups

To conduct a review

Independent panel

Firearms

Restraint

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. There were two police officers with the truncheons.

2. Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbances.

3. All the workers were issued with protective clothing.

4. He was charged with illegal possessions of a firearm.

5. The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstration.

6. People like to see police officers on the beat.

7. There will be at least three doctors on the independent panel.

8. We were conducting a review of the events.

9. The bandits held up the stage coach at gunpoint.

10. An inquiry into alleged government involvement in the scandal will be held next week.

LISTENING FIVE

MURDERS AND MURDERERS

List of vocabulary.

Bail

Beyond redemption

Face prosecution

Genocide

On remand

Perpetrators

Ratify

Life sentence

The Home Secretary

To impose a sentence

Reactionary

Prison sentence

To put sth.first

A multiple murderer

Behind bars

To undergo a whole battery of

Psychological tests

Parole boards

Your thinking is a bit muddled

I presume so

Redeemable

To redeem

To reinstate the death penalty

The logical outcome of your argument

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. Stamps are redeemable for merchandise or cash.

2. Oliver’s performance redeemed an otherwise second-hand performance.

3. They expressed reactionary attitudes on the issues.

4. Her killer was finally put behind bars.

5. Carpenter is free on bail while he appeals his conviction.

6. We hope that the republics will be willing to ratify the treaty.

7. We had to undergo a whole battery of tests.

8. We were shocked to find out that he was a multiple murderer.

9. The perpetrators of racially motivated violence must be punished.

10. This murderer and his crime are beyond redemption.

11. The area around the bank was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts tried to defuse the bomb.

12. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a house in Central London and seized $30,000 worth of stolen goods.

13. He’s on a trial for forgery.

14. A spate of muggings has the police and the public worried.

15. Passing sentence, Judge Rand described Smith as a menace to society.

16. We checked out his alibi and it is watertight. He was at a party when the robbery took place.

17. Jennifer Mills will stand trial for embezzlement.

18. He should never have been released on bail. It was obvious that would flee the country.

19. The nightclub owner refused to pay protection money to Mr.Big.

20. Will the police be pressing charges, after all?

21. This new law is an insult to all law-abiding citizens.

22. The jury should bear in mind that my client has no criminal record.

LISTENING SIX

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

List of vocabulary.

Without recourse to legal aid

To be mistreated

Summarily executed without trial

To take into custody

Pretence of legality

Abuse

Transcend the boundaries

Plight

Sole concern

Advocate violence

Logo

Aptly

Government bulletins

Humanitarian organizations

The statute sets goals

Prisoners of conscience

To be geared towards

It is heartening to see

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. It was a way of solving something without recourse to court.

2. The aptly named Skyline restaurant provides spectacular views of the city below.

3. How long are you going to keep the pretence of legality?

4. We could see the desperate plight of the flood victims.

5. He was a prisoner of conscience.

LISTENING SEVEN