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Crimes and criminals

  1. CRIME AND CRIMINALS
  2. CRIME AND CRIMINALS
  3. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
  4. IDENTITY IN CRIMES OF MALICE, ASSAULT
  5. TREATMENT OF CRIMINALS
  6. TYPES OF CRIMES
 1) an arsonist2) a shop-lifter3) a mugger4) an offender5) a vandal6) a burglar7) a murderer8) a kidnapper9) a pickpocket10) an accomplice11) a drug dealer12) a spy13) a terrorist  14) an assassin15) hooligan] 16) a stowaway17) a thief18) a hijacker19) a forger20) a robber21) a smuggler22) a traitor23) a gangster24) a deserter25) a bigamist26) a drug smuggler
 Crime  Criminal  Criminal Act
 treason  traitor  to betray
 theft  thief  to steal
 murder  murderer  to murder
 robbery  robber  to rob
 burglary  burglar  to burgle / to break into
 shoplifting  shoplifter  to shoplift
 kidnapping  kidnapper  to kidnap
 rape  rapist  to rape
 arson  arsonist  to set fire to

 * The difference between the verbs: steal and rob. The object of the verb "steal" is the thing which is taken away, e.g. to steal a bike, whereas the object of the verb "rob" is the person or place from which things are stolen, e.g. He was robbed last night. "Steal" is irregular: steal, stole, stolen.

Вправа 3.Що вживати в пропозиціях? To steal or to rob? Which verb would you use in the following sentences?

1. The gangsters planned to ___ a bank.

2. There's a risk that rival companies will ___ our ideas.

3. I know who ___ my match.

4. Last night a gang of masked men ___ a shop. They ___ $ 2000..

Вправа 4.Опишіть чотири види злочинів, не називаючи їх. Після складання коротких оповідань, дайте найменування кожному виду злочинів.

Name the crimes:

1. ___

2. ___

3. ___

4. ___

Вправа 5.Виберіть відповідне за змістом слово, щоб доповнити пропозицію.

1. Most schools in my country no longer have ___ punishment.

a) physical b) capital

c) bodily d) corporal

2. The policemen following the robbers were in ___ clothes.

a) plain b) ordinary

c) normal d) simple

3. The two old ladies were ___ of their purses.

a) stolen b) attacked

c) robbed d) snatched

4. At the end of the story, the hero manages to arrest the ___.

a) offenders b) villains

c) wrongs d) evils

5. I had to answer question A because it was ___.

a) compulsory b) necessary

c) a must d) an obligation

6. Nick could not ___ having been at the scene of the crime.

a) refuse b) object

c) deny d) alter

7. As there was no evidence, the judge dismissed the ___.

a) trial b) witness

c) court d) case

8. If your dog damages your neighbor's property, you could be ___.

a) guilty b) liable

c) payable d) illegal

9. After ten years in prison, Steve was ___ and set free.

a) pardoned b) released

c) innocent d) forgiven

10. The detective inspector told the young ___ to make some tea.

a) officer b) official

c) guardian d) police

Вправа 6.Утворіть підходить за змістом частина мови з слів, розташованих у правій колонці. Доповніть речення.

At his last trial nobody believed in

Nigel's (1) ___. He had been accused of INNOCENT

the (2) ___ of a valuable Chinese vase, and THIEF

was also charged with ten other (3) ___. OFFEND

The value of the (4) ___ goods was said to STEAL

be over 10 000 $. Nigel said in his own (5)

___ That the vase had been put into his DEFEND

car (6) ___. He also pointed out that the ACCIDENT

Chinese vase was a fake, and was almost (7)

___. The judge did not believe Nigel's WORTH

story. He told Nigel he was a hardened (8)

___ And that he deserved a severe (9) CRIME

___. Then the judge sentenced Nigel to PUNISH

five years (10) ___. Nigel just smiled. He PRISON

had spent most of his life in prison and so

he was used to it.

Вправа 7. Доповніть кожне речення словом зі списку, даного нижче: accused, evidence, guilty, lawyer, statement, charged, fine, jury, sentence, suspect.

1. The customs officers arrested Rob and ___ him with smuggling. 2. The police spent all morning searching the house for ___. 3. Helen left her car in a no parking area and had to pay a / an ___. 4. Unfortunately at the end of the trial my brother was found ___. 5. The trial took a long time as the ___ could not reach a verdict. 6. Frank won his case because he had a very good defense ___. 7. The police visited Sue and asked her to make a / an ___. 8. Because of his past criminal record, James was the main ___.

9. Kate decided to sue the police because he had been wrongly ___. 10. The murderer of the children received a life ___.

Вправа 8. Підберіть відповідне за змістом закінчення для кожної пропозиції.

a) I decided to buy a burglar alarm after someone broke ...

b) When Jim was stopped outside the supermarket he ended ...

c) As it was Diana's first offence she was let ...

d) After climbing the prison wall, Keith managed to get ...

e) The old couple who live opposite were taken ...

f) At the end of the trial Tina was found ...

g) My neighbors admitted denting my car but got away ...

h) The bank at the end of the street was held ...

i) Nobody saw Harry cheating and he got away with ...

j) The hijackers took eleven people ...

1. ... in by a salesman who cheated them out of their money.

2. ... away by stealing a car parked nearby.

3. ... up at the police station, charged with shoplifting.

4. ... it, although everyone suspected what had happened.

5. ... into my house and stole my stereo.

6. ... off with only a warning.

7. ... with paying only 120 $ damages.

8. ... hostage and demanded 1,000,000 from the authorities.

9. ... guilty and sentenced to six months in prison.

11. ... up by two masked men last week.

Вправа 9.Знайдіть відповідності між списком слів, даними нижче і описом протиправних дій.

blackmailer, forger, hooligan, murderer, shoplifter, vandal, burglar, hijacker, kidnapper, pickpocket, smuggler, witness.

1. This person takes control of a plane or boat by force. 2. This person sees what happens during a crime or accident. 3. This person brings goods into the country illegally. 4. This person might steal food from a supermarket. 5. this person kills someone on purpose. 6. This person takes people and demands money for their return. 7. This person makes illegal copies of paintings, documents, etc. 8. This person damages other people's property. 9. This person might steal your wallet in a crowd. 10. This person steals from houses. 11. This person gets money from others by threatening to tell secrets. 12. This person causes trouble at football matches.




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