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UNIT 8
CRIME AND TRIAL
LEAD-IN
- What kinds of crime (major or minor) can cause problems in everyday life?
- What measures should be taken to protect your property from being stolen?
· Match the criminal in List 1 with the description of the offence in List 2.
| List 1 1. a shoplifter 2. an arsonist 3. a burglar 4. a murderer 5. a pickpocket 6. a kidnapper 7. a smuggler 8. a mugger 9. a forger 10. a vandal 11. an offender 12. a terrorist | List 2 a) sets fire to buildings b) attacks someone in a public place to get money c) kills d) takes things from people’s bags and pockets e) steals from a shop f) seizes another person and takes them away g) destroys property h) tries to take things illegally into another country i) steals things from other people’s houses j) copies something to trick other people k) is anyone who breaks the law l) uses violence for political reasons |
· Choose the correct word for each gap.
| accused | crime | arrested | found | custody | evidence | court |
| committed | plead | prison | defence | verdict | charged | witnesses |
| acquit | sentence | convict | fine | bail |
If the police think that someone has ………… (1) a crime, then that person is ………….. (2) and taken to a police station. Within forty-eight hours he or she must be ………… (3) with an offence, or released. If a charge has been made, the accused is usually released on …………. (4) until he or she stands trial at a later date. For very serious offences, such as murder, the ………… (5) is remanded in ………… (6), which means being kept in prison while awaiting trial. When someone appears in ………… (7) before a judge and jury they have the right to be represented by a lawyer who speaks for the …………. (8). When the trial begins, the accused has to ………….. (9), that is to say whether he or she is guilty or not guilty. The defence and the prosecution then call ………… (10) to give evidence. After all the ………….. (11) has been heard, the jury retires to consider the …………… (12). They can ………….. (13), which means they consider the accused innocent, or they can …………… (14). If the accused has been …………… (15) guilty, then the judge has to pass ……………. (16). He may impose a ……………. (17) or send the offender to ……………. (18). It depends on the nature of the …………… (19).
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· Complete the sentences with the correct form of rob or steal.
rob ( v.) – to take money or property from a person or place, the thing that is robbed stays where it is (Someone robbed the bank last night.)
steal ( v. ) – to take away something that belongs to someone else without his or her permission (He was caught trying to steal some cigarettes.)
1. Two banks have been …………. in Cambridge this week.
2. He was found guilty of committing murder during a …………. .
3. Although the house was broken into, nothing was ………….. .
4. Last week, Mrs Roberts …………. from supermarkets on three occasions.
5. ‘I’ve been ………….!’ shouted Lady Brookes when she realised her necklace was missing.
6. Two .……….. were arrested by the police but the third escaped.
7. By the time he was fifteen, Tom was addicted to ………….. fast cars.
8. Don’t leave your briefcase inside your car – it might get …………. .
9. Robin Hood ………… the rich to pay the poor.
10. Marjorie was ashamed of …………. Money from her mother’s purse.
11. Captain Blood ………… the crown jewels from the Tower of London in 1671.
12. Since that time the Tower of London has never been …………. .
· Rewrite the sentences using the word fault.
fault ( n.) – responsibility for a mistake (It is not my fault that we missed the train.)
1. Who is to blame for breaking the window?
2. Richard was to blame for the accident.
3. They blamed the pilot for the crash.
4. The victim of this crime is partly to blame.
5. Don’t blame me!
6. I will not accept any blame whatsoever.
· Rewrite the sentences using the verb to blame in the correct form.
blame ( v. ) – to say or think that someone is responsible for something bad (She blamed herself for Keith’s problems. John is to blame for not finishing the work in time.)
1. The accident was the other driver’s fault.
2. People said that the heavy losses were the manager’s fault.
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3. The cyclist agreed that he was partly at fault.
4. It’s not Peter’s fault!
5. It’s not your fault at all.
· Paraphrase the following sentences using different vocabulary patterns:
Model: They blamed the failure of the talks on the Russians.
They blamed the Russians for the failure of the talks.
They blamed the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.
1. If he fails the exam he’s only got himself to blame.
2. The children were not to blame for the accident.
3. The judge put the blame for the accident on the driver of the car.
4. It’s not our fault we’re late. – Whose fault is it, then?
5. In many cases of bad behaviour in children, it is the parents who are really at fault.
6. You always blame someone else when things go wrong.
7. His wife left him but he only has himself to blame – he was a terrible husband.
8. You mustn’t blame yourself.
9. Children sometimes feel that they had a part in the break-up of their parents’ and blame themselves.
· Translate into English:
1. Это твоя вина, что собака убежала. Ты не закрыл ворота.
2. Почему я всегда виню себя в том, что не является моей виной.
3. Она провалила тест, но это была ее вина – она не делала никакой работы.
4. Не вини себя за это происшествие. Это была вина Джима, что тормоза не работали.
5. Он сам виноват во всей этой ситуации.
6. Не кричи на меня. Я не виноват, что у тебя неприятности.
7. Всякий раз, когда дети плохо себя ведут, люди обвиняюот учителей.
8. Кто из водителей был виноват в аварии?
9. Вы думаете правительство виновато в росте инфляции?
10. Я возлагаю вину за рост преступности на телевидение, которое демонстрирует слишком много сцен насилия.
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