Task 3. Choose the word or phrase which best completes the following sentences; translate the sentences into Russian.

1. When they got back from holiday, they found their house had been … by burglars.

1. broken into b) broken up c) broken down d) broken off

2. The criminal thought he had … the perfect crime.

1. made b) done c) completed d) committed

3. Oh, no! My wallet has been … .

1. robbed b) picked c) stolen d) theft

4. She was sent to prison for … for the murder.

1. life b) live c) living d) lifetime

5. If you park there, you’ll have to pay a … .

1. fee b) fine c) ticket d) fare

6. The blackmailer … to send the photographs to the police.

1. enjoyed b) threatened c) suggested d) denied

7. The judge … him not to do it again.

1. said b) explained c) threatened d) warned

8. Drunkenness is … for many road accidents.

1. guilty b) responsible c) faulty d) the cause

9. We have a video of the accused … a bank.

1. stealing b) mugging c) robbing d) burgling

10. The … was caught when someone recognized her handwriting.

1. blackmailer b) thief c) shoplifter d) robber

Task 4. Practise the following for pronunciation.

threaten /Tretn/ forgery /'fLGqri/

society /sq'saIqti/ oath /qVT/

injure /'InGq/ arson /Rsn/

necessary /'nesqsqri/ throughout /TrH'aVt/

security /sI'kjVqrIti/ ethical /'eTIkql/

attitude /'xtItjHd/ licence /'laIsqns/

behaviour /bI'heIvjq/ seriousness /'sIqriqsnqs/

conception /kqn'sepSn/ felony /'felqni/

universally /"jHnI'vE:sqli/ misdemeanour /"mIsdI'mJnq/

assault /q'sLlt/ imprisonment /Im'prIznmqnt/

Task 5. Read and translate the text.

Crime

Crimes are acts that are forbidden and punished by law; they may threaten the well-being of society, or injure any of its members. Crime is found in most societies, and among all social groups within any society. People are most likely to commit a criminal act between the ages of 15 and 25.

All societies have to have rules, or laws, about what is right and wrong. Laws are necessary in order for people to live and work together in peace and security. But the idea of what makes a crime is different in various parts of the world. For example, today in some countries in the Middle East a man may legally have several wives at the same time. In North America and Europe that would be a crime. Changing times and social attitudes may lead to changes in the criminal law, so that behaviour that was once criminal becomes lawful. Conceptions of crime vary so widely from culture to culture and change with time to such an extent that it may be difficult to name a specific act universally regarded as criminal.

Such acts as treason, murder, assault, stealing, forgery, lying under oath, and arson are, as the lawyers say, malum in se¹, which is Latin for “bad in themselves”. These crimes have been punished throughout history because they have always been thought to be against the moral and ethical standards of society – that is, what society regards as good or bad, right or wrong. They are called “traditional” crimes. Other acts have been declared by law to be crimes or malum prohibitum² – acts that are bad because the law says they are. An example of such a crime is having a gun without a licence.

One of the best known classifications of crimes comes from English common law. Crimes are classified according to their seriousness.

Generally, treason, murder, rape, arson, and stealing are classified as very serious crimes and are called felonies³. They are punishable by imprisonment, and sometimes by death. Traffic offences, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and other minor offences are classed as misdemeanours⁴. They may be punished by a fine or a short jail sentence. In the United States crimes are still classified like this. In England they are classified according to their seriousness as arrestable and non-arrestable.

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¹malum in se – (лат.) деяние, преступное по своему характеру

²malum prohibitum - (лат.) деяние, преступное в силу запрещения

законом

³felony – фелония (категория тяжких преступлений, по степени

опасности находящаяся между государственой изменой и мисдиминором)

⁴misdemeanour – мисдиминор (категория наименее опасных

преступлений, граничащих с административными правонарушениями)

Task 6. Say whether the statements are true or false; correct the false ones.

1. Crime is found in most societies, but among a limited number of social groups.

2. The most likely age of criminals is over 25.

3. All societies have the same rules and the same laws about what is right and wrong.

4. The conceptions of crime vary in different countries of the world.

5. Some crimes have been punished throughout history because they have always been thought to be against the moral and ethical standards of society.

6. “Traditional” crimes are acts that are bad because the law says they are.

7. In Great Britain and the USA the crimes are classified in the same way.

Task 7. Read the text and choose the best answer.

“Stolen” car had been buried

Mr. and Mrs. Dawn were tired of the trouble their car was giving them, so Mr. Dawn drove it to a building site in Wales where he worked and buried it with a mechanical digger. His wife, Linda, then reported to the police that it had been stolen and tried to claim 400 pounds from their insurance company.

The couple appeared before South Shields magistrates yesterday charged with trying to obtain 400 pounds from the National Insurance Corporation Ltd by deception¹.

Mrs. Dawn (27) admitted the offence, but Mr. Dawn (29) denied it. The case against him was proved.

Mr. Terry McGowran, prosecuting, said that the couple bought their seven-year-old Wolseley the year before on hire purchase². On February 17 Mrs. Dawn reported to Sunderland police that the car was stolen. It was worth 400 pounds and she claimed to the insurance company.

Mr. McGowran said: “The car was later found in the middle of Wales in a tip near a road-works. It was a mangled heap of machinery resembling the remains of a motor vehicle.” The numberplates had been removed, but the engine and chassis numbers were still there.

Mr. Dawn worked on the site near Glamorgan, driving bulldozers, but he had been seen driving a mechanical digger on the site although he had no authority to do so.

In a statement to the police Mrs. Dawn said that her husband had telephoned her from Wales and told her that he had got rid of the car so she reported it stolen to police in Sunderland and made a claim.

Mr. and Mrs. Dawn were each fined 100 pounds and ordered to share court costs of 47.25 pounds.

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¹deception – ложь, жульничество

²hire purchase – покупка в рассрочку

1. Mrs. Dawn told the police that

1. her husband had buried their car.

2. someone had stolen their car.

3. their car was worth 400 pounds.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Dawn

1. paid 400 pounds for their car.

2. wanted to sell their car for 400 pounds.

3. had a car worth 400 pounds.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Dawn wanted to get rid of their car because

1. it was insured for 400 pounds.

2. it wasn’t a very good car.

3. it was seven years old.

4. Mr. Dawn’s job was

1. driving bulldozers.

2. driving mechanical diggers.

3. building.

5. a) Mr. and Mrs. Dawn were both found guilty.

2. Mr. Dawn was found guilty but his wife not.

3. Mrs. Dawn was not prosecuted.

Task 8. Read and translate the text.