I. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences using the active vocabulary.

1. They argued about the price with the shopkeepers.

2. She flourished in her new environment.

3. There was nothing uncertain or doubtful in the message.

4. The device was supposed to start the fireworks burning.

5. He was reluctant to describe a child as depressed.

6. Aluminium seems to be everywhere in the environment.

7. In some places, the settlers were surviving on potato peelings.

8. He is too often deceived by flashy appearances.

9. He had a natural ability for this branch of law.

II. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. an advert ___ jeans

2. to strike ___ a bargain

3. to queue up ___ advance

4. a reputation ___ courage

5. to put ___ practice

6. to buy goods ___ wholesale prices

7. to brainwash people ___ buying goods

8. an insight ___ human nature

9. to exploit ___ our dreams

10. to put a product ___ the market

11. a contribution ___ our pockets

III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences using phrasal verbs.

1. Her ideas have become really popular.

2. The plan to build another airport was abandoned.

3. The company has temporarily dismissed three hundred workers.

4. The government has withdrawn from the project.

5. The demand for our product is decreasing.

6. She produced several excellent ideas.

7. The agency tried to gained control of another company.

8. Interest in Belarus is already beginning to increase.

9. Dreams never cease to amaze us with the extraordinary images they create in our mind.

IV. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences using idioms.

1. The fifty acres of land was sold four times.

2. They examined the company’s records carefully and considered every detail of it but could find nothing wrong.

3. She was thinking not about the announcements she was making.

4. Our company is just managing to avoid financial difficulties.

5. The beginning of the football season wasn’t successful for our team.

6. Many small investors have been ruined financially in the recession.

7. This product is selling in large quantities.

8. He lost all his money and had to start again from zero.

Unit 7 crime and justice

You will study and practise vocabulary and structures relevant to the topic of crimes and punishment.

Skills: reading and listening for gist and for specific information; discussing problems; indicating shared and divergent opinions; managing discussion

Grammar: past conditional constructions

	Topic	Hours
I	Crimes and criminals	4
II	“Crime doesn’t pay”	2
III	Punishment	4
IV	Prison	2
V	Juvenile delinquency	6
VI	Crime prevention	2
	Revision	2