Militiaman:ѝѝ Whatѝhotelѝareѝyouѝstayingѝat?ѝ
Foreigner:ѝѝ AtѝtheѝMetropolѝhotel.ѝ
Militiaman:ѝѝ We'llѝhaveѝtoѝgoѝtoѝtheѝhotelѝandѝI'llѝcheckѝyourѝpapers.ѝ
Foreigner:ѝѝ Allѝright,ѝofficer.ѝIѝhaveѝtoѝabide,ѝI'mѝafraid.ѝ
Vocabulary
toѝstayѝatѝaѝhotelѝ становитьсяѝвѝгостиницеѝ toѝabideѝ повиноваться,ѝподчинятьсяѝ
Exercise 7 Complete this dialogue.
—ѝExcuseѝme.ѝCanѝI…………..ѝ
—ѝPardon?ѝI'mѝafraid……………ѝunderstand…………….ѝwrong?ѝ —……….…ѝIѝhaveѝto………..…ѝ
—ѝ Justѝ aѝ minute………..…ѝ haven'tѝ gotѝ theѝ papersѝ onѝ me………..ѝ mustѝ have…………ѝ
—ѝWhatѝhotel………….…ѝ
—ѝAt…………..ѝ
—ѝWe'llѝhaveѝto…………ѝandѝI»ll……….ѝ
—ѝAllѝright……..…ѝtoѝabide……………..ѝ
Over to you
Discuss the following: Do the militia have the right to check the passport of any person? Refer to the Law «On militia», if necessary.
Exercise 8 Read this dialogue.
A foreigner in trouble
Foreigner:ѝѝ Excuseѝme,ѝofficer.ѝCouldѝyouѝhelpѝme?ѝ
Militiaman:ѝѝ Certainly,ѝ sir!ѝ What'sѝ theѝ matterѝ withѝ you?ѝ Areѝ youѝ allѝ right?ѝ
Foreigner:ѝѝ Iѝdon'tѝfeelѝwell.ѝI'mѝafraidѝIѝmayѝhaveѝaѝheartѝattack.ѝ I'veѝlostѝmyѝwalletѝwithѝallѝtheѝpapersѝandѝmoney.ѝ
Militiaman:ѝѝ Don'tѝworry,ѝplease.ѝTakeѝaѝseatѝoverѝthere.ѝI'llѝcallѝanѝ ambulance.ѝ
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Foreigner:ѝѝ |
That'sѝveryѝkindѝofѝyou.ѝThankѝyou.ѝ |
Militiaman:ѝѝ |
…Theѝambulanceѝisѝonѝtheѝway.ѝAreѝyouѝfeelingѝbetter?ѝ |
Foreigner:ѝѝ |
Oh,ѝno…ѝtheѝpapers…ѝtheѝmoney…ѝWhatѝaѝshock!ѝ |
Militiaman:ѝѝ |
Afterѝtheѝfirstѝaid,ѝwhenѝyouѝfeelѝbetter,ѝI'llѝtakeѝyouѝtoѝ |
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theѝmilitia,ѝorѝpolice,ѝstationѝtoѝmakeѝaѝstatement.ѝWe'llѝ |
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doѝourѝbestѝtoѝhelpѝyou.ѝ |
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Vocabulary |
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aѝheartѝattackѝ |
сердечныйѝприступѝ |
walletѝ |
бумажникѝ |
aidѝ |
помощьѝ |
Exercise 9 Translate these sentences into English.
1.—ѝВыѝможетеѝмнеѝпомочь?ѝ—ѝЯѝпостараюсь.ѝ 2.ѝБоюсь,ѝчтоѝуѝменяѝплохоѝсѝсердцем.ѝ 3.ѝПрисядьте,ѝпожалуйста.ѝ 4.ѝЯѝвызовуѝскоруюѝпомощь.ѝ
5.ѝКогдаѝвамѝбудетѝлучше,ѝяѝмогуѝотвезтиѝвасѝвѝотделениеѝмилиции.ѝ
Exercise 10 Role-play the dialogue above.
Exercise 11 Read this dialogue.
Traffic violations
Militiaman:ѝѝ Excuseѝme,ѝsir.ѝIѝamѝtrafficѝofficerѝSmirnov.ѝYouѝareѝ violatingѝtheѝtrafficѝregulations.ѝYouѝhaveѝexceededѝtheѝ speedѝlimit.ѝ
Foreigner:ѝѝ Sorry,ѝbutѝIѝthinkѝI'mѝnotѝviolatingѝanyѝrule!ѝThisѝisѝtheѝ firstѝtimeѝIѝhearѝaboutѝtheѝspeedѝlimitѝonѝtheѝhighway.ѝ ComeѝtoѝAmericaѝandѝseeѝforѝyourself.ѝ
Militiaman:ѝѝ ButѝnowѝyouѝareѝinѝRussia.ѝAndѝyouѝmustѝfollowѝourѝ rules,ѝI'mѝafraid.ѝYourѝlicense,ѝplease!ѝ
Foreigner:ѝѝ Justѝaѝminute…ѝHereѝyouѝare.ѝIt'sѝOK,ѝisn'tѝit?ѝ Militiaman:ѝѝ Followѝme,ѝIѝhaveѝtoѝfineѝyou.ѝ
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Exercise 12 Translate these sentences into English
1.Выѝнарушаетеѝправилаѝбезопасностиѝдорожногоѝдвижения.ѝ
2.Выѝдолжныѝсоблюдатьѝнашиѝправила.ѝ
3.Вашиѝправа,ѝпожалуйста!ѝ
4.Выѝбудетеѝоштрафованы.ѝ
5.Правонарушителюѝпридетсяѝподчинитьсяѝсотрудникамѝмилиции.ѝ
6.Вамѝследуетѝпройтиѝзаѝмнойѝвѝотделение.ѝ
Exercise 13 Reproduce the dialogue above.
Exercise 14 Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
TheѝNewѝYorkѝCityѝPoliceѝDepartmentѝwouldѝlikeѝtoѝmakeѝyourѝvisitѝtoѝ ourѝexcitingѝcityѝasѝpleasantѝandѝsafeѝasѝpossible.ѝYouѝcanѝhelpѝusѝfurtherѝbyѝfollowingѝtheseѝsimpleѝtipsѝwhileѝtouringѝNewѝYorkѝCity.ѝѝ
Carryѝyourѝwalletѝinѝanѝinsideѝjacketѝpocketѝorѝsideѝtrouserѝpocket.ѝѝ Carryѝcreditѝcardsѝandѝcashѝinѝyourѝpockets.ѝѝ
Leaveѝvaluablesѝandѝimportantѝpapers,ѝsuchѝasѝjewelryѝandѝpassports,ѝ securedѝinѝyourѝhotel'sѝsafeѝdepositѝbox.ѝNeverѝleaveѝtheseѝitemsѝunattendedѝinѝyourѝroomѝorѝcarryѝlargeѝsumsѝofѝcashѝonѝyourѝperson.ѝѝ
Beѝwaryѝofѝunexpectedѝpersonsѝcomingѝtoѝyourѝhotelѝroom.ѝNeverѝopenѝ theѝdoorѝtoѝunsolicitedѝroomѝserviceѝorѝmaintenanceѝpeople.ѝContactѝ theѝfrontѝdeskѝifѝyouѝhaveѝanyѝdoubts.ѝѝ
Ifѝyouѝscheduleѝaѝmeetingѝwithѝaѝpotentialѝclient,ѝresearchѝtheѝcompanyѝ andѝtheѝindividualѝwithѝwhomѝyouѝareѝmeeting.ѝMeetѝinѝaѝpublicѝplace,ѝ suchѝasѝaѝrestaurant.ѝѝ
Ifѝyouѝchooseѝtoѝuseѝaѝcarѝservice,ѝcontactѝaѝspecificѝcompanyѝdirectly.ѝ Neverѝenterѝanѝunsolicitedѝ«carѝservice»ѝvehicleѝofferingѝtoѝtakeѝyouѝtoѝ yourѝdestination.ѝѝ
Whenѝdriving,ѝplanѝyourѝtripѝinѝadvanceѝandѝcarryѝaѝmap.ѝTravelѝonѝ well-lighted,ѝ populatedѝ roadwaysѝ andѝ keepѝ theѝ doorsѝ ofѝ theѝ vehicleѝ locked.ѝѝ
Bewareѝof:ѝ
yourѝsurroundingsѝatѝallѝtimesѝtoѝensureѝthatѝyouѝaren'tѝbeingѝ followed;ѝ
someoneѝ helpingѝ toѝ «cleanѝ off»ѝ mustardѝ orѝ ketchupѝ thatѝ hasѝ beenѝsquirtedѝonѝyourѝjacketѝasѝaѝdistractionѝtoѝremoveѝyourѝwalletѝorѝ otherѝvaluableѝitems.ѝѝ
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theater,ѝmusicѝandѝsportingѝeventѝticketsѝsoldѝonѝstreetѝcornersѝ thatѝmayѝbeѝcounterfeit.ѝѝ
personsѝpointingѝtoѝmoney,ѝthatѝyouѝhaveѝsupposedlyѝdropped,ѝ whoѝtakeѝyourѝbriefcaseѝandѝluggageѝwhenѝyouѝbendѝdownѝtoѝpickѝupѝ theѝmoney.ѝ
Finally,ѝifѝyouѝareѝinѝneedѝofѝimmediateѝpoliceѝassistance,ѝdialѝ«911».ѝѝ
Over to you
Using the information of the text above, compose the instruction for a foreign tourist visiting Moscow.
Supplementary reading
Read and render the text «Detection methods».
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Lesson 11
POLICE AT WORK 2
«If catching a criminal was easy, anyone could do it»
«Suspects may say what they want, but facts speak for themselves»
Burke, a movie characterѝ
Starting up
Study the following.
detectѝ
1)ѝзамечать,ѝобнаруживатьѝѝ toѝdetectѝaѝtargetѝ—ѝобнаружитьѝцельѝ
2)ѝ раскрывать,ѝ расследоватьѝ преступлениеѝ
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detectionѝѝ
выявление,ѝ обнаружение,ѝ расследованиеѝ
detectiveѝ
1.ѝагентѝсыскнойѝполиции,ѝдетектив,ѝ сыщикѝ
privateѝdetectiveѝ—ѝчастныйѝдетективѝѝ 2.ѝсыскной;ѝдетективныйѝѝ
detectiveѝnovelѝ—ѝдетективныйѝроман,ѝ детективѝ
Exercise 1 Translate these examples into Russian.
1.ѝWeѝdetectedѝtheѝmanagerѝinѝaѝlie.ѝ 2.ѝSomeѝalcoholѝwasѝdetectedѝinѝhisѝblood.ѝ 3.ѝTheѝwitnessѝwasѝquestionedѝbyѝtheѝdetectives.ѝ 4.ѝDetectionѝisѝaѝpoliceѝinvestigationѝtoѝdetermineѝtheѝperpetrator.ѝ
5.ѝAѝdetectiveѝisѝaѝmemberѝofѝpoliceѝforceѝwhoѝinvestigatesѝcrimesѝandѝ obtainsѝevidence.ѝ
6.ѝThereѝwereѝscreeningѝproceduresѝtoѝ detectѝsuspectedѝhumanѝrightsѝ violators.ѝ
7.ѝRadarѝandѝspeedѝdetectionѝcamerasѝareѝinstalledѝbyѝsomeѝtrafficѝlights.ѝ
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