is highly industrialized

excels in high-technology industries

succeeded to the throne

presides over the Church of England

passes laws, approves taxation, debates the major issues

appoints ministers

has the right to equal treatment

are tried in open court by a judge and jury

are tried by lay magistrates

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Reported speech

Ex. 1.Convert direct speech into reported speech:

1.“We study the history of Great Britain.”

The cadet said_____________________________________

2.“My name is Kate.”

The girl said______________________________________

3.“I’ll visit London next year.”

He told us ________________________________________

4.“I looked for witnesses of the accident.”

The officer said ___________________________________

5.“What is the most northern part of Great Britain?”

The teacher asked the cadet___________________________

6.“Do you like to travel?”

He asked me_______________________________________

7.“What do state organs of the United Kingdom include?” The professor asked the cadet ________________________

8.“I am a cadet of the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.”

The young man said ________________________________

9.“What are you doing? Are you translating the text about Great Britain?”

The teacher asked the cadet __________________________

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UNIT 6

Topic: POLICE IN GREAT BRITAIN

Grammar: Word order

	Vocabulary notes:
police force	[pə’li:s	f ɔ:s]	поліцейські сили
			(формування), поліція
Jersey	[’dʒə:zi]		Джерсі (острів на Ла-
			Манші)
Guernsey	[’gə:nzi]		острів Гернсі
The Isle of Man	[ail əv	mæn]	острів Мен
Constabulary	[kəns’tæbju:lə		поліція графства,
	ri]		регіональні поліцейські
			сили (міста, району)
authority n	[ɔ:’θɔriti]		орган управління
police division	[pə’li:s		поліцейський відділ
	diviʒn]
police subdivision	[’sʌbdiviʒn]		поліцейський підрозділ
police station	[pə’li:s steiʃn]		поліцейське відділення,
police beat	[pə’li:s	bi:t]	патруль, дільниця
			патрулювання
beat officer	[bi:t	’ɔfisə]	дільничний інспектор
Metropolitan Police	[metrə’pɔlitn]		столична поліція
Home Secretary	[houm		міністр внутрішніх
	’sekrətri]		справ в Британії
Home Office	[houm	‘ofis]	міністерство внутрішніх
			справ в Британії
volunteer attr, n	[vɔlən’tiə]		добровільний;
			доброволець
truncheon n	[’trʌntʃən]		кийок полісмена
plain – clothes man	[plein	klouðz]	поліцейський офіцер в
			цивільному (детектив)
frogman n	[frɔg’mæn]		водолаз-розвідник
comprehensive adj	[kɔmpri’hensi		всебічний
	v]
databank n	[’deitəbæŋk]		банк даних
closed circuit	[klouzd		телекамера
television camera	’sə:kit		спостереження
(CCTV)	’teliviʒn
	’kæmərə]
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sophisticated	[sɔfisti’keitid	найсучасніша
equipment	i’kwipmənt]	апаратура
responsible for	[ris’pɔnsəbl]	відповідальний за щось
British Transport	[‘trænspɔ:t]	транспортна поліція
Рolice
Ministry of Defence	[di’fens]	військова поліція
Police
999 call	[kɔ:l]	екстрений виклик
		поліції
His/Her Majesty’s	[’mæʤisti]	поліцейський іспектор
(H.M.)		її/його величності
Inspector of Consta-		королеви/ короля
bulary
badges of rank	[bædʒ]	знаки розрізнення,
		звання
headquarters	[hed’kwɔ:tez]	1. штаб-квартира;
		2. головне управління

POLICE FORCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Britain has no national police force. There are forty-three police forces in

England and Wales and eight in Scotland; Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey have their own force each. One force is responsible for up to three counties. In addition there are various other police services. For example the British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway network, the UK

Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary is responsible for policing nuclear establishments and for escorting nuclear materials between establishments, the Ministry of Defense Police are responsible for the policing military establishments in Great Britain etc. as well as a number of small services for ports, waterways, tunnels and airports.

The forces cooperate with each other but they don’t operate in another’s area unless they are asked to give assistance. This sometimes happens in very serious crimes.

Each force in Great Britain is responsible to a police authority. The police authorities must determine the local objectives set by Home Secretary. They also appoint the chief constable and the assistant chief constable, fix the size of the force, and provide buildings and equipment.

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The size of the individual force depends on the area and the population. The force areas are divided into divisions, subdivisions and local police stations.

The Metropolitan Police Force and the City of London Force are responsible for policing London. London’s Metropolitan Police Service is the largest force. Its headquarters is New Scotland Yard. For historical reasons the Home Secretary is responsible for London’s Metropolitan Police Force.

Each force has volunteer special constables who perform police duties in their spare time, without pay, acting in support of regular officers. They work a minimum of eight hours a month. The special constabulary symbolizes the links that exist between police forces and the communities they serve.

Police officers do not carry guns, but they are armed with truncheons and in some forces with CS spray. However, special firearms officers support their unarmed colleagues if necessary.

Any police officer walking his or her beat can now call upon a vast support network. This ranges from patrol cars, motorcycle units, flying squads to plain-clothes officers, frogmen and dog handlers. All these units are supported by a comprehensive system of information and control, e.g. personal radios, databanks, closed circuit television cameras, and other sophisticated equipment.

Police officers are not allowed to join a trade union, a political party or to go on strike. All ranks, however, have their own staff associations.

The Home Secretary and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Secretaries, together with police authorities and chief constables, are responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient service in Britain.

POLICE RANKS AND GRADES IN ENGLAND AND WALES

	Police Forces		Metropolitan Police Service
	constable		constable
	sergeant		sergeant
	inspector		inspector
	superintendent		superintendent
	deputy chief constable		commander
	chief constable		assistant commissioner
			deputy commissioner
			commissioner
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The above ranks are usually prefixed by the word “police” or “detective”, e.g. “police constable” (PC) or “detective inspector” (Dl). The detective ranks are from constable to superintendent only. In most forces, female officers are identified by the word “woman”, e.g. “woman police constable” (WPC).

POLICE BADGES OF RANKS AND GRADES

The organization of the police in Great Britain differs considerably from the organization of the militia in Ukraine. That is why ranks, of which there are fewer in Britain, are only vaguely comparable. In England, the word “police” is often used before the rank in question of the uniformed branch, whereas the word “detective” often precedes the designations of rank of the plain-clothes branch.

EXERCISES

Ex. 1. Translate the following words and word-combination into Ukrainian:

policing nuclear establishments, the Ministry of Defense Police, police authority, to appoint, to provide buildings and equipment, the force areas, the Home Secretary,to be armed with truncheons and CS spray, rank, chief constable, national police force, various other police services, to be responsible to, to cooperate with each other, to be responsible

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