- •Государственное образовательное учреждение
- •Courts and trials (topical vocabulary)
- •Set Work
- •I. Study the above given lexical units.
- •II. Give words for the following definitions.
- •III. Translate into English:
- •Crime and punishment
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- •I. What would you have done?
- •II. Look at these statements. What do you think about them?
- •III. Look at this list of ‘crimes’. Try and rate each crime on a scale from 1-10. (1 is a minor misdemeanor, 10 is a very serious crime.) They are in no order.
- •IV. Compare your list with another student’s. Which of you would be the harsher judge? Which would be the kinder?
- •Thief challenges dose of shame as punishment
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- •Women behind bars
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- •VI. State the idea behind the lines below and enlarge on it.
- •VII. Sum up the key points of the article.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •Justice in los angeles
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- •V. Points for discussion.
- •VI. Sum up the article and single out its main points. Черное плюс белое равняется красному?
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •II. Say what you know about:
- •III. Points for discussion.
- •IV. Comment on the choice of the headline.
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- •VIII. Enlarge on the idea.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •X. Role play.
- •Set Work
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- •VI. Give the gist of the article.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •Век бы свободы не видать!
- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •I. Say what is meant by the following words and word combinations. Reproduce the situations in which they were used.
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •III. Interpret the lines below.
- •IV. Comment on the author’s choice of the headline and formulate the key idea running through the article.
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •How british burglars pick their victims
- •Set Work
- •I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.
- •II. Explain what is meant by:
- •III. Look through the article for the following English equivalents of:
- •IV. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •V. Translate the following sentences.
- •VI. Pete (the burglar described in the article) says he is ten stone. How many kilos is it? How many stones do you weigh?
- •VII. Interpret the idea expressed in the lines below.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •A life inside
- •I. Define the following words and word combinations. Reproduce the situations in which they occur.
- •II. Scan the article for the English equivalents of:
- •III. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •IV. Explain what is meant by:
- •V. Say whether you agree or disagree with the lines below.
- •Set Work
- •I. Explain the meaning of the words below. Say how they were used in the article.
- •II. Give the English equivalents of the following word combinations:
- •III. Comment on the statements below.
- •IV. Translate the following sentences.
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •VI. Speak about your stand on capital punishment as “the only way to deter criminals”. To back up either of your viewpoints use the key statements.
- •«Палач является в застенок со всеми инструментами» так добивались правды
- •Set Work
- •III. Practise the pronunciation of the words below:
- •IV. Explain what is meant by:
- •V. State the difference between the following words, give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •VI. What other arguments for and against capital punishment can you add to the list?
- •40 Тезисов в осуждение убийцы
- •Set Work
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- •I. Choose the correct meaning according to the passage.
- •II. Give the Russian equivalents of the following vocabulary units:
- •III. Say if the problem of capital punishment has always been vital. Back up your opinion. Как, где и за что казнят
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- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •II. Find in the article the Russian for:
- •III. Say if you share the idea expressed in the sentences below:
- •IV. Explain the difference between:
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •VI. Render the article into English, trying to use as many words under study as you can.
- •VII. Comment on the headline and formulate the author’s message.
- •Inside the new alcatraz
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- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •X. Comment on the headline.
- •XI. Describe a prison for hard-core criminals, as you see it. Смертникам жизнь хуже расстрела
- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •II. Say what you know about:
- •State power and crime
- •Set Work
- •I. Say what is meant by the words and word combinations below:
- •II. Find in the article the English for:
- •III. Say how you understand the lines below and enlarge on the idea.
- •IV. Is it possible to oppose the demoralization of the very fundaments of the life of the nation? What is the general path of the sanitation of public life and the state itself?
- •V. Sum up the main points of the article. Какие законы нам не указ Почему россияне не верят в законы
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •II. What’s the English for?
- •The holocaust in the dock
- •Set Work
- •VII. Give the gist of the article.
- •VIII. Describe the Swiss-Nazi case and formulate the author’s vision of the problem.
- •IX. How is the Swiss-Nazi case likely to end? What’s the rub? Will justice be done at long last? the making of a suicide bomber
- •Set Work
- •I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.
- •II. Explain the meaning of the words below. Say how they were used in the article.
- •III. Look through the article for the English equivalents of:
- •IV. Say what you know about:
- •V. Write out expressions with the word “suicide” and explain what they mean.
- •VI. Say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and enlarge on them.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •VIII. Do a library research on some terrorist organisation and make a short report in class. Terrorist infiltrations
- •Set Work
- •VI. Comment on the author’s choice of the headline and formulate the message.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •VIII. Say if you’ve read any of the books mentioned in the article. Do such kinds of books appeal to you? hacking for dollars
- •Set Work
- •I. Learn and practise the pronunciation of the words below. Translate them into Russian.
- •II. Define the computer-related word combinations used in the article. Reproduce the context in which they were used.
- •III. Find in the article the English for:
- •IV. Say what is meant by the words and word combinations below. How were they used in the article?
- •V. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •VI. Clarify the idea behind the following lines.
- •VII. Outline the main points of the article and dwell upon each of them.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •IX. Make up a dialogue between two cybercops. Use the words from the article.
- •Set Work
- •I. Learn the pronunciation of the words below. Translate them into Russian.
- •II. Define the words and word combinations below. Say how they were used in the article.
- •III. Scan the article for the English equivalents of:
- •IV. Look through the article for the word combinations with the word “online.” Write them out and explain what they mean.
- •V. Explain what is meant by:
- •VI. Fill in the correct preposition. Check against the text.
- •VII. Say how you understand the following lines.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •Internet как инструмент совершения киберпреступлений
- •Set Work
- •I. Render the above given article into English.
- •II. Points for discussion.
- •Spyware hits business
- •Set Work
- •I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.
- •II. Explain what is meant by:
- •III. Look through the article for the English equivalents of:
- •IV. What do the following abbreviations stand for:
- •V. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •VI. Add some more words to the given string.
- •VII. Fill in the correct prepositions. Check against the text.
- •VIII. Interpret the lines below.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Mobile phone crime blitz launched
- •Set Work
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- •VI. Sum up the key points of the article.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •The gentleman thief
- •Set Work
- •Drugs and crime
- •Set Work
- •I. Transcribe and learn the following words:
- •II. Find out and say what is meant by:
- •III. Say what you know about the units of weight mentioned in the article. In what connections were they used?
- •IV. Reveal the difference between:
- •V. Say how you understand:
- •VI. Learn the pronunciation of the following deadly drugs.
- •VII. Give English equivalents for:
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Наркотикам – бой…и герл
- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •I. Define the words and word combinations below. Reproduce situations in which they occur in the article.
- •II. Look through the article for the following English equivalents:
- •III. Specify the meaning of the prefix over-. Write out the examples with this prefix from the article and explain their meaning. Think of some other examples and dwell upon them.
- •IV. Say how you understand the given lines.
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •Тяга к наркотикам ничуть не ослабла
- •Set Work
- •Set Work
- •I. Say what is meant by the following vocabulary units and in what connection they are used in the article.
- •Вам марихуаны? пожалуйста!
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- •V. What addictive substances are mentioned in the article? In what ways are they consumed by addicts?
- •VI. Explain how you understand the following phrases:
- •VII. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •VIII. Interpret the idea expressed in the given lines.
- •IX. Give the gist of the article and formulate its key idea.
- •X. Comment on the headline.
- •XI. Points for discussion.
- •A shot of sanity
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- •VIII. Give the gist of the article and say what you think of the idea put forward by the author.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Cocaine cartel smashed
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English variant to say:
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- •I. Supply the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
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- •I. What answers to the above questions does the article offer?
- •II. Scan the article for the English equivalents of the Russian words below and learn them.
- •III. Explain what is meant by:
- •IV. Make up a dialogue (based on the words from task II) between two criminologists.
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •I. Render the below article into English.
- •II. Say whether you share the author’s thesis. How it all starts inside your brain
- •Set Work
- •I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.
- •II. Define the following words and word combinations below. Reproduce the situations in which they occur.
- •III. Scan the article for the English equivalents of:
- •IV. Explain what the following abbreviations stand for.
- •V. State the difference between the words below. Give examples to illustrate their usage.
- •VI. Explain how you understand:
- •VII. Say what you know about:
- •VIII. Find in the article the evidence to support the following statements.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Агрессивное поведение запрограммировано еще при рождении преступник разрушает сам себя
- •Set Work
- •VI. Sum up the main points of the article and say if you share the journalist’s stand.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •1. Is society or are people to blame for different misdemeanors and felonies? 2. How can people be made less aggressive? of criminals and ceos
- •Set Work
- •V. Interpret the lines below.
- •VI. Say what you know about:
- •VII. Sum up the key points of the article and formulate the author’s thesis.
- •VIII. Comment on the choice of the headline.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Set Work
- •VI. Do you agree that:
- •VII. Sum up the key points of the article.
- •VIII. Points for discussion.
- •Death penalty
- •Убийство должно караться смертью!
- •Cops and robbers (and drug pushers and murderers…)
- •I. Read the following article to find out:
- •Computer hacking – high-tech crime
- •II. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as:
- •III. Now complete these statements by choosing the answer which you think fits best.
- •Vocabulary Tests
- •I. Crime. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
- •II. Law breakers. Give the name of the defined law breaker.
- •III. Law breakers. Match the criminal with the definition.
- •IV. Law breakers. Choose the right answer.
- •V. Law breakers. Choose the correct answer.
- •VI. Law breakers. By moving vertically or horizontally (forwards or backwards) find twelve kinds of criminal.
- •VII. Police. Choose the right answer.
- •VIII. Trial. If you commit a crime you may be:
- •IX. Trial. Choose the right answer.
- •X. Trial. Choose the right answer.
- •XI. Punishment. Match each punishment with its description.
- •XII. Punishment. Choose the right answer.
- •XIII. Punishment. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
- •Trial by Jury
- •XIV. Crime and punishment. Choose the right answer.
- •XV. Crime and punishment. Choose the word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the capitalized word.
- •Vocabulary Test
- •Фантастический процесc
- •Set Work
- •Твое имя в грязи
- •Methods and measures
- •Третье место за воровство
- •Is a crime crackdown a challenge of the time?
- •Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования «Липецкий государственный педагогический университет»
- •398020 Г. Липецк, ул. Ленина, 42
I. Supply the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
законопослушный, не спускать глаз с кого-л., оправдать кого-л., криминальные группировки, вкладывать деньги в (науку), искушение, раскаиваться в (содеянном).
II. Answer the questions.
Is the issue touched upon in the article far-fetched, do you think? Why do you think so?
Do you share the idea that the scientist’s work was a sort of simulated research?
Does the issue deal with drug dealers or the lot of Russian science, do you think? Back up your opinion, please.
III. Comment on the headline of the article.
IV. Give the gist of the article.
A DOSE OF DISCORD
The government vs. the State Committee for Drugs Control: checking the possible levels of resistance
The new Russian government headed by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has spoilt its peaceful image in an unexpectedly tough stand-off with a Russian law enforcement body over one painful issue – the struggle against drugs. The cabinet’s liberal initiatives on drugs have come under rush criticism of the conservatively-minded Federal Service for Control over Drugs Trafficking. Nevertheless, the new liberal norms have practically been legitimized. Their aim is to decriminalize drug consumption.
The first rule written down in the presidential programme for combating the drug business – without which any struggle becomes senseless – suggests that drug dealers are the ones who should be punished while the burden of punishment should be lifted from drug addicts. Out of 82,000 Russian convicts who are currently serving prison sentences on drugs-related charges, 64,000 are ordinary drug consumers who have been convicted for microscopic doses. This weakest section of the drugs market, which is particularly vulnerable in dealing with police officers, should be helped to come out of the dangerous shadow. A correct withdrawal of scattered police detachments from the battlefield of struggle against drugs is also a vital part of the presidential programme. A new body – the State Committee for Drugs Control – has been set up to implement his task. The former security agents formed the managerial nucleus of the new organization, while its investigation bodies were staffed with the best workers of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Bureau. Viktor Cherkesov, one of President Putin’s teammates from St. Petersburg, was appointed to head the new Committee.
The sphere of responsibility of the State Committee for Drugs Control turned out to be wider than just fighting drug trafficking. It also included legal issues such as the creation of a legal framework. However, its new initiatives failed to separate the distributors of drugs from their consumers.
The Russian State Duma passed the bill No.162-23 “On Changes and Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation” late in 2003. The bill came into force on May 12, 2004. The law still classifies the scale of any quantity of drugs as a criminal offence and responsibility for it has even been increased. Concurrently, it radically decreases the responsibility of drug consumers. From now on their punishment is going to be directly proportionate to a dosage that is found on them.
A person carrying no more than ten single doses on drugs in his/her pocket will face an administrative arrest up to 15 days or will go away with a fine. Amounts exceeding ten single doses are punishable by up to ten years in prison. The only thing that was left to do to fully realize the concept was to reconsider an average dose notion. The government instructed the Russian Public Health Ministry, the State Committee on Drugs Control and the Interior Ministry to find an average dose before the new law comes in force.
Until recently, Russian courts have been guided by a table prepared by the Standing Committee for Drugs under the Russian Health Ministry that mentioned 0.5 milligrams of heroin as a large dose.
The State Committee for Drugs Control had prepared a draft list by March. Some of the heroin doses mentioned in that list turned out to be hundreds of times less than the true doses. Doses for some chemical drugs were even less than those that existed in the Soviet forensic medicine. The State Committee for Drugs Control had compiled its list in such a way that by using simple arithmetics it would neutralize the liberalization of the new law.
Alexander Mikhailov, the head of the State Committee for Drugs Control, said that almost 30 percent of the initiated criminal lawsuits would have to be dropped. The problem is not just in lower accountability. The ground has been slipped out from beneath the Committee’s feet. It no longer has the supremacy in making laws in the sphere of drugs. The drama culminated in an open call by the agency’s chief ideologist to preserve distorted figures in the list. “The approval of the list of real doses will enable the distributors to sell drugs, while it’s going to be absolutely impossible for law enforcers to prove the fact of distribution,” the ideologist claimed. Mikhailov often says that Gypsies present the most vivid example of tricky drug dealing because each person in a Gypsy camp has 10 grams of hashish in a pocket. Therefore, one Gypsy camp can be considered as one huge drugs supermarket.
It’s not just that the State Committee for Drugs Control is an ardent supporter of criminal punishment for drugs consumers. Many lawsuits in a host of cases that are now going to be closed have been initiated against real drug dealers. The irony of fate is that big drug dealers often get caught on petty offences. That fact made the work of investigators much easier for it fully relieved the anti-drug bodies from the need to distinguish between the consumer and the seller. Telling the difference between big and small dealers was even a harder job.
The government suggested that law do this job. The list of average single drug doses was altered and was ultimately presented in a form that differed from the initial proposals of the State Committee for Drugs Control. The average dose for heroin is 0.1 grams, hashish – 0.5 grams, marijuana – 2 grams. The new law is retroactive. People convicted on drugs-related charges can appeal to court with a request to revise the sentence.
The State Committee for Drugs Control had had one single chance left to meddle in the process before the list went through the State Duma: amending the Criminal Code. The abolition of an average drug dose could have been one of such amendments. However, the government position was backed up by the president’s legal department, human rights organizations and doctors at drugs clinics. The State Committee for Drugs Control had the support of only some deputies and those who hate Gypsies. The Duma debates ended with a government promise to adjust the law by adding explanations concerning the new liberalization policy and the size of a poppy seed dose. Everybody forgot about poppy in a frenzy of the heated debate.
By Igor Ryabov
/New Times, March-June 2004/