Vocabulary

assign v назначать; предназначать

bobby n разг. полисмен; полицейский

consent n согласие

constable n констебль; полицейский

cop n сленг полицейский

county n 1 графство (в Великобритании); 2 округ (в США)

councellor n советник

courteous [‘k3:tiəs] adj вежливый, учтивый

crime prevention n предупреждение преступности; предотвращение совершения преступления

criminal n преступник; apprehended criminal задержанный преступник;

would-be criminal лицо, способное / готовое совершить преступление

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Управление уголовных расследований (Скотланд-Ярд)

deliberation n 1 обсуждение; 2 совещание

embody v включать в себя

emerge v возникать

firearm n огнестрельное оружие

fuzz n сленг полицейский; детектив; полиция

gain v овладевать; приобретать

gun n пистолет; ружъе

Home Office n Министерство внутренних дел

magistrate n мировой судья; судья полицейского суда

Metropolitan police n столичная полиция

nickname n прозвище; кличка

patrol v патрулировать

pattern n образец, модель

pig n сленг офицер полиции; полицейский

police authority n полицейский орган

police force n полиция; полицейское подразделение

statesman n государственный деятель

traffic warden n контролёр счётчиков на автомобильных стоянках

Reading tasks

Answer these questions.

1. Who was the founder of the British police?

2. What are the main police functions in Britain?

3. Is there a single police force organized by central government?

4. What is the major difference in police organization between Britain and some other countries?

5. When do British police forces co-operate with each other?

6. What is the name of London’s police headquarters?

7. In what situations can policemen carry arms?

8. What is the job of CID officers?

9. What are the duties of traffic wardens?

Language focus

Read what the police officer says about his job. Fill in the blanks with have to, don’t have to, or can’t.

Being a police officer can mean very different things, depending on what area of the city you work in. In the suburbs, it's pretty quiet – from time to time you 1) _____ deal with car thefts or break-ins, but on the whole, it's very safe and you 2) _____ worry about getting attacked. But there are some areas where it's very dangerous – lots of drug crime, armed gangs – and that can be a problem for us because we 3) _____ use weapons – all we have is a truncheon*. So if we 4) _____ go and deal with a crime in an area like that, we 5) _____ go alone because it's too dangerous. We always 6) _____ take a partner or go in larger groups, and we 7) _____ stay in radio contact all the time in case anything goes wrong.

* truncheon = a short, heavy stick

Vocabulary tasks

A Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words and expressions from the box.

parking firearms parking regulations police forces crimes

uniform armed Scotland Yard headquarters

In Britain different areas have different 1) _____. For instance, the Metropolitan police operate in London, but there are different police forces in the counties outside London.

British police are normally not 2) _____. In special cases, when their work becomes dangerous, they can be given 3) _____ however.

As is well known, the 4) _____ of the British policeman is blue, with a tall helmet. These days, though, you can see a different uniform in the streets. This is the uniform with the yellow hatband worn by 5) _____ _____. Their job is simply to control the 6) _____ _____.

The most famous name connected with the British police is 7) _____ _____ . It is the 8) _____ of the London police force. Besides dealing with local police matters, the London police also help all over England and Wales with difficult 9) _____. They do this at the request of the local police.

B Read the police bulletin.

Crime: Armed Robbery

Location: Brixton & Park Streets

Date: August 13, 2003

The public's assistance is requested in identifying the person or persons responsible for an armed robbery on the southwest corner of Brixton and Park Streets intersection.

This crime occurred at 1:30 p.m. on August 13, 2003.

At about 1:30 p.m. the victim, a young visitor to the city, was walking along Brixton St.

At the southwest corner of Brixton and Park Streets, the suspect jumped in front of the victim, pulled a knife from his jacket and said, "Give me your purse or you 're stuck!" The victim handed it over and the suspect fled the scene of the crime.

The suspect is described as a white male, 20–25 years old, medium build, 5'2", moustache, blue eyes, short brown hair, flat nose. He was wearing a red baseball cap with a Montreal Canadians logo, a dark blue jacket, green jeans and white sneakers.

This man is armed and therefore dangerous. If you can identify the man in the photofit picture, or have any information on this or any crime, contact the local Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-555-8477, and you may be eligible for a cash reward.

C Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions.

• подозреваемый

• жертва

• вооружённое ограбление

• фоторобот

• денежное вознаграждение

• опознать

• скрыться с места преступления

D Find in the text the description of the criminal and compose an opposite one: e.g.

"The suspect is described as black, very tall..." Use some of the expressions given

below.

FACE – long, round, oval, thin, plump, fleshy, puffy, wrinkled, pasty, pimpled, pock-marked, clean-shaven

FEATURES – clean-cut, delicate, forceful, regular / irregular, large, small, stern

COMPLEXION – fair, pale, dark, sallow

HAIR – curly, wavy, straight, receding (scanty), rumpled, shoulder-length, medium-length, short-cut, crew-cut, bobbed, dyed, bald, fair /dark-haired

FOREHEAD – high, low, narrow, square, broad

EYES – hollowed, bulging, close-set, deep-set, sunken, wide-apart, crossed-eyed

EYEBROWS – thin, thick, bushy, arched, pencilled, shaggy

EARS – small, big, jug-eared

NOSE – prominent, straight, pointed, hooked, flat, aquiline, snub-nosed

LIPS – full, thin, painted, cleft lip

TEETH – even / uneven, sparse, artificial

CHEEKS – plump, hollow, ruddy, stubby

CHIN – square, pointed, double, massive, protruding

BEARD – full, bushy, spade beard, grey-bearded, heavy-bearded

MOUSTACHE – thin, thick, tooth-brush, walrus

HEIGHT – tall, short, of medium height

BUILT – average, medium built, well-built, plump, skinny

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES – birthmarks, freckles, scars, wooden leg, humpback, pot-belly

E Complete the newspaper extract below using the words and phrases from the box.