- •«Липецкий государственный педагогический университет» л.М. Кузнецова, ж.Л. Ширяева
- •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
- •Set Work
- •VII. Speak on the issue touched upon in the article.
- •VIII. Give a 12-sentence summary of the article. Английские любители «клубнички» в париках
- •Set Work
- •I. Render the above article into English and comment on its headline.
- •II. Think of the best English variants of:
- •III. State the difference between:
- •IV. What types of courts are mentioned in the article? Say what you know about them.
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •Justice?
- •Set Work
- •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
- •Set Work
- •I. Practise the pronunciation of the words below. Translate and learn them.
- •II. Explain what is meant by the following word combinations.
- •III. Find in the article the English for:
- •VIII. What do you make of the headline of the article?
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Тебя посадят – а ты не воруй
- •Women behind bars
- •Set Work
- •I. Define the words and word combinations below. Say how they were used in the article.
- •II. Scan the article for the following English equivalents of:
- •III. Say what you know about:
- •IV. Explain what is meant by:
- •V. Give words for the following definitions:
- •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
- •Set Work
- •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.
- •Set Work
- •VIII. Enlarge on the idea.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •X. Role play.
- •Set Work
- •Murder on their minds
- •Set Work
- •VI. Give the gist of the article.
- •VII. Points for discussion.
- •Век бы свободы не видать!
- •Set Work
- •A little too much reality
- •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
- •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
- •The hangman’s rope
- •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
- •Capital punishment
- •Set Work
- •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
- •Set Work
- •I. Give the English for the following vocabulary units:
- •II. Practice the pronunciation of the names of the countries mentioned in the article.
- •III. Do you share the idea that “technique of death penalty depends on national mentality”? Back up you opinion. The history of capital punishment
- •Set Work
- •Казнить нельзя помиловать
- •Set Work
- •The clang of the gate
- •Set Work
- •«Человека от тюрьмы защищать надо»
- •Set Work
- •Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •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
- •Set Work
- •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
- •От шварца – негру
- •Set Work
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •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:
- •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:
- •VIII. Interpret the lines below.
- •IX. Points for discussion.
- •Mobile phone crime blitz launched
- •Set Work
- •V. Points for discussion.
- •Talking tough on piracy
- •Set Work
- •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
- •Problem addictions
- •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
- •I. Give the best English equivalents of:
- •II. Render the above article into English.
- •IV. How can we make young people aware of the seriousness of the problem in question? judge proposes drug court to sober up abusers
- •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!
- •Set Work
- •I. Give the English for:
- •II. Render the above article into English and say if drug legalization has more pros or cons.
- •III. Points for discussion.
- •The hell of addiction
- •Set Work
- •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
- •Set Work
- •I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.
- •II. Explain the meaning of the following words. Say how they were used in the article.
- •III. Find in the article the English equivalents of:
- •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
- •В россии 2 000 000 наркоманов
- •A worry for ravers
- •Set Work
- •Clubbers at risk in craze for new diy drugs
- •Set Work
- •I. Learn the pronunciation of the words below. Translate them into Russian.
- •II. Define the words and word combinations below. Reproduce the situations in which they were used.
- •III. Find in the article the English for:
- •Наркомафия впрыскивает в науку «бабки»
- •A dose of discord
- •Set Work
- •I. Explain what is meant by the following words and word combinations. Give their Russian equivalents. Reproduce the situations in which they were used.
- •II. Points for discussion.
- •III. Speak on different stands of proponents and opponents of the above mentioned initiatives.
- •IV. Say who you side with.
- •V. Comment on the headline of the article.
- •Are criminals made or born?
- •Set Work
- •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
- •I. Think of the best English equivalents of:
- •II. Scan the article for the Russian equivalents of:
- •III. Specify the difference between:
- •IV. Say what you know about:
- •V. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •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
- •I. Learn the pronunciation of the words below. Translate them into Russian.
- •II. Define the words and word combinations below. Say ho they were used in the article.
- •III. Explain what the following abbreviations mean.
- •IV. Scan the article for the English equivalents of:
- •V. Interpret the lines below.
- •Set Work
- •V. Explain what is meant by the following sentences.
- •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
- •I. Give the English for:
- •II. Render the story into English and share your impressions about it.
- •III. Think of the most suitable title.
- •Убийца сдалась полиции... Через 23 года
- •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
Inside the new alcatraz
The ADX ‘Supermax’ prison redefines hard time
Driving up the main road you pass a work camp, a medium-security facility and a maximum-security facility, all part of the big federal corrections complex outside Florence, Colo. Than you come to the place that is, literally and figuratively, the end of the line – the new Alcatraz, the toughest federal penitentiary in America. This is the Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as ADX. Inmates call it “the Big One” or the “Hellhole of the Rockies.”
Since it opened in 1994, ADX has held the unique mission of confining “the worst of the worst” – 400-plus inmates from all across the federal prison system, men so dangerous no other pen can hold them. Some, like terrorist Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the World Trade Center bombing, were sent to ADX because authorities feared their supporters might try to rescue them: among other security features, the prison is specifically designed to thwart an attack from outside. Other cons were transferred there because they killed or assaulted guards or inmates. The cells (graphic) look like they were designed for Hannibal Lecter. All furniture is concrete, to prevent occupants from making weapons out of bed frames or other metal parts, and each cell has a special vestibule where the inmate is shackled, hands behind his back, when he is being taken elsewhere in the prison. Solitary confinement is the norm: 40 percent of the cons stay in their cells 22 hours a day, and another 33 percent, the hardest of the hard core, are locked down 23 hours a day. They get out only for an hour of exercise – which they take all alone, in a room that looks like an undersize racquetball court. “It’s not a prison where you have to worry about getting raped,” one visitor says.
The triangular main building is like something out of M.C. Escher – full of angles and obstructions that aren’t quite what they seem. The entry is underground, through a heavily guarded tunnel. Cells have slit windows that show only a sliver of sky. That makes it hard for inmates or visitors to tell precisely where they are within the prison building, which complicates planning rescues or escapes. But it also makes ADX one of the most psychologically debilitating places on earth. “Lock yourself in your bathroom for the next four years and tell me how it affects your mind,” says Raymond Luc Levasseur, a veteran of the ’70s radical underground who is serving 45 years for a series of bombings. “It begins to erode the five senses. It’s dehumanizing.”
Who’s who at ADX is usually secret – another security precaution. But the names of high-profile inmates sometimes leak out. Newsweek has learned that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, share the same cellblock (and round-the-clock video surveillance) with Ramzi Yousef. Terry Nichols, McVeigh’s accomplice, may be transferred to the prison soon. Gang leader Luis Felipe, head of New York’s Latin Kings, is already there. Felipe, who was convicted of ordering at least six murders while serving time in a New York state prison, is prohibited from having any visitors other than his lawyer, Lawrence Feitell. According to Feitell, Felipe has broken down from the stress of his isolation. He has difficulty sleeping and eating and suffers from shakes or tremors, Feitell said; Prozac hasn’t helped. “He falls into fits of weeping. He’s written letters to the judge begging for some form of human contact,” Feitell says. “The kind of mind it would take to create a place like that is beyond me.”
The credit belongs to Norman Carlson. Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons until 1987, Carlson says ADX is a direct response to the sharp increase in “violent and predatory” inmates during the 1970s and ’80s, particularly at the federal pen in Marion, Ill. Twenty inmates were murdered in 18 years at Marion – and on Oct. 22, 1983, two guards were stabbed to death by “two members of the Aryan Brotherhood who were just trying to outdo each other,” Carlson says. The whole prison went on permanent, 23-hour lockdown and the “supermax” concept was born. Following the Feds’ example, more than 30 states now have supermax pens.
This trend disturbs prison-rights activists, who argue that supermax prisons are a form of “cruel and unusual” punishment prohibited by the Constitution. “There has always been solitary confinement in this country,” says Jamie Fellner of Human Rights Watch. “The difference is the length of time. We’re not talking about putting someone in the hole for 15 days. We’re talking about 15 years of life.” But the federal have upheld the practice of 23-hour lockdowns, and that means ADX and the supermax concept are here to stay. Says architect John Quest, who designed the brick-and-concrete structure: “This building shows that prisons don’t have to be ugly to be secure.” The view from inside isn’t nearly so pretty.
Peter Annin
/Newsweek, July 27, 1998/
Inmates at the ADX prison include Timothy McVeigh, Ted Kaczynski and Ramzi Yousef. They are locked up 23 hours a day and permitted few visitors. A look at the accommodations: