Английский язык. Цыбина Е.А - 16 стр.

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years she shared his London mansion and lavish lifestyle until suddenly and
unexpectedly there was a new love in his life. The life of luxury was about to end and
Megginson felt humiliated and rejected.
Many people who followed her trial were confident the jury would return a
verdict of manslaughter, allowing the judge to deal leniently with the sad and
defeated woman. But the jury of six men and six women found Megginson guilty of
murder. The judge had no choice but to sentence her to life imprisonment, Her face
crumpled and she wept as she was led away by two women prison officers.
2. On a separate sheet of paper, write a summary of the article in not more than 70
words. Organise it like this:
PARAGRAPH A: The murder
PARAGRAPH B: Background information
PARAGRAPH C: The trial
3. These headlines accompany two newspaper articles which are both about ‘crimes
of passion’.
a) Make guesses about:
— why the ‘houseproud husband’ snapped.
— what he did when he snapped.
— why he is called ‘Mr. Mustard’.
b) In what situations might a son attack his father? Why do you think the boy went
free?
c) Make a note of any questions you’d like to ask about either of the stories
connected with the headlines.
4. What irritating habits might provoke a partner or relative to violence? Discuss in
pairs.
5. Do you think ‘crimes of passion’ should be punished differently from crimes
which are planned? Give reasons to support your opinion.
6. Work in two groups. One group should read Text A and the other group should
read Text B. While reading your text note down the answers to the following
questions.
a) How was the victim killed?
b) Why was the victim killed?
c) What was the victim like?
d) What is the accused like?
e) What was the punishment?

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