Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 15 стр.

Arrested for robbery                                                                V. FOCUS ON LISTENING:
       Robbery is the direct taking of property from the person of another by       Task I
the use of force, intimidation or fear. Examples of robbery are purse snatch-             Vocabulary note:
ing, car jacking, the "mugger" who takes a wallet or piece of jewelry, or                 - a business tycoon = a business magnate
even the kid who threatens to beat up another kid if he doesn't hand                      - an attic = a room at the top of the house just below the roof
over his lunch money.                                                                     - a plumber = a person who repairs water and drainage pipes
                                                                                          - a culprit = a wrongdoer
9 Match up the words with the English equivalents in the box.
        1. налетчик                              a. jewelries                       I.   Listen to a news bulletin with Jeremy Craig and Lucinda Thorpe.
        2. выхватить кошелек                     b. mugger                               Complete the following exercises:
        3. захватить машину                      c. to hand over                           1. The episodes of what instances   are mentioned in the news report?
        4. страх                                 d. force                                    (Tick necessary items).
        5. драгоценности                         e. car-jacking                            ___robbery
        6. отдать                                f. intimidation                           ___accidental arson                 ___escape from the prison
        7. угрожать                              g. wallet                                 ___kidnapping                       ___hooliganism
        8. запугивание                           h. to snatch the purse                    ___escape from the zoo              ___vandalism
        9. бумажник                              i. fear                                   ___murder                           ___burglary
        10. собственность                        j. property                               ___mugging                          ___grand larceny
        11. сила                                 k. to threaten
                                                                                           2. The police suppose Michelle Steen …
                                                                                               a. to be a victim of a forgery
9 According to the texts (Part IV), complete the following table. Pre-                         b. to be involved in her husband’s murder
  sent the information to your groupmates.                                                     c. to be proposed to leave the country for 24 hours
                                                                                               d. to be one of the members of the gang
 Types and         Definition    Background         Possible        Possible
 subtypes of                     for conviction     punishment      defence
 other felonies                                                                            3. A. Business tycoon Roger Branston was blackmailed by …
 1. Rape           …             e.g. bodily        …               …                           1. his ex-wife
  …                              injury, being                                                  2. one of his colleagues
                                 armed, etc.                                                    3. the kidnappers of his wife
                                 …                                                              4. his company’s competitors

                                                                                              B. and he was told to give…
                                                                                                1. 100 000 pounds
                                                                                                2. 30 000 pounds
                                                                                                3. 1000 000 pounds
                                                                                                4. 10 000 pounds


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