Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Мир продвинутых технологий - 39 стр.

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
11 Match the following synonyms from the listening activity:
1
ammunition
a overtook
2
referendum
b intrinsic
3
mortality
c triumphant
4
surpassed
d ballot
5
victorious
e have
6
curb
f flourishing
7
undergo
g death
8
homicides
h control
9
fundamental
i bullets
10
burgeoning
j murders
12 Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one
combination is possible):
1
arms and
a polls today to vote
2
Brazilians go to the
b reach for most Brazilians
3
39,000 people are killed from
c killed in armed conflicts
4
Mortality rates for gun-related
deaths
d are higher than those for traffic
accidents
5
the number of victims
e to curb armed violence
6
the success of recent measures
f black market in firearms
7
legislation also requires gun holders
g ammunition
8
undergo
h gunshot wounds each year
9
pay a fee that is out of
i psychological tests
10
an increasingly burgeoning
j to re-register their weapons
13 Match each word on the left with its definition on the right.
1 judge A a situation that may involve violence
2 weapon B the activity of giving professional advice
3 reprehensible to people in need
4 probation C the place where someone lives
5 community work D doing work to help others instead of going to prison
6 victim E a person being tried in court for a crime
7 crown counsel F bad, morally wrong
8 the accused G the person with the power to decide how to apply
9 residence the law
10 ordeal H an object used to kill or hurt people
11 counselling I someone who suffers as the result of a crime
12 defence counsel J a person who receives advice in return of payment
13 client K a lawyer who presents a case against an accused
14 incident L a period spent outside prison but under supervision
M an extremely unpleasant experience or situation
N a lawyer who acts on behalf of an accused person