Unit 22. Crime
LISTENING WARM-UP

• Why do we have prisons?
• Do prisons work?
• What would be the worst thing about being in prison?
• What other ways of dealing with crime can you think of?
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DEVELOP YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
WORDPERFECT
Read these sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.
Key.1 criminal record
2 in trouble
3 witness
4 break in
5 court
6 arrest
7 justice system
8 verdict
9 first offence
10 victims
• A court is a place where a criminal trial takes place.
• My brother has a criminal record because of something he did wrong when he was younger.
• I've never been in trouble with the police, and I hope I never will.
• A witness claimed that she had seen the accused leaving the bank with the money.
• Old people are increasingly afraid of being victims of violent crime.
• A window had been smashed on the car where someone had tried to break in.
• The judge read the verdict in a steady voice: 'Guilty.'
• Because it was Ed's first offence, the judge let him off with just a warning.
• The burglar ran, but the police managed to arrest him before he got too far.
• The justice system has been criticised recently for a number of serious mistakes.
1 You aren't allowed to join the police force if you have a ________________.
2 If you find yourself ________________, make sure you call your lawyer immediately.
3 The robbers almost got away, but a ________________ in another house had written down the number of their car.
4 The police believe that the thieves managed to ________________ through the back door.
5 Jane's really worried because her case comes up in ________________ next Monday.
6 The police have announced that they are hoping to ________________ somebody in connection with the crime very shortly.
7 The government has decided to completely change the ________________ to make it fairer.
8 The accused woman lowered her head as the ________________ was read out.
9 The punishment for your ________________ is usually not as severe as it is for later crimes.
10 The ________________ of the crime appeared on television to ask for help.
PRACTISE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
Listening know-how
• Во время экзамена обращайте особое внимание на слова, на которыепадает смысловое ударение. Они помогут вам понять отношение говорящего кпредмету разговора. В английском языке ударения также используют, еслинужно противопоставить одну идею другой.
• Слушая запись, старайтесьне только понять основной смысл высказывания, но и уловить интонацию, скоторой произносится фраза. Интонации говорящего в большой степенивыражают его отношение к предмету разговора.
GRAMMAR FOCUS TapescriptNone of the prisoners object to the new rules. The prisoner was found carrying an illegal object. Key.object (verb) object (noun) |
None of the prisoners object to the new rules.
The prisoner was found carrying an illegal object.
When a noun and a verb are written in the same way, they are sometimesstressed the same. Sometimes, though, the stress gives you informationabout the part of speech.
The verb is stressed on the first / second syllable and the noun is stressed on the first / second syllable.
2 The verb and noun are: ______________
The verb is stressed on the first / second syllable and the noun is stressed on the first / second syllable.
3 The verb and noun are: ______________
The verb is stressed on the first / second syllable and the noun is stressed on the first / second syllable.
4 The verb and noun are: ______________
The verb is stressed on the first / second syllable and the noun is stressed on the first / second syllable.
What do you notice about each pair of words?
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