UNit 7. Crime and Punishment

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1. Read the following legal terms and word expressions. Translate them into Russian.

A. to commit a crime, to commit an act of terrorism, to prevent crime, to investigate a crime, to solve a crime.

B. offence, felony, misdemeanor, murder, manslaughter, assassination, assault, rape,robbery, burglary, theft, larceny, kidnapping, embezzlement, bribery, fraud, blackmail, abuse of power, house-breaking, shoplifting.

Exercise 2. Translate the given definitions. Name the crimes using legal terms from exercise 1.

1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.

A. stealing things from a bank etc., especially using violence. B.stealing things from shops by hiding them in the bag or under the clothes. C. stealing money or things from the place where you work. D. practice of getting money from people or making them do what you want by threatening to tell secrets about them. E. driving faster than the legal limit. F. illegally getting money from someone, often by using clever and complicated methods. J. deliberately killing someone. H. taking people away illegally, usually by force in order to get money for returning them.

Exercise 3. Match the words in italics to the definitions.

1. a forger 2. an arsonist 3. a drug dealer 4. a deserter 5. a gangster 6. a vandal 7. a pickpocket

A. deliberately causes damage to property. B. buys and sells drugs illegally. C. runs away from the army. D. steals things from people’s pockets in crowded places. E. is a member of a criminal group. F. sets fire to property illegally. J. makes counterfeit (false) money etc.

Exercise 4. If a person commits a crime he/she may be:

accused

arrested

convicted

interrogated

paroled

sent to prison

suspected

tried

Put the actions in the correct order. Use the following expressions: first of all, first, then, after that, in the next stage and finally.

SPEAKING

Exercise 5. Study the following list of offences in the table. Rate them from 1 to 5 (1 is a minor offence, 5 is a very serious crime). Which of the sentences listed below fit the offences in the table? Give your own opinion – it is not necessary to apply your knowledge of existing laws.

Criminal act	Rating
shoplifting (stealing an iPad) selling drugs (heroin) aggravated assault murder of a police officer rape selling porno films and books crossing the street in a wrong place speeding disorderly conduct in a disco-club illegal possession of a gun without a license grievous bodily harm / injury kidnapping

fine – штраф;

to impose a fine – налагать штраф;

community work – общественно полезные работы;

short-term imprisonment – небольшой срок тюремного заключения;

long-term imprisonment – длительное тюремное заключение;

life-long imprisonment – пожизненное тюремное заключение;

imprisonment with hard labour – лишение свободы с каторжными работами;

suspended sentence – отсрочка исполнения наказания, условное наказание;

disciplinary training – исправительно-трудовое перевоспитание;

capital punishment / death penalty – высшая мера наказания / смертная казнь.

CASE STUDY