VOCABULARY. The Mob = the mafia мафия assassin наемный убийца sergeant сержант in revenge в отместку convict признать

The Mob = the mafia	мафия	assassin	наемный убийца
sergeant	сержант	in revenge	в отместку
convict	признать виновным	threat	угроза
narcotics	наркотики	dangerous drug	опасный наркотик
drug violation	нарушение законодательства о наркотиках	the FBI=Federal Bureau of Investigation; Department of Justice	министерство юстиции
sentence	приговорить	testimony	свидетельские показания
crime boss	босс гангстеров	breakthrough	крупное достижение, прорыв
fellow inmate	сокамерник	racketeering	вымогательство
suspect	подозревать	investigation	расследование, дознание
incorrectly	неправильно	indictment	обвинительный акт
panic-panicked-panicked (panicking)	паниковать	conviction	осуждение, признание виновным
fellow prisoner	созаключенный	memoirs	мемуары
mistakenly	ошибочно

► Ex. II. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1) Valachi was born in 1905. 2) Valachi died of the pricks of conscience in 1969. 3) Valachi served the Mafia, but secretly told the police about its activities in return for money. 4) Valachi held a rank in the Mafia equivalent to that of a crime boss. 5) Valachi was convicted of traffic offence and sentenced to 20 years in prison. 6) In June 1962, Valachi broke the federal jail in Atlanta. 7) His fellow inmate suspected Valachi of having become an informer. 8) Valachi was given the kiss of death. 9) Valachi was given a sign that he was to be disincarcerated. 10) Valachi was calm in the presence of danger. 11) Valachi forgave his fellow prisoner who he thought was his assassin. 12) In revenge, Valachi told nothing to the FBI. 13) Valachi was the first Mafia's member ever to conceal its history, membership, and inner workings. 14) Investigations, indictments, and convictions preceded Valachi's testimony. 15) Valachi's testimony failed to help in fighting against organized crime and racketeering in the United States. 16) Valachi's memoirs were published in 1986.

► Ex. III. Restore the word order in the following statements.

1) Valachi a rank in the Mafia equivalent to that of a sergeant held. 2) Valachi of narcotics violations was convicted. 3) Valachi to 20 years in prison was sentenced. 4) Valachi of having become an informer was suspected. 5) Valachi panicked and his fellow prisoner killed. 6) Valachi mistakenly that his fellow inmate was his assassin thought. 7) Valachi all about the Mafia to the FBI in revenge against the death threat told. 8) Valachi the first Mafia's member ever to describe its history and membership was.

► Ex. IV. Translate the following words and phrases from Russian into English.

Следовать за; дознание; обвинительный акт; признание виновным; босс гангстеров; сокамерник; подозревать; неправильно; созаключенный; ошибочно; наемный убийца; в отместку; угроза; признать виновным; нарушение законодательства о наркотиках; приговорить; опасный наркотик; министерство юстиции; свидетельские показания; прорыв; вымогательство; мемуары.

► Ex. V. Complete the following statements.

1) Joseph Valachi was... 2) Valachi turned... 3) Valachi held... 4) Valachi was convicted of... and sentenced to... 5) Valachi was suspected of... 6) Valachi was given a sign... 7) Valachi mistakenly thought... 8) Valachi panicked and killed... 9) Valachi told all to... 10) Valachi was the first... 11) Valachi's testimony was called... 12)... followed Valachi's testimony. 13) Valachi's memoirs were published as...

► Ex.VI. Choose one topic to speak about Joseph Valachi:

a) his status and criminal activities in the Mafia;

b) his deeds in the federal prison at Atlanta;

c) his testimony.

Retell the text “Joseph Valachi”.