Correct the mistakes in the following sentences as shown in the example, then translate them into Russian

EXAMPLE: A forger sets fire to buildings. – No, an arsonist sets fire to buildings. A forger makes copies of things in order to deceive people.

1. A mugger threatens to make secrets known to the public.

2. A shoplifter steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd.

3. A hijacker takes goods or people from one country to another illegally.

4. A jury questions the witnesses.

5. The judge pleads guilty or not guilty at the beginning of the trial.

6. You normally get a jail sentence if you are caught driving too fast on the motorway.

7. Some people think capital punishment is a more useful and positive way of punishing people than giving a jail sentence.

8. He denied stealing the car when he saw all the evidence against him.

9. He was put on probation until the case could be heard.

10. They executed him when they found the police had been lying.

TASK 4

Change each sentence by choosing an appropriate synonym from the list below for the underlined words.

Penalty, omission, perpetrate, failure, imposes, was about to, without the consent of, offence, affects.

EXAMPLE: A person can be convicted of such a crime as treason only on the testimony of two witnesses, or confession in open court. – A person can be convicted of such an offence as treason only on the testimony of two witnesses, or confession in open court.

1. A bill can’t become an Act of Parliament without the assent of the Monarch.

2. Punishment is the consequence imposed upon the perpetrator for the violation of the law or the violation of the personal right.

3. He was going to explain his innocence, but failed.

4. The determination of the extent of the claimant’s negligence is left to the court and jury.

5. When the court determines a criminal case it lays on punishment upon the accused.

6. A crime is an act or negligence which influences the public welfare.

7. People who commit this kind of crime are not ordinary criminals.

8. Negligent act is the omission of a duty that should have been performed.

TASK 5