Task 2. Do the quiz. Choose the correct version from those given in brackets.

Q1. There ____ two. (is/ are)

Q2. There ____ a lot of people arguing at football match. (was/ were)

Q3. There ____ a lot of blood on the floor. (is/ are)

Q4. There ____ a victim and two witnesses at the crime scene. (is/ are)

Q5. There ____ a lot of traffic in the rush hour. (are/ is)

Q6. There ____ only one possible answer. (is/ are)

Q7. There ____ two possible answers. (is/ are)

Q8. There ____ never enough time to finish it. (is/ are)

Q9. There ____ some people to see you. (are/ is)

Q10. There ____ nobody there. (is/ are)

Q11. There ____ little information available. (are/ is)

Q12. There _____ little time left. (is/ are)

Q13. There ____ no time like the present. (are/ is)

Q14. There _____ much to say on the subject. (is/ are)

Q 15. There _____ enough evidence in this case. (was no/ was not)

Q 16. There ____a single juvenile in the area under curfew. (was no/ was not)

Q17. There ____ any confession in this case. (was no/ was not)

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with “there +be” structure, use the correct form of the verb “to be”.

1. … a lot of noise, pollution and rubbish in big cities. 2. … a lot of fingerprints of a wanted criminal on the windscreen of the car broken a week ago. 3. Are you thirsty?... some orange juice in that bottle. 4.... a lot of people at the crime scene. They could destroy some evidence. That’s why it’s difficult to reconstruct the happening now. 5.... three teenagers in the photograph and a witness was asked to identify each of them. 6. … more Americans killed in road accidents than in all the wars since 1900. 7. … any money in the wallet stolen in the shop? I don’t know. I did not see it yesterday. 8. … much blood on the victim’s face, when a detective found him out. 9. …nobody in the office now. The detectives are taking part in a motorized pursuit. 10. … any ash on the table and blood stains on the carpet? 11. What approaches … to the crime scene? 12. … any traces of criminal act, e. g. fingerprints, footmarks, bullets and shells? 13. … a chief of the police precinct at the roll call tomorrow? 14. … anything I can do to help you? — No, … much you can do for me, I am afraid.

Task 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using “there + be” structure.

1. Есть слишком много вопросов, но нет ни одного разумного решения. 2. Есть много вещей, которые я бы хотел сказать тебе, но не хватает слов. 3. Другого пути не существует, есть только этот. 4. Существует три отличительных стадии в процессе раскрытия преступления. 5. В специальной картотеке есть список похищенного и потерянного имущества и номера угнанных автомобилей. 6. Существуют различные методы расследования и раскрытия преступлений, связанных с организованной преступностью. 7. В практике опытного следователя есть не один метод ведения допроса. 8. Нет необходимости торопиться с допросом этого подозреваемого.

Task 5. Revise the structure of the Passive Voice and possible ways of its translation:

Active [to V]	Passive [to be] + Ved / V3
Policemen identify and catch criminals.   П = a doer Д = Object Полицейские устанавливают и ловят преступников.	Criminals are identified and caught by policemen   П ≠ a doer Д = a doer Преступников устанавливают и ловят полицейские.

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