Vocabulary tasks

A Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words and expressions from the box.

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In Britain different areas have different 1) _____. For instance, the Metropolitan police operate in London, but there are different police forces in the counties outside London.

British police are normally not 2) _____. In special cases, when their work becomes dangerous, they can be given 3) _____however.

As is well known, the 4) _____ of the British policeman is blue, with a tall helmet. These days, though, you can see a different uniform in the streets. This is the uniform with the yellow hatband worn by 5) _____ _____. Their job is simply to control the 6) _____ _____.

The most famous name connected with the British police is 7) _____ _____. It is the 8) _____ of the London police force. Besides dealing with local police matters, the London police also help all over England and Wales with difficult 9) _____. They do this at the request of the local police.

B Read the police bulletin.

Crime: Armed Robbery

Location: Brixton & Park Streets

Date: August 13, 2003

The public's assistance is requested in identifying the person or persons responsible for an armed robbery on the southwest corner of Brixton and Park Streets intersection.

This crime occurred at 1:30 p.m. on August 13, 2003.

At about 1:30 p.m. the victim, a young visitor to the city, was walking along Brixton St.

At the southwest corner of Brixton and Park Streets, the suspect jumped in front of the victim, pulled a knife from his jacket and said, "Give me your purse or you 're stuck!" The victim handed it over and the suspect fled the scene of the crime.

The suspect is described as a white male, 20–25 years old, medium build, 5'2", moustache, blue eyes, short brown hair, flat nose. He was wearing a red baseball cap with a Montreal Canadians logo, a dark blue jacket, green jeans and white sneakers.

This man is armed and therefore dangerous. If you can identify the man in the photofit picture, or have any information on this or any crime, contact the local Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-555-8477, and you may be eligible for a cash reward.

C Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions.

• подозреваемый

• жертва

• вооружённое ограбление

• фоторобот

• денежное вознаграждение

• опознать

• скрыться с места преступления

D Find in the text the description of the criminal and compose an opposite one: e.g.

"The suspect is described as black, very tall..." Use some of the expressions given

below.

FACE – long, round, oval, thin, plump, fleshy, puffy, wrinkled, pasty, pimpled, pock-marked, clean-shaven

FEATURES – clean-cut, delicate, forceful, regular / irregular, large, small, stern

COMPLEXION – fair, pale, dark, sallow

HAIR – curly, wavy, straight, receding (scanty), rumpled, shoulder-length, medium-length, short-cut, crew-cut, bobbed, dyed, bald, fair /dark-haired

FOREHEAD – high, low, narrow, square, broad

EYES – hollowed, bulging, close-set, deep-set, sunken, wide-apart, crossed-eyed

EYEBROWS – thin, thick, bushy, arched, pencilled, shaggy

EARS – small, big, jug-eared

NOSE – prominent, straight, pointed, hooked, flat, aquiline, snub-nosed

LIPS – full, thin, painted, cleft lip

TEETH – even / uneven, sparse, artificial

CHEEKS – plump, hollow, ruddy, stubby

CHIN – square, pointed, double, massive, protruding

BEARD – full, bushy, spade beard, grey-bearded, heavy-bearded

MOUSTACHE – thin, thick, tooth-brush, walrus

HEIGHT – tall, short, of medium height

BUILT – average, medium built, well-built, plump, skinny

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES – birthmarks, freckles, scars, wooden leg, humpback, pot-belly

E Complete the newspaper extract below using the words and phrases from the box.

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