Law and Order in Britain

1 Work in groups of two or three. Look at the words in the box and use them to complete the gaps in the questions.

1 Are you innocent until you are proved to be ____________, or the other way round?

2 If you're convicted of drug dealing, are you always sent to ______________ or is there sometimes я fine?

3 Is it an offence to carry a __________________such as a gun or a knife?

4 If the police arrest you, are you allowed to call a _____________________?

5 If the police _______________you for a crime, is it legal to remain silent when they question you?

6 If you're _________________ a crime, are you always kept in custody while you wait for a trial?

7 If you___________________ to a crime, do you always get a lighter sentence?

8 Are there any crimes which you can be ___________________?

9 Is there always trial by ___________________for serious crimes?

10 Who decides on a sentence? Is it the _________________ or the jury?

Now answer the questions in 1 for your country.

2. Listen to a radio programme about law and order in Britain. What are the speaker's answers to the questions in 1?

3 Work in pairs. Complete these sentences about law and order in Britain,

1 In Britain you are innocent until___________.,

2 The law Ls different ________.

3 It is an offence to carry a______ ____.

4 When you are arrested, they allow you __________.

5 You have the right to_______.

6 When you are charged with a crime, you don't always go__________________

7 Even if you confess to a crime, the sentence still depends_____________

8 Treason is the only crime for which yew can _____________

9 There is always trial by jury for _____________

10 The jury decides whether they are _________________

LISTENING 7 (6,5 min)

1. Listen to the lecture and explain what are the following categories of crime: felony, misdemeanor, white-collar crime, blue-collar crime.

2. What types of crime are mentioned in the lecture?

3. What methods of solving crime are mentioned?

LISTENING 8

Listening vocabulary

assault [ə'sɔːlt] – набрасываться, накидываться, атаковать

vulnerable – уязвимый, ранимый

Before you listen (OPTIONAL)

Have you ever been mugged or do you know anyone who was? What effect has the incident had on you or the person you know?

Listening

You are going to hear about a mugging incident on Charing Cross Bridge, in London. Make notes under these headings: Who? When? Where? How? What effected?

2. Listen to a radio news report and note: what London Regional Transport are worried about; who is causing the trouble.

2. Listen again and note five measures which are being taken to try to solve the problem.

Talking point (OPTIONAL)

Should police be present at political demonstrations and sports events like football matches? Should they be armed?

LISTENING 9

Arguments Against the Death Penalty

1. GUESSING VOCABULARY FROM CONTEXT

The following items contain important vocabulary from Part One of the lecture. Work with a partner. Using the context and your knowledge of related words, choose the best synonym for the words in bold by circling the correct letters. Check your answers in a dictionary, if necessary.

1 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was unconstitutional.

a illegal b immoral с impossible

2 But later, the Court reinstated it.

a continued to discuss it b put it back in place с repeated its argument

3 Executions are usually carried out by lethal injection or electrocution.

a cruel b deadly с painless

4 States with the most executions are also the states with the highest homicide rates.

a assault b fraud с murder

5 I have another major objection to capital punishment.

a interest in b criticism of с opinion about

6 They were released because they were improperly convicted.

a immediately b angrily с incorrectly

7 There were 26 people on death row, and 13 of them were released.

a waiting to go to court b waiting to be freed c waiting for execution

8 That should not be in the domain of the state.

a interest b world c power

2 Listen to the tape and name three main arguments against capital punishment.

3 Read the following descriptions. Each of them refers to numerical information that you will hear in the lecture.

____________ 1 The date the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment

was unconstitutional (Capital punishment is another term for the death penalty.)

____________ 2 The date when capital punishment was reinstated

____________ 3 The number of executions that have been carried out since capital

punishment was reinstated

Now listen to excerpts from the lecture. Write the correct numbers in the blanks.

LISTENING 10

Listen to an interview with a trainer who gives advice on how to run properly.

What advice does he give about the correct position a) of your body, b) your back, c) your head and d) your arms, and e) what does he advise about breathing?

LISTENING 11

Abbey Health Club

1. Listen to a conversation between two people and decide where the conversation takes place, and who the people are.

2. Listen again and spot 8 differences between the information given below and what you hear on the recording.

Swimming pool

(Closed on Tuesday afternoons for cleaning.) Classes

Swim for fitness: 2 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Water aerobics: 10 am Tuesdays, Thursdays All classes are 45 minutes.

Fitness class timetable

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9.30 am	Yoga for beginners	Running	Dance for fitness	Yoga for beginners	Aerobics
10.30 am	Dance for fitness	Intermediate yoga	Aerobics	Cycling	Intermediate yoga
11,30 am	Kids club	Weight watchers	Cycling	Kids club	Running

Opening times Membership

Monday-Friday Gold: any time, any day

6.00 am to 10.00 pm Silver: Weekdays only

Saturday. Sunday Bronze: Weekdays 9.00 am to 5.00 om

8.00 am to 10.00 pm

Payment

Additional facilities Joining fee - £50

Free car parking Gold membership - £59 per month

Individual showers Silver membership - £40 per month

Bar 3ronze membership - £32 per month

LISTENING 12 (6 min)

Дата добавления: 2015-11-14