Vocabulary Notes

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Федеральное Бюро Расследований

(ФБР), Подразделение Министер-

ства юстиции США

the Identification Division – отдел идентификации

white-collar – “белый воротничок”, человек, работающий в офисе

Exercise 1. Answer the questions:

1. What is the largest federal police agency in the USA?

2. When was it established?

3. Who was it established by?

4. When was it given its current name?

5. When was the Identification Division of the FBI established?

6. What responsibility did President T. Roosevelt give the FBI?

7. What kinds of crimes does the FBI deal with nowadays?

8. What are the functions of the Laboratory Division?

Exercise 2. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false statements:

1. The original FBI’s jurisdiction was limited to ten offences including bankruptcy, fraud, and antitrust violations, etc.

2. The FBI grew from 35 agents to approximately 28,000 people.

3. The FBI is considered the sole authoritative source of crime statistics.

4. Since 1939 the FBI has had responsibility for matters related to espionage, and violation of neutrality laws.

5. Approximately 31,000 additional fingerprint cards arrive at the Identification Division every week.

Exercise 3. Match the words with their definitions:

1. agency - a) interconnected group or system

2. approximately - b) one of the administrative organizations

of a government

3. establishment - c) place or container in which things can be

stored for safety

4. repository - d) a business organization or other large institution

5. network - e) inexact; rough; loose

Exercise 4. Make up your own sentences with the following words and expressions:

The FBI, the Department of Justice, approximately, white-collar crimes, terrorism, the Laboratory Division, fingerprint cards, law enforcement, criminal histories, warrant.

Exercise 5. Check your vocabulary. Write these words from the text correctly, make up your own sentences with the words:

dafru, grfnietiprn, entdisper, aseenpoig, turocrpoin, pedevol, sieruso, rawarnt, ceiveden, lonevit.

Exercise 6. Retell the text “The Federal Bureau of Investigation”.

Auding Skills

Task 7

Three and One Are One

Vocabulary

ash - зола, пепел

support - поддерживать

cavalryman – кавалерист

Exercise 1. Fill the gaps with the words from the text.

1. The Lassiters were _________ ________.

2. Barr Lassiter supported the ________.

3. Now the _________ were in control again.

4. “You can have _____ _____ _____,” the officer replied.

5. The ______ was now shining in the dark sky.

6. He was not __________ in his own home.

7. His mother was sitting by the __________.

8. The fireplace was filled with ______, ______ ______.

9. Barr went to the ______ ______ and looked ______.

10. Barr felt _______ on his face.

11. “I’m going home,” said the ___________. “I’m going to visit my family.”

12. “There have been ________,” Bushrod said.

13. Bushrod did not talk on the _________.

14. All the doors, windows and _________ had burned.

15. “They are in __________, I hope,” replied Bushrod.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions.

1. What were Lassiters?

2. How old was Barr when the Civil War began?

3. Who did Barr support?

4. Who did the rest of his family support?

5. What army did Barr join?

6. What did Barr ask his officer one day?

7. What was Barr thinking about going home?

8. How long had he been away?

9. Who was the man Barr saw first?

10. What was strange about the man?

11. How did his mother meet him?

12. Did his sister speak with him?

13. Why did Barr decide to walk home next day?

14. Who did he meet on his way home?

15. What did they see when they reached the farm?

Exercise 3. Write a short composition “Inexplicable phenomena In Our Life”.

Task 8

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