Читайте также: |
|
I. Guess the meaning of these words and divide them into four groups according their parts of speech.
Group, conceptions, culture, declare, classify, moral, arrestable, idea, legally, ethical, standards, history, social, traditional, criminal, act, classification, specific, licence, universally, arrest.
II. Match the English words and word-combinations given below with their Russian equivalents.
1) благополучие общества 2) совершать преступление 3) штраф 4) деяние, преступное по своему характеру 5) тюремное заключение 6) наказывать 7) запрещенный по закону 8) мир и безопасность 9) тяжесть (преступления) 10) приговор краткосрочного тюремного заключения 11) в соответствии 12) деяние, преступное в силу запрещения законом | a) peace and security b) seriousness c) imprisonment d) be forbidden by law e) well-being of society f) be punishable by g) according to h) malum in se i) jail sentence j) malum prohibitum k) fine l) commit a criminal act |
III. Say whether the statements are true or false; correct the false ones.
1. Crime is found in most societies, but among a limited number of social groups.
2. The most likely age of criminals is over 25.
3. All societies have the same rules and the same laws about what is right and wrong.
4. The conceptions of crime vary in different countries of the world.
5. Some crimes have been punished throughout history because they have always been thought to be against the moral and ethical standards of society.
6. “Traditional” crimes are acts that are bad because the law says they are.
7. In Great Britain and the USA the crimes are classified in the same way.
8. Felonies are usually punishable by a small fixed penalty fine, a short jail sentence or some hours of community service.
9. The most serious punishment is the death penalty.
10. In Europe and North America minor offences are classed as misdemeanors.
VI. A) Make up a list of crimes from the text and classify them according to the British or American law. Be able to translate the names of the crimes mentioned in the text.
B) Find the types of punishment in the text and match them to the Russian ones.
V. A) Below are 14 crimes. Firstly, link each crime to its definition and then classify each crime as violent (V) or non-violent (NV).
V or NV | Name of crime | Definition of crime |
assault | a generic term for the killing of another person | |
drug dealing | any instance in which one party deceives or takes unfair advantage of another | |
V | money laundering | attempt to use illegal force on another person |
battery | attempt to use illegal force on another person in the absence of consent to sexual relations | |
homicide | attempt to transform illegally acquired money into apparently legitimate money | |
manslaughter | driving a vehicle in excess of the permitted limit | |
fraud | leaving one’s vehicle in an area or for a duration in contravention of the law | |
murder | possession of and/or trading in illegal substances | |
armed robbery | taking the property of another without right or permission | |
sexual assault | the actual use of illegal force on another person | |
burglary | the crime of breaking into a private home with the intention of committing a felony | |
theft | the unlawful killing of a person with intent | |
parking | the unlawful killing of a person without malicious intent and therefore without premeditation | |
speeding | the unlawful taking of another’s property using a dangerous weapon |
B) Memorize the names of crimes in English by playing the game: Student A reads the definition of a crime, Students B tries to guess.
Дата добавления: 2015-11-14; просмотров: 182 | Нарушение авторских прав
<== предыдущая страница | | | следующая страница ==> |
Traffic Jams Make Angelenos Feel at Home | | | Elements of a Crime |