ШСШЛ inarltetiiMi chief kill* four
The head of the marketing department at REGINA, Kurt Hofmann, shot five employees, killing four and seriously injuring one, this morning. He escaped from the REGINA head office and has not been
found yet. He is armed and may be dangerous.
He was arrested a couple of weeks later in a hotel a few hundred miles away. When his trial took place month later, lots of comments were made about him.
TASK 15. Imagine you are a witness for Mr. Hofmann's case Develop these ideas Persuade the court that he is guilty (not guilty)
"I'm a handwriting analyst. Samples of his handwriting over the years show definite signs of instability."
"I work at REGINA. He should be put in prison for the rest of his life - every day of it."
"I'm a psychiatrist. I've examined Mr. Hofmann and I can definitely say that he is unable to cope with stress. He is not a leader and probably never was."
"Mr. Hofmann lived in the flat upstairs.
He seemed such a nice man.
I can't understand it all.
I feel very sorry for him."
The consequences of that fateful day were:
-for Mr. Hofmann - seventeen years in prison;
-for his immediate superior - early retirement with a good pension;
-for four employees - death, leaving three widows and seven orphans;
-for one employee - disability for the rest of his life.
TASK 16. Work in groups of four to decide:
a) if you think seventeen years was a fair sentence.
b) if you think any other people were also partly responsible for what Mr. Hofmann did.
Give reasons for your decisions. c)What do you think will be the consequences of Mr. Hoftnann's long stay in prison?
"I'm Going Straight!"
(the problem of long-term prisoners)
TASK 17. Answer the questions.
1. Do you think imprisonment is the right method to help a criminal go straight? Prove your opinion.
2. What crimes should be punished by imprisonment?
3. What qualities can a person get rid of in prison (if any)?
TASK 18. Listen to the interview and explain some of Harry's words.
1.... we used to hang round there all day ...
2.... I ended up in Borstal...
3.... for beating up old ladies ...
4.... the worst thing is being shut up all the time...
5.... I can't stand setting up ... 6.... burglary mostly... 7.... I've admitted doing a lot of things ... 8.... spending half of my life behind bars ... 9.... I'm hoping to qualify as mechanic. 10... That's a bit of a problem! 11... employing someone with a record like mine.
TASK 19. Listen again and comment on the meanings of these words.
a) a "nipper" is
b) "juke box" is
c) "Woolworth's" is
d) "Borstal" is
TASK 20. Read Harry's interview.
1. a pickpocket
2. a shop-lifter
3. a young guy
1. a box of chewing gum
2. a record player in a bar
3. the radio
1. a railway station
2. a department store
3. a police station
1. a special centre for young offenders
2. a famous theatre
3. sea resort
In tonight's edition of Reflections we are going to look at the problems of long-term-prisoners. We took our cameras into several prisons, and our first interview is with a man we shall call "Harry", although that is not his real name. He spoke to Chloe West about his career in crime.
Chloe: Harry, you're serving a five year sentence for robbery with violence.
Harry: That's right.
Chloe: Perhaps you could begin by telling us about your early life.
Harry:
Chloe: Harry.
Chloe-Harry-Chloe:
Yeah. Well, I grew up in South London. 1 was on my own a lot; see, my mother used to work down the fish market, and my dad - well, he ran off when I was just a nipper. Did you have any friends?
Oh, yeah. All the kids from our street used to meet up at the coffee bar. There was one at the end of the road. We didn't have much money, so we used to hang round there all day. We never used to go to the cinema, or dancing, or anything like that. We couldn't afford it. What did you use to do there?
Oh, we just sat around listening to the juke box. Nothing special. When did you start getting into trouble?
Harry I suppose I was fourteen, something like that. My friends used to go shoplifting at Woollies ...Woolworth's, and one day we were caught. I ended up in Borstal. Chloe. You mean, they sent you to Borstal
for... for shop-lifting? Harry: Well, yeah. After the fourth time ...
and for beating-up old ladies. Chloe You used to beat-up old ladies? Harry: Well, only when I was trying to rob them.
Chloe- You beat them up and then robbed them? Harry: Yeah. I used to do that. Chloe: Perhaps you'd tell me about your life in prison.
Harry: I suppose the worst thing is being shut up all the time. Yeah, and I can't stand getting up at 5.30, either. I just can't get used to that, even though I've been here more than three years. You see, before I came here I liked staying in bed all morning. I was on night work, you see. Chloe. Night work? Harry: Mmm. Burglary, mostly. Hah-ha. I caught you there. I can't get used to
going to bed at eight, either. Chloe. Harry, if you don't mind me saying so, a lot of viewers will think of you
as an enemy of society.
Harry- Well, that's fair enough. But I've admitted doing a lot of things. I've spent a lot of time thinking. I could keep on stealing things, but I'd end up spending half my life behind bars. I'm going straight this time, don't you worry.
Chloe What do you intend doing when you get out?
Harry. I'm very fond of working on motor-bikes. I've been studying while I've been inside, and I'm hoping to qualify as a mechanic.
Chloe: Do you think you'll be able to get a job?
Harry: That's a bit of a problem. People are scared of employing someone with
a record like mine, you know, for fear they begin stealing again. Chloe: How will you ge,t round that?
Harry: I'm planning on working for my brother. He's got a motor-bike shop. Chloe: So, you plan to work for your brother? Harry: That's right. I tell you, I won't be back. I'm not going to risk wasting
another five years.
Chloe: Well, I wish you luck, Harry. Harry: Thanks.
Chloe West is a TV reporter - so she's made a TV programme about Harry. Imagine you are a newspaper reporter. Write a short article for your newspaper about Harry.
TASK 21. Work in pairs and discuss the following points.
1. Do you think Harry will really go straight? Prove your opinion.
2. If you were in prison what wouldn't you be able to get used to?
UnitV LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
LET'S DO JUSTICE
Law Breakers
TASK I. Match each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the
right.
ЛРК Л.'.О^ I.(ац, arsonjst о , . attacks and robs people, often in the street
'."§ shop-ljffta $ - sets fire to property illegally 3. a mugger®^ l(2J^f *s anyone who breaks the law |l l^an iDffender^tMi^b/eaks into houses or other buildings to steal
5. a vandal - steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer
6. a burglar
7. a murderer
8. a kidnapper • юГа Mckpocief ^
10. ah accomplice
11. a drug dealer
12. a spy , , j
13. a terrorist
14. an assassin
15. a hooligan
16. a stowaway л .b^'ii'vu f#
17. a thief
» «m
- kills someone
- deliberately causes damage to property
- steals things from people's pockets in crowded places
- gets secret information from another country
- buys and sells drugs illegally
- takes away people by force and demands money for their return
- helps a criminal in a criminal act
- uses violence for political reasons j.eauses damage or disturbance in public places
- hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey
esi control of a plane by force and makes the pilot cnrargefjpourse
- murders for political reasons or a reward
18. a hijackerl^Q^A ^fji someone who steals p ^f ^ ( ^ ^x/ ^ ^_
19. a forger Q - makes counterfeit (false)' money or signatures
20. arobbeAoAtffiVo»8a member of a criminal §гои»| | - С ^it^bblrtk*
21. a smuggler - steals money, etc. by force frofft people of places M " VP
22. a traitoryjA^ g^^mar/ies illegally, being married already
23. a gangster^Ms&f >• is a soldier who runs away from the army
23. Fdeserterto^pl" brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax 2$, a bigamisuT -' betrays his or her country to another state
$ v *j Let's Do Justice! (Role play)
ГЛЖ 2 Work in pairs Each pair consists of a criminal (choose your role from the list above) and a defence lawyer
STEP 1. The lawyer questions his client (the criminal) and finds out all the circumstances of the crime. STEP 2. The lawyer delivers a speech trying to prove his client non guilty.
STEP 3. The rest of the group - the jurors - hold deliberations and bring in the verdict.
A Macabre Story
TASK 3. In the passage below, verbs are mainly given in the infinitive form; your task is to put them into the appropriate tense or form
The moment she (to turn) the corner, Jill (to notice) that her front door (to stand) open. She definitely (to shut) it when she (to go) out, and her flatmate, Louis, not (to say) that she (to come) this evening. Jill (to slacken) her pace, (to think) what she (can) do. If she (to ask) her neighbours (to accompany) her and it (to turn out) that there (to be) no one there, then she (to look) a fooL
On the other hand, if she (to enter) the flat alone, and (to find) an intruder there, it (can) end very badly.
"This never (to happen) to me before," Jill (to think), "and I (to hope) it never (to happen) again."
TASK 4. Continue the story as if you were
- Jill
- her neighbour
- her flat-mate
- the person inside
Be a Detective
TASK 5. Read the end of a detective story
So, one foggy November night, Mr. X, wearing a long overcoat, walked along a back street in Liverpool with a box under his arm. He came to a house, put his box down on the ground, and knocked at the door. When a man opened the door, Mr. X picked up the box and gave it to him. The man in the house nodded, took the box, and closed the door. Mr. X walked away.
Two days later, Mr. X read in the newspaper that a dead body had been found in a Liverpool park with its left arm missing and he was extremely shocked.
How did it all start? You can find out the whole previous story by asking your teacher yes/no questions. In order to get the right train of thought find out the following.
1. Find out the relationship between the
two men.
2. Think about the size ot the box and what was in it.
3. Why did Mr. X put the box on the ground before knocking on the door?
4. What was significant about the dead body?
Revision
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TASK 2. Complete the following sentences with the words and phrases from the box. , >ЛГ^
| arrested; f | in custody; \o | defence; /sP |
| solicitor;^ | evidence; (/ | barrister; *J |
| verdict; J | proof; a -2 | witness;^/ |
| fme;V | charged ;/ 5 | testimony; z г |
| juvenile delinquent; 5 | sentenced;^ | arson; / з Ш ^ ^ |
| ball ; f | Magistrate's Court; /<" | burglary; <? ^ |
| prosecution; * | probation; (£ | imprisonment, г/" |
| commit;*" | embezzlement; '* | |
| shop-lifting; 5 | Crown Court; tf |
crimes has"risen shafp
1. The number of young people who
in recent years.
2. Another house was broken into last week. This is the third _ in
the area in the past month.
3. The judge № him to seven years' *$ for armed robbery.
4. After twelve hours, the Jury finally reached its . j> : the prisoner
was guilty. л.40^4^ ioM-t
5. Although the police suspectedJhat he had been involved in the
robbery, since they had no aefraite Д there was nothing they could do about it.
6. He parked his car in the wrong place and had to pay a £20 parking
7. This is the fourth fire in the area recently. The police suspe
by the police outside a pub in Soho and
- . <3 for minor
8. Theshop decided to install closed-circuit television in an effort to
cimbat the problem of
9. He was _(______
IЬ with murder.
10. There are two criminal courts in Britain - the 1*) offences and the____iff for more serious ones.
11.А Ъ
12. A___«M
13. The lawyer who prepares the case for his or her client prfo'r to
fVu rLOlLM. ^
appearing in court is called a <l______. The lawyer who
is a young person who breaks the law.
is someone who sees a crime being committed, ижд^*'
actually presents the case in court is called a
14. The sum of money left with a court of law so that a prisoner may be set free until his or her trial comes up is called ql
15. The bank manager, aomitted taking £250,000 of the bank's money
Ь-^Ь- r^l/C^A & ^""f
during the previews five years. He was found guilty of (<| - e6
16. The witness held the Bible in her right hand and said: "I sweaTby Almighty God that the И_____I shall give shall be the
truth, the wholejruth, and nothing but the truth." 1. The formal statement made by a witness in court i
17. The formal sMement made by a witness in court is called a____
18. If a person is t<?_______5 this means that he or she is put in
prison before his or her trial comes up.
19. Since it was his first offence, he was not sent to prison but put on
' ^ for 6 months.
20. At a trial, the barrister who speaks for the accused is called the Counsel for the г , while the barrister who speaks against him is called the Counsel for the___/ ^_____.
TASK 3. Complete the following sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
A. Police
| walkie-talkie; police force; | join; rank; | plain clothes; policeman; | detective; uniform. |
Alan is now old enough and tall enough to (a)_____the (b)
At first, of course, he'll be an ordinary (c)_______ of the
(d)__
. He'll wear a (e)
with the police station with his (f)__
in (h)_______investigating serious crimes.
B. Security Work
lowest
and go out in the streets keeping in touch __. Then he'd like to be a (g)_____
guards; tap; armoured vehicles; bullet-proof;
kidnappers; couriers bug; security firm; private detectives.
I run a (a)_____which offers a complete range of security services.
We have (b)____with special (c)____windows to transport money and
other valuable items. We can supply trained (d)____to protect exhibits at art
shows and jewellery displays. We can advise you if you think someone is trying
to (e)____your phone or (f)_____your private conversations at home or
in the office with hidden microphones. We have ex-policemen whom you can
hire as (g)_______and special (h)_____to deliver your valuable parcels
anywhere in the world. We can protect you or your children against possible (i)______•
C. Military Service
| army; navy; | compulsory; promotion; | forces; officer; | volunteers; air force. |
In some countries military service is (a)_____. All young men and
sometimes young women must spend a year or two in the (b)______. (In
Britain they don't have to. All members of the armed services are (c)____).
To be a soldier you join the (d)____, to be a sailor you join the (e)_____
and to be an airman you join the (f)_____. If you are good at your job and
can take responsibility, ybu might get (g)____and become an (h)______.
| D. Arrest | ||||
| theft; | pleaded; | fingerprints; | found; | cell |
| evidence; | arrest; | oath; | investigate; | |
| sentence; | charge; | detained; | fine; | |
| court; | magistrate; | handcuff; | witnesses; |
A policeman was sent to (a)
the disappearance of some
v_.x_________ miv v»i jtippvcu aiiV't VJl SUIIIC
property from a hotel. When he arrived, he found that the hotel staff had caught a boy in one of the rooms with a camera and some cash. When the policeman
tried to (b)____ the boy, he became violent and the policeman had to
(c)_____him. At the police station the boy could not give a satisfactory
explanation for his actions and the police decided to (d)_____him with the
(e)____of the camera and cash. They took his (f)______, locked him in a
(g)
(0.
guilty. Two (m) staff, gave (n) (o)__
and (h) __
before the (j)
him overnight. The next morning he appeared in . He took an (k)____and (1)__not
_, the owner of the property and a member of the hotel . After both sides of the case had been heard the boy was guilty. He had to pay a (p)____of £50 and he was given a
(q)____of three month in prison suspended for two years.
| E. Law and Punishment | ||||
| detective; coroner; | plain clothes; verdict; | jury; solicitor; | warders; trial; | inquest; death penalty. |
a) If you want legal advice in Britain, you go to a_____.
b) At the end of the_____, the judge ordered the twelve men and women of
the____to retire and consider their_____, guilty or not guilty.
c) Men or women who look after prisoners in prison are called prison officers or
d) If a person dies in unusual circumstances, an court, and the "judge" is called a_____.
is held at a special . He wears
e) A policeman who investigates serious crime is called a _ ___, not uniform.
f) In some countries murderers are executed but other countries have abolished the
F. Sentences
before; in; to; of; with.
a) He's being kept__
b) He was sentenced
c) She got a sentence
d) He was accused_
custody.
___five years.
six months.
murder, theft.
handcuffs.
e) She's been charged____
f) He appeared____court______
g) They were brought_____the judge.
h) The jury reached a verdict_____guilty.
Just for Fun
A beautiful blonde walked into a Chicago police station and gave the desk sergeant a detailed description of a man who had dragged her by the hair down three flights of stairs, threatened to choke her to death and finally beat her up.
"With this description we'll have him arrested in no time," said the desk sergeant.
"But I don't want him arrested", the young woman protested. "Just find
him for me. He promised to marry me."
***
A man sentenced to death was being taken to the execution place in very nasty weather.
"What lousy weather", he remarked.
"You are not the one to grumble", commented one of the escort.
"We've got yet to go back".
***
After an incident in Croydon involving a prison van and a concrete mixer, police are looking for eighteen hardened criminals.
The Two Ronies, BBC TV
***
Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.
O.K. Chesterton, The Man Who was Thursday, 1908
***
Eth: A professional burglar! Mr. Glum, you told me Ron's Uncle Charlie was a biologist.
Mr. Glum: All I said was, he studies cell structures.
* F.Muir, D. Nor den, The Glums,
London Weekend TV, 1978
***
Murder is always a mistake... One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
***
Eric: It was the corpse. He had a gun in his hand and a knife
in his back. Who d'you think poisoned him?
Erine: Who?
Eric: Nobody. He'd been strangled!
E.Morecambe, E. Wise,
The Morecambe and Wise Joke Book, 1979
***
Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence.
Storry's principle of criminal indictment
The degree of guilt is directly proportional to the intensity of the denial.
Glossary
accident (n) -1. an unusual, unexpected or unforeseen event
2. calamity, casualty, catastrophe, disaster.
3. any unpleasant or unfortunate occurrence that causes injury, loss, suffering or death.
accomplice (n)-one who helps a criminal in a criminal act. accuse (v) - see Ch.I. appoint (v) - see Ch.I.
arson (n) - the criminal act of setting fire to property in order to cause destruction.
- arsonist. v
assassinate (v) -to murder sb. for political reasons or a reward.
assassin (n) - one who murders sb. for a reward or political reasons.
assassination (n). assault (n) -1. a violent physical or verbal attack.
2. an attempt to do or immediate threat of doing unlawful personal
violence.
-assault (v). bail (n) (bond) - money paid by the accused to be released from custody
until the trial.
burglar (n) - one who breaks into houses or other buildings to steal. capital punishment - See Ch.IV. cell (n) - a small room in prison for one or more inmates. commit (v) - see Ch.I. community service (n) - unpaid work for the benefit of the community
done by the offender as punishment. compulsory (adj) - obligatory, mandatory, enforced. crime (n) - violation of law, a grave offence. criminal - see Ch. I. custody (n) - confinement or imprisonment.
- police ~.
- legal ~.
- detain in ~.
- keep in ~. damage(s)(n) - see Ch.IV.
detain (v) - to hold or retain in custody.
- detention (n).
- preventive detention.
detainee (n)- a person held in custody, esp. for political reasons. detective (n) - a policeman or other person engaged in investigating crimes or getting information that is not readily accessible.
- private ~.
deterrent (n) - anything which impedes or has a tendency to prevent
(e.g. punishment is a deterrent to crime). embezzle (v) - to appropriate (e.g. property entrusted to one's care)
fradulently to one's own use.
- embezzlement(n). enquiry (n) - see inquiry.
execute (v) - 1. to put completely into effect.
2. to put to death (legally) as punishment.
execution (n) - 1. putting into force.
2. putting to death as punishment. felony (n) - see Ch. IV. fine (v) - to sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in
money.
fine (n) т 1. a sum payable as punishment for an offense.
2. a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action. fingerprints (n) - impression of the lines of a fingertip taken for
purposes of identification. forge (v) - to fabricate by false imitation, to counterfeit.
— a cheque, document, money, signature.
-forger (n)^
forgery (n) - 1. act of making a false or counterfeit document, money,
etc.
2. forged document, banknote, etc. fraud (n) - 1. sth. that is not what it seems to be.
2. anything intentionally calculated to deceive.
-fraudulent (adj). guard (v) - 1. to protect from danger, to make secure.
2. to watch over so as to prevent escape, entry, theft, etc.
guard (n) - a person or a body of men whose duty is to protect a
place, people, etc.
- bodyguard (n).
- safeguard (n). guilty (adj) - see Ch.I.
handcuffs (n) - a pair of metal rings connected by a chain for locking
round criminal's wrists.
handcuff(\).
homicide (n) - the act of killing a human being. illegal (adj) - not authorized by law. imprison (v) - to put into prison.
imprisonment (n), life ~. inquest (n) - judicial inquiry, esp. by a coroner, into the cause of a
sudden, unnatural or unusual death. inquire (v) (into) (also enquire) - to request for information, to
investigate.
- inquiry (n) (also enquiry). * ~ agent (n) - private detective.
investigate (v) -1. to make a systematic examination or study. 2. to conduct an official inquiry.
- ~ a case, a crime.
- investigator (n).
- investigation (n).
kidnap (v) - to seize or detain a person by force and often for ransom.
- kidnapper (n).
- kidnapping (n).
lawbreaker(n) - a person who violates the law.
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manslaughter(n) - the unlawful killing of a human without any malicious intent or deliberation, which may be involuntary, in the commission of a lawful act without due caution.
misdemeanor(n) - see Ch.IV.