1.2. Crimes and criminals

Task 1. Work with a dictionary. Complete the chart.

CRIME	CRIMINAL	ACTION	TRANSLATION
---		---	сообщник
arson		to set fire
		to assault
	assassin
bigamy		---
			шантаж
	burglar
desertion
	---	---	насилие в семье
			наркоторговля
	embezzler
		to forge/ to counterfeit
			мошенничество
---		---	бандит, гангстер
hacking
		to hijack
	hooligan	---
	---	---	незаконная парковка
	kidnapper
looting
manslaughter	---	---
mugging
			убийство
	pickpocket
		to poach
rape
		to riot
			грабеж, ограбление
	seducer
shoplifting
			контрабанда
			шпион
		to stalk
	terrorist
theft
		to betray
vandalism

Task 2. Match words on the left with their definitions on the right.

accomplice arsonist assassin bigamist burglar deserter drug dealer forger hijacker hooligan gangster kidnapper mugger murderer pickpocket robber shoplifter smuggler spy terrorist thief traitor vandal

attacks and robs people in the street breaks into houses and other buildings to steal steals from shops sets fire to property illegally kills someone destroys public property steals things from people's pockets/bags 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 crime uses violence for political reasons causes disturbance in public places takes control of a plane by force murders for political reasons or reward is someone who steals makes false money or signatures is a member of a criminal group steals money etc. by force from people or places (e.g. banks) marries illegally being married already is a soldier who runs away from the army brings goods into a country illegally betrays his/her country to another state

Task 3. Say which of the offences from the list are described in the sentences.

1. shoplifting

2. hijacking

3. arson

4. robbery

5. murder

6. mugging

7. hacking

8. drug-trafficking

9. vandalism

10. theft

11. burglary

12. blackmail

13. hooliganism

14. kidnapping

15. pickpocketing

16. forgery

1. People broke into our house and stole our TV set and computer.

2. Two teenagers attacked her in the street and ran off with her purse.

3. The pilot was forced to take the plane to Israel.

4. She killed him with a kitchen knife.

5. Why do well-off people sometimes steal from shops?

6. Having made no profit this year, he set fire to his factory.

7. Young fans started fighting at the football match.

8. He threatened to tell the newspapers about it unless he got $10,000.

9. Someone has stolen my purse from the desk.

10. The clerk handed over the money when they threatened to kill him.

11. He was caught paying for the goods with forged money.

12. They were accused of deliberately smashing the phone box.

13. The boy will be harmed unless his parents pay the money.

14. His wallet was stolen from his back pocket.

15. Trained dogs found the packages stuffed into the seats of the lorry.

16. They accessed the information from FBI computer system.

From: Luke Prodromou. Grammar and Vocabulary for FCE

Task 4. There are many crimes and offences apart from the ones mentioned above. Explain, define or give examples of the offences listed below.

blackmail

kidnapping

arson

trespassing

manslaughter

smuggling

forgery

bigamy

baby- or wife-battering

conspiracy

fraud

driving without due care and attention

mugging – robbery with violence

drug peddling

espionage - spying

shoplifting

treason

hijacking

obscenity

bribery and corruption

petty theft

Which of the above would or could involve the following?

1. counterfeit money

2. pornography

3. hostages

4. a ransom

5. heroin

6. a traitor

7. state secrets

8. contraband

9. a store detective

Task 5. Fill in the gaps. The first letter of each missing word is given.

Thieves have been around for centuries, probably for as long as humans but armed r____________ is a more recent phenomenon. Unfortunately women have always been the v____________ of rape and domestic v____________. F____________ has been around ever since printing has been used to make money or produce documents. Rich people or their children are sometimes k____________ and are not set free until a r____________ has been paid. The XX-th century saw the appearance of many organized с____________ such as hijacking and drug-smuggling or drug-trafficking. Statistics show an alarming r____________ in the rate of violent crimes and crimes to do with the i____________ sale of arms across the world. Perhaps the most recent crime of all is hacking into computers to access i____________ that helps competitors in their business. This increase in international crime makes one wonder whether it's still true to say "C____________ doesn't pay."

From: Luke Prodromou. Grammar and Vocabulary for FCE

Task 6. Translate into English.