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2.6. Which of the words can be used with the multi-word verbs? Up to three items may be correct.

1. The judge let him off with a) a warning. / b) a suspended sentence. /

c) the death penalty. / d) a two-year prison sentence.

2. They have set up a) a business. / b) a birthday party. /

c) an inquiry. / d) a research team.

3. They have carried out a) an experiment. / b) a committee. /

c) an inquiry. / d) a test.

4. a) The alarm clock / b) The fireworks /

c) The gun / d) The telephone went off.

5. a) A new film / b) A flu epidemic /

c) A fire / d) An argument has broken out.

6. a) Peace talks / b) The holidays / c) Negotiations /

d) Community relations have broken down.

2.7. Work with a partner. Discuss the following questions, using the multi-word verbs from the unit.

  1. What time does your alarm clock start ringing in the morning?

  2. Your friend has been involved in a petty crime. It is probable the police will catch him. What would you advise him to do?

  3. If you discover something surprising or shocking about someone you have known for a long time, what would your reaction be? Give an example.

  4. What can cause riots to start suddenly?

  5. Which of the following people would you punish lightly or not at all?

  • a poor woman caught stealing food from a supermarket;

  • someone caught stealing small items from work;

  • a student traveling on a bus without a ticket;

  • a 13-year-old boy caught breaking into a parked car.

f) Can you think of examples of people who have been punished lightly for crimes they committed? If so, what were they?

2.8. Work with a partner. Look at the expressions in italics and discuss what they mean. How would you express the same idea in Russian?

  1. I caught him red-handed. When I entered the room I saw him taking the money from my purse.

  2. He had kept to the straight and narrow all his life, so we were taken aback when we heard he had committed a serious crime.

  3. It was a case of poetic justice. While the burglar was away on holiday someone broke into his house and stole everything.

  4. The judge’s responsibility is to ensure that a suitable punishment is given. In other words, the punishment should fit the crime.

  5. When the man was found not guilty of killing the children, the local people took the law into their own hands. They set fire to his house and forced him to leave the area.

2.9. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions below.

  1. A man tries to steal some money from your bag. You catch him red-handed. What do you do?

  2. How important is it that people in public life, such as politicians, keep to the straight and narrow in their private lives?

  3. What is your reaction when you hear about a case of poetic justice.

  4. Why is it so important that the punishment should fit the crime? What is the result if it doesn’t?

  5. When, if ever, is it right to take the law into your own hands?

2.10. Work in pairs.

A woman is to appear in court charged with murdering a man who had killed her husband and baby daughter in a drink-driving accident. The man had been allowed to go free, with a five-year driving ban and a fine of £250. The woman, shocked by the light punishment, went to the man’s house and, after an argument, shot him dead. She then went to the police and admitted killing him.

Try to think of as many reasons as possible why the woman should be found guilty or not guilty of murder. Decide what you think the result of the trial should be. Then discuss your ideas with the rest of the group.