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d) they held a pistol at the pilot's head and he had to do what they said;

e) they set fire to the hotel;

f) they took some things off the shelves and left the supermarket without paying for them;

g) they took away the rich man's son and asked him for a lot of money;

h) they hit the man on the head as he was walking along the street, and stole all his money and credit cards;

i) they took her purse (кошелёк) out of her handbag as she was standing on the crowded platform waiting for the train.

II. Wright down a report about a burglary using the given words in the sentences with Passive Voice.

The door of the house, to force, at 10p.m., yesterday.
The old man, to beat, to tie.
The most valuable things, to take.
The fingerprints, to find, on many pieces of furniture.
The knife, to leave, by one of the burglars.
The car, to use by them, and the traces of it, to find, near the house.
The old man, to take, to the hospital.

New words: to force – (зд.) - взломать; to beat (beat, beaten) - бить; to tie - вязать, связывать; valuable - ценный; furniture- мебель; burglar -грабитель; traces – следы; burglary – кража со взломом.

Задания для «инспекторов безопасности дорожного движения»

I. DIALOGUES

Fill in the gaps:

Traffic officer: Show me your driving licence.

Driver: Here you are.

T. of: You must pay a fine.

D.: Why?

T.of: You've broken …1) …

D: What's the matter?

T.of: You've …2)… your car in the wrong place, there is no… 3)… here at all.

D.: Excuse me, please. I didn't know that parking is prohibited here.

D.: Let's go!

II.

Traffic officer: Your …4)…, please.

Driver: Here you are.

T.of: Do you know that there is a speed limit here?

D.: No, I don't.

T.of: You must pay a fine for …5) … the speed limit.

D: I'm sorry. My car is not in good working condition.

T.of: The service station is over there.

D.: Thank you.

T.of: …6)….

III.

Traffic officer: Please stop.

Driver: What's the matter?

T.of: Your driving licence, please.

D.: Here you are.

T.of: You have to pay a … 7)….

D.: Why?

T.of: You have run a ….8)….

D.: Excuse me, I was in a hurry and didn't notice a red light.

T.of: I …9)… you.

IV.

Traffic officer: Your driving licence, please.

Driver: What's the matter?

T.of: You are driving under the influence of ….10)…. You've broken road traffic rules. You are driving with the speed not less than …11)… km. I'm …12)…

D.: I don't agree.

T.of: Come with me to the police station to clear up this question.

New words: to pay a fine – платить штраф; to prohibit- запрещать; exceeding - превышение; to run a green (red) light – проехать на зелёный (красный) свет; to warn - предупреждать; under the influence - под влиянием; to remove from driving - отстранить от вождения.

Вариантдляпроверки

I. DIALOGUES

Traffic officer: Show me your driving licence.

Driver: Here you are.

T. of: You must pay a fine.

D.: Why?

T.of: You've broken road-traffic rules.

D: What's the matter?

T.of: You've parked your car in the wrong place; there is no parking here at all.

D.: Excuse me, please. I didn't know that parking is prohibited here.

D.: Let's go!

II.

Traffic officer: Your driving licence, please.

Driver: Here you are.

T.of.: Do you know that there is a speed limit here?

D.: No, I don't.

T.of: You must pay a fine for exceeding the speed limit.

D: I'm sorry. My car is not in good working condition.

T.of: The service station is over there.

D.: Thank you.

T.of.: Not at all.

III.

Traffic officer: Please stop.

Driver: What's the matter?

T.of: Your driving licence, please.

D.: Here you are.

T.of: You have to pay a fine.

D.: Why?

T.of: You have run a red light.

D.: Excuse me, I was in a hurry and didn't notice a red light.

T.of: I warn you.

IV.

Traffic officer: Your driving licence, please.

Driver: What's the matter?

T.of: You are driving under the influence of drink. You've broken road traffic rules. You are driving with the speed not less than a hundred km. I'm removing you from driving.

D.: I don't agree.

T.of: Come with me to the militia station to clear up this question.

Задания для «сотрудников отдела кадров»

Find out personal qualities and abilities required to join Police Service in Britain.

If you are thinking of joining the Police Service you must have:

1. blond hair;

2. patience;

3. common sense;

4. courtesy and calmness;

5. flexibility;

6. courage;

7. relatives abroad;

8. understanding and compassion for people;

9. decision-making judgement;

10. suitable clothes.

If you are thinking of joining the Police Service you must be ready to:

1. analyze causes of accidents;

2. sing songs;

3. think and act quickly;

4. catch and arrest criminals;

5. dance Arabic dances;

6. serve the community;

7. prevent crime;

8. do the sums;

9. deal with people from all works of life;

10. work hard.

II. Police

Complete the following sentences with the words and phrases from the box.

walkie-talkie; join; plain clothes; detective;
police force; rank; policeman; 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 lowest (d) . He'll wear a (e) _ and go out in the streets keeping in touch with the police station with his (f) _. Then he'd like to be a (g) in (h) investigating serious crimes.
Письменно выполненные задания передаются в жюри.
6. Работа с текстом
TEACHER: Now, one more task. You are to prepare a report on the work of Metropolitan Police Force. Each team gets a text. You should catch the main idea of it, understand the details, sum up the information and present two stories which will make up a comprehensive report about Police in Britain.
(Read the text about police in Britain
1.
Before the 19th century, Great Britain had no organized police system. In 1829 Sir Robert Peel , England’s Home Secretary, introduced and guided through Parliament “The Metropolitan Act of 1829”. Metropolitan Police Force was created by this Act. It was the first organized British police force.
In Britain different areas have different police forces. For instance, the Metropolitan police – the largest police force in the country operate in London, but there are different police forces in the counties outside London.