V. Answer the questions.. Практические задания к тексту 2. Processing a criminal case. I. Find the sentences in the text that answer the questions below.. Практические задания к тексту 3. What Is a Crime?. I. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию прочитанных

V. Answer the questions.

1. What is the title of the text?

2. What is the text devoted to?

3. How many parts can the text be divided into?

4. What is criminal punishment?

5. What factors must be taken into account in order to pass a just sentence?

6. What are the basic penalties in Russia?

7. What are the supplementary penalties?

8. What can you say about the most severe punishment in Russia?

Практические задания к тексту 2. Processing a criminal case

I. Find the sentences in the text that answer the questions below.

1. Where did the quarrel between Fred, Henry and Steve take place?

2. Who died on the way to hospital?

3. Why was the sentence for Fred so severe?

4. What was the sentence for Steve? What was he charged with?

II. Translate the following word combinations which tells Fred` s story into Russian:

1. the barman called the police;

2. the ambulance took the young men to hospital;

3. Fred was charged with a first-degree murder;

4. Fred had had serious problems with the law;

5. his sentence was life imprisonment.

III. Translate the short sentences which say what happened to Steve.

1. Стив оскорбил полицейского и был арестован.

2. Его обвинили в нападении без отягчающих обстоятельств.

3. Он получил 6 месяцев лишения свободы в местной тюрьме.

4. Он был студентом колледжа и работал.

5. У Стива раньше не было проблем с законом.

Практические задания к тексту 3. What Is a Crime?

I. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию прочитанных текстов.

1. What is the most general definition of crime?

2. The punishment for a committed crime is dependent on the gravity of the crime, isn’t it?

3. Is there any difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?

4. What are the traditional three classes of crimes?

5. How many crimes are called «Index crimes»? What are they?

6. What does the text say about violent crimes in America?

7. Why are white-collar crimes not widely covered in mass media?

8. What types of political crimes does Text 2 mention?

9. Which of the American presidents were assassinated?

II. Письменно переведите текст «What Is a Crime?»