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 1 S P EAKI N G & LI STE N I N G c Look at the ph
or read the bo
GET IT RIGHT agreeing and disagreeing man teaching
Use a variety of expressions for agreeing and disagreeing:
I think it must be… That’s what I was thinking.
Do you agree with that? Exactly!
Don’t you think…? I don’t think that’s true.

a Do the quiz in pairs. Give reasons for your answers.

BEAT THE BURGLARS!

1 How long do you think a
burglar normally takes to
search someone’s house?
a 10 minutes
b 20 minutes
c 30 minutes
2 Which of these are the most
common things burglars steal?
a TVs, digital cameras, etc.
b paintings and antiques
c money and jewellery
3 Which of these is more likely to stop a burglar coming
into your house?
a a dog
b a burglar alarm
4 Which three of these would most influence a burglar
to choose a particular house or flat?
a It looks expensive.
b There is no one at home.
c There aren’t many other neighbours nearby.
d There are good places to hide around house.
e They have burgled the house before.
5 How are burglars more likely to get into a house?
From The Sunday Times

a through an open door or window

b by breaking a door or window
6 What is the best place to hide your valuables? Number
these rooms in the order that burglars usually search them.
the living room the main bedroom
the kitchen a child’s bedroom
the dining room the study

b p.117 Communication There’s only one place burglars

won’t look… Read the answers to the quiz – provided
by ex-burglars themselves!
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 Crime and punishment V O C AB U L ARY B AN K

Crime Criminal Verb

1 Crimes and criminals 1 I blackmail blackmailer to blackmail
Match the examples to the crimes in 2 bribery – to bribe
the chart. 3 burglary /"b3;gl@ri/ burglar to break in / burgle
A A gang took a rich man’s son and 4 drug dealing drug dealer to sell drugs
asked the family for money. 5 fraud /frO;d/ – to commit fraud
B She went to her ex-husband’s 6 hijacking /haIdZ&kIN/ hijacker to hijack
house and shot him dead.
7 kidnapping kidnapper to kidnap
C A passenger on a flight made the
pilot land in the desert. 8 mugging mugger to mug
D After the party the man made the 9 murder* /"m3;d@/ murderer to murder
woman have sex against her will. 10 rape rapist to rape
E We came home from holiday and 11 robbery robber to rob
found that our TV had gone. 12 smuggling smuggler to smuggle
F Someone tried to sell me some 13 terrorism terrorist to set off bombs, etc.
marijuana during a concert. 14 theft thief /Ti;f/ to steal
G When the border police searched 15 vandalism vandal to vandalize
his car, it was full of cigarettes.
H Someone threw paint on the statue * manslaughter /"m&nslQ;t@/ = killing somebody illegally, but unintentionally
in the park. assassination = murder of an important person, usually for political reasons= (verb
I He said he’d send the photos to assassinate).
a newspaper if the actress didn’t
pay him a lot of money. 2 What happens to a criminal
J An armed man walked into a bank Complete the sentences. arrested caught charged
and shouted, ‘Hands up!’ Write the words in the column. committed investigated questioned
K A man transferred company money The crime
into his own bank account. 1 Carl and Adam a crime. They murdered a man. committed
L A builder offered the mayor 2 The police the crime.
a free flat in return for a favour.
3 Carl and Adam were on the way to the airport.
M Two men left a bomb in the
4 They were and taken to a police station.
supermarket car park.
5 The police them for ten hours.
N Somebody stole my car last night
from outside my house. 6 Finally they were with murder.
O A man held out a knife and made acquitted court evidence guilty judge jury not guilty
me give him my wallet. proof punishment sentenced verdict witnesses

The trial
7 Two months later, Carl and Adam appeared in .
8 told the court what they had seen or knew.
9 The (of 12 people) looked at and heard all the . /
10 After two days the jury reached their .
11 Carl was found . His fingerprints were on the gun.
12 The decided what Carl’s should be. /
13 He him to 10 years in prison / jail.
14 Adam was found (they thought he was innocent).
15 There was no that he had committed the crime.
16 He was and allowed to go free.
Punishments
• community service (doing • a ( 600) fine • a life sentence
some work to help society, • six months in • capital punishment
e.g painting, cleaning, etc.) prison (the death penalty)
Can you remember the words on this page? Test yourself or a partner. p.37

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 4 READING
a H ave you ever travelled very fast in a car or
on a motorbike? D o you know how fast you
were going? How did you feel?

b Look at the article. Can you explain the

title? Read the article once and answer the
question s.
1 W hat two alternatives are offered to
speedaholics if they are caught?
2 W hat's the main thing that participants
learn on the course?
3 Do you think the course will make John
Earl go more slowly?

J
c Read the article again and complete the gaps ohn Earl is 25 and addicted to speed. Not the drug, but a mixture that is
with A- E. just as powerful - an intoxicating combination of high-powered engines,
test osterone and youth. 'It's not the speed exactly,' he says. 'It's the
A the speeders are asked to explain why they were
adrenaline. It's the buzz you get when you go fast.'
stopped and to give details of any accidents
they 've had But if you regularly drive at 120mph (190kph) on a public road, sooner or
B so before leaving, each of them is given a metal later you're going to get caught, and today John is one of a dozen speeders
key ring engraved with a cross -section of a head attending a new programme designed to cure them of their need for speed. It
inside a helmet is similar to 1_ _. At the beginning of the course the participants are asked to
introduce themselves and admit that they have a problem. 'Hello, my name's
C programmes used to treat alcoholics and drug
John, and I'm a speedaholic.'
addicts
D although other people get injured and even die, The speedaholics course is for serious and habitual offenders, and is offered
'It's not going to happen to me' as an alternative to getting points on your licence. 'It is based on research into
the attit udes of young drivers and bikers,' says Chris Burgess, a psychology
E the class to write down their worst experience on
lecturer at Exeter University, who created the programme. There are courses
the road, their potential risk areas, and what they
for both car drivers and motorcyclist s. 'There is an element of addiction in
need to remember to keep themselves alive
this sort of behaviour,' says Burgess. 'It's sensation-seeking, it's taking risks,
d Look at the highlighted phrases. W ith a looking for that buzz, but ignoring the potentially fatal consequences. They all
partner, use your own words to say wh at have the feel ing that 2_ _.
they m ean. Today's course, which is for motorcyclists, is led by Inspector Robin Derges,
a police officer who is a senior investigator of road deaths and a keen biker
e W hich of the two punishments for speeding
himself. After introducing themselves, 3_ _. They range in age from 18 to
(doing the course or getting points on your
mid-forties and most were caught doing at least 20mph (36kph) over the
licence) do you think would be more speed limit. Oerges gets straight to the point. 'Motorcyclists make up just 1%of
effective in your country? W hy? all the vehicles on the road, but 33%of all deaths and serious injuries happen
to motorcyclists. Unless something changes, if we meet up here in a year's
time, one of you will be dead.'

Says Derges 'We want to give them a sense of their own vulnerability, their
human limitations, and t o help them make a realistic assessment of the
ri sks involved. It's not about stopping people from enjoying riding, it 's
about preventing deaths.' Towards the end of the day he asks 4_ _.
'The problem is that people get on their bikes and suddenly think
they're Valentino Rossi,' says John.

Standing in the car park at the end of the course, the bikers seem to
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have taken everything they have heard very seriously. John admits
Glossary
speed noun the rate at which something moves or travels 'It's certainly made me more aware. I know I sometimes behave like
speed noun (informal) an illegal amphetam ine drug an idiot. But that's not to say I won't forget all about it in a few weeks'
points on your licence in the UK (and many other time.' Burgess knows this, 5_ _. It is t o rem ind them of a part of the course
countr ies) if you com mit a driving offence you may get
penalty points on your licence. If you get more than 12 that explained what can happen to the brain in a collision.
points in th ree years , you ca n be ban ned from driving.
Valentino Rossi an Italian motorcyclist who has won 'The idea is that they will see the key ring when they are rid ing and it will make
them think twice,' says Burgess.

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Adapted from The Sunday Times