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III. The crime in this text is murder, but there are unfortunately many others, consult the dictionary and match crimes to their definitions, translate the words on the left.
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| 1. Treason 2. Robbery 3. Assault 4. Larceny 5. Theft 6. Burglary 7. Felony 8. Misdemeanor 9. Arson 10. Tax evasion 11. Forgery 12. Mugging 13. Fraud | a) the illegal non-payment or underpayment of the crime of forging money, documents, or paintings tax b) an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place c) entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft d) a very serious crime such as armed robbery e) the crime of betraying your country, for example by helping its enemies or by trying to remove its government using violence f) theft of personal property g) wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain h) the crime of stealing i) a minor wrongdoing j) an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done k) the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property l) the crime of forging money, documents, or paintings m) the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats |
IV. It is quite difficult to retell the story without actually repeating its parts and sentences as well as without giving too many insignificant details. Exercises below are the ways of rendering the events without repeating the text. The first is the police report on Ronald's first murder. Use the given words to complete it. Mind that all of them should be in one tense form.
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When Mrs. Torbay came to us with her fears, we looked for information on her husband's first two marriages. This is what we learnt about the first. Using a
false name, Ronald Torbay ___on holiday to a place where no one knew him. There he ___ a rich, middle-aged, unattractive woman. She _____ in love with him.
When she _______his first wife, she ____him all her money in a will. A couple of weeks later, Torbay6 ______her in their bathroom. A reporter _____about it in the local newspaper. The funeral ____place only three weeks after the wedding.
V. Below you will find three more exercises in which certain events are described in a shortened way. Your task is to insert the missing parts paying attention to the way the original description given in the story was shortened.
1. Ronald found her background …. for his purpose. She used to be ….who later moved to …. her sick father until ….She didn’t have much chance of making friends, so now being … she had a lot of … and no one to …them with.
2. There were two unpleasant facts that forced him to plan her …. earlier than he originally …..First of all she … to talk about her… and refused to …him her ….. Secondly she was eager to … as possible about his ….
3. Now it was time for the … stage, which ….. He remembered the … with Dorothy’s body and was careful not to … this time. It was necessary to discover the body …..
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