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Vocabulary Exercises
I. What key notions and words do the following groups of synonyms represent? delinquency, dishonesty, felony, law-breaking, law-lessness, misconduct, misdemeanour, offence, racket, sin, wrongdoing. bent, corrupt, crooked, culpable, dishonest, felonious, illegal, indictable, nefarious, shady, unlawful; convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, miscreant, offender, outlaw, recidivist, transgressor, villain. act, commandment, decree, directive, edict, injunction, mandate, measure, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, code, convention, practice, law of science, formula, principle, proposition, theory. advocate, barrister, counsel, legal representative, solicitor. II. Choose the right word: a) guilt – blame – fault 1. You want Allan to take the…. 2. They say it was the boy’s …. 3. To my horror in the public prosecutor’s office Oscar’s… was said to be known and classified. 4. The evidence against him was so incontrovertible that the defendant had to admit his…. 5. John’s attempt to shift the… for his defeat on his companion met no response. 6. He could not prove my … for the accident. 7. He acknowledged his…. b) to rob – to plunder – to loot – to steal – to burglarize 1. The bank was … today by two masked gunmen. 2. Invaders … and… throughout the entire country. 3. Can you not see how the great trusts have … your treasures? 4. The house of Julia Merton was – on Wednesday night. 5. His mail was repeatedly…. 6. He gathered a small army and descended upon the Big House which he… and distributed the spoils among the poor people. 7. The thief … the drawers of their contents. 8. You’ve … me of my ideas. 9. The maid was accused of having… her mistress’ jewelry. 10. The villa must have been… by some teenagers. III. Which is the odd word out? a) to steal, to pilfer, to filch, to purloin, to rob, to smuggle, to thieve, to plunder; b) to chase, to trace, to pursue, to follow, to seek, to be after, to hunt; c) a scoundrel, a robber, a thief, a burglar, a murderer, a killer, a gangster, a bandit, a crook, a swindler; d) a prisoner, a defendant, a prosecutor, an eyewitness, a judge, an attorney, a sheriff, a lawyer, a barrister; e) blackmail, smuggling, theft, robbery, burglary, felony, bribery, swindling, drug addiction, kidnapping, fraud, infidelity. IV. Translate into English using key notions and words of the Unit: 1. Доставку утренних газет часто задерживают.
V. It is well known that robbery takes many forms. What are they? Make up your own sentences to prove how different robbery can be.
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