U n i 15 Crime Warm-up Look at the picture. In pairs, ask and answer the following questions: ■ What different things are the police responsible for? ■ Are the police generally respected in your country? ■ Would you like to be a policeman/woman? Why/Why not? Develop your use of English skills □Distance, size and power Circle the correct words to complete this table. Adjective Noun Verb long longness / length longen / lengthen short shortness / shorth shorten / enshort wide wideth / width widen / widthen broad breadth / broadth broaden / breadthen deep deepth / depth depen / deepen large largeness / targth largen / enlarge high bight/ height heighten / highten low lowness / lowth (owen / lower strong strength / strength strengthen / stronger* weak weakness / weakth weaken / enweak Complete the sentences Use each word in bold to form a new word which fills the gap in the sentence. 1 We had a pool in prison, and I'd always swim twenty or thirty _a day. It kept me in shape, long 2 Policemen must be at least 1.5 metres in__high 3 The government has__the proposals to include victims of non-violent crimes such as fraud, broad 4 The detective asked for the photo to be_so she could make out the blurred face more clearly, large 118 5 Police are searching the length and_of the country in an attempt to apprehend the criminals, broad 6 The doors and windows have all been__No prisoner can escape from here, strong 7 It was awful The_of the cell was only about one metre. I felt so claustrophobic, wide 8 We're launching a campaign to_awareness about the increase in crime in the area, high 9 The-of your prison sentence could be reduced for good behaviour, long 10 I wanted to be a detective but I failed the entry test because of my fear of__high 11 Police divers recovered the stolen car from a_of thirty metres, deep 12 The escaped convict lost a lot of blood during the prison break, and probably doesn't have the_to get very far. strong 13 If the police chief_the search area further, then he'll probably bring in forces from other areas to help in the search, wide Irregular nouns from verbs Complete this table by filling in the column on the right Be very careful! Al! the nouns you have to write are irregular in some way. Verb Noun Verb Noun attend -/ attendance marry _ believe - permit _/ permit choose _ practise _ decide _ pretend _ defend _ prove _ describe _ save _ die - see _ explain _ solve _ furnish _ succeed _ give _ think _ intend _ vary _/_ lose _ Irregular nouns from adjectives Now complete this table. Once again, be careful! Adjective Noun Adjective Noun able - evident _ anxious _ true _ e of English Skills / Unit 15 i t Develop your use of English skills Irregular adjectives from nouns Hi. in the irregular adjectives to complete this table. Adjective Noun / / / / / benefit day humour horror / / prison science terror Complete the passage Use the word in bold to form a new word to fill each gap in this passage. Does prison work? There are several generally accepted_(believe) about prison. Firstly, that prison is a social_(defend) against anti-social people. In short, it keeps us_(save). Secondly, that prison punishes wrongdoers through their_(lose) of freedom. Thirdly, that it teaches convicts the error of their ways, so that when they are released, they can enter back into_(day) life as law-abiding citizens. However, there is growing_(evident) that prison is not always the best_(solve) to the problems of crime that we face. Several ,__(science) studies have shown that prison is not nearly as -(benefit) to society as we might imagine. There are several _(explain) for this. The_(terror) conditions in most prisons mean that_ (prison) criminals rarely receive a positive education. Rather, they spend their time inside with other_(prison) who teach them the tricks of their trade. Also, when they are released, its very difficult for them to find a job, so they often feel that they have no_ (choose) but to reoffend. It's the only thing they know. So the_ (true) is that they are more likely to commit crimes again when they are released than if they hadn't been sent to prison in the first place. As a society, we have to pay_(attend) to the results of these findings. In_(practise), we may be a lot_(save) if we give criminals the_(able) to gain the practical skills they need to get a job and live_(succeed), productive lives, rather than just locking them away There is little_(prove) that prison works. Perhaps now is the time for us to take important_ (decide) regarding our system of punishment. At the very least, we need to give it more_(think). It could be a matter of life and -(die). G Irregular comparatives and superlatives Complete the table. Then, check your answers by looking at the chart on page 42. Adjective / determiner Comparative Superlative adjective adjective good _ _ bad _ _ far _ _ much / many _ _ little (=not much) _ _ Normal Normal Comparative Superlative adjective adverb adverb adverb good _ _ _ bad _ _ _ rfl Circle the correct word JU Circle the correct word to complete these sentences. 1 More / Most of the people I know have never even thought of committing a crime. 2 There's a lot less / least violent crime in this area than there used to be. I You did very good / well to tell the truth. 4 People drive a lot badly / worse after they've had alcohol. 5 It's the worst / worse case of stealing I've ever seen at this school You're expelled! 6 Do you think community service is the better / best punishment for this crime? 7 The further / furthest he goes, the more evidence he'll leave behind him. Don't worry! We'll catch him! 8 The less / least punishment you can expect to receive is a fine. airregular verbs Complete these sentences by changing the form of the verb in bold. Write one word in each gap. 1 'We will do everything to make sure the terrorists are_to justice,' said the politician, bring 2 _in large letters on the sign were the words: 'Keep out!', write I Joshua-a hole in the garden and buried the diamonds, dig 4 The window was_by the burglar, break 5 Over a million pounds worth of jewellery was_in the robbery, steal 6 I wish I hadn't_to live a life of crime, choose 7 The kidnappers were_and their captive was_to be unharmed, catch / find 8 The man who-the getaway car was blond and had a moustache. drive Use of English Skills /Unit 15 121 Unit 15 □People Complete this table. Abstract noun Person advice / crime employment / law relationship / sailing science surgery Grammar focus First, decide whether these nouns are usually countable or uncountable, or both. Write C, U or C/U next to each one. advice _ furniture glass _ information luggage_ news sheep _ travel cake _ fish hair _ knowledge money _ person time _ work Mow decide whether these statements about countable and uncountable nouns are true or false. Write T for True or F for False on the line. 1 We can use the word 'man/ with both countable and uncountable nouns. _ 2 We can use 'much' with uncountable nouns. _ 3 We usually only use 'much' and 'many' in questions and sentences with a negative verb. _ 4 We only use lots of or 'a lot of with countable nouns. _ 5 We can use 'some' with both countable and uncountable nouns. _ 6 We can only use 'a few' with countable nouns. _ 7 With uncountable nouns, a little* means 'a small amount of. _ 8 With countable nouns, 'a little' means a small' _ 9 We can say 'a piece of information/advice/furniture/cake/news'. - TO We usually use 'a number of with countable nouns. _ 11 We usually use 'an amount of with countable nouns., _ 12 'Glass', 'hair' and 'time* have the same meaning whether they are countable or uncountable. _ 122 Exam practice - USE OF ENGLISH PART 5 Exam know-how When you do Use of English Part 5: ■ Remember that some of the words tested in this part are irregular. Before the exam, try to learn as many irregular verbs, comparatives, nouns, etc as you can. ■ Remember that spelling is very important in this part. You are not allowed to make any spelling mistakes. If there is a choice of answer, e.g. 'relative/relation' or advisor/adviser', just write one of the words. Do not write both. For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0 THE POLICE LINE-UP The main role of the police in (0) .MftW&l......investigations is to uncover (1).....................which will lead to a prosecution. Sometimes, this is in the form of a (2).....................of the culprit by an eye-witness. The police use this (3).....................to track down a likely suspect, and then approach people who have a similar (4)......................They ask them to take part in a line-up. The suspect and the other people line up in a room. The witness enters with a policeman, and usually the suspect's (5)...................... The witness must look (6).....................at each person and say who they saw committing the crime. Their (7).....................is extremely important. If they don't pick out the suspect, he may well be given his (8).....................and the police will have to start the investigation again. The best (9)..................... for potential witnesses is to always tell the (10)....................., and only choose someone if you are absolutely certain it was them you saw. CRIME EVIDENT DESCRIBE INFORM APPEAR LAW CARE CHOOSE FREE ADVfSE TRUE Use of English Skills / Unit IS 123