Crime and SecurityCrime and SecurityUnit 6

Second edition

Crime & SecurityCrime & Security

Warming-up

Reading

Language in Use

Project

Culture Tips

Learning to learn

Homework

Warming-up

1. Listen to the song. What event does it

describe? What’s the singers’ attitude to it?

Do you think it’s a crime?

911 for PeaceAnti-Flag

2. What do you think is the most

unacceptable crime? Why?

Warming-up

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Reading

Pre-reading Tasks

Reading Comprehension

After-reading Tasks

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Pre-reading

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Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

1. What would you do if you found that

a burglar has broken into your house?

2. When this happens, is it lawful to

shoot the burglar in order to protect

our private property?

Comprehension

Crime and Punishment

1 Serial burglar Brendon Fearon is going to launch a claim for damages from a farmer Tony Martin. The farmer shot and wounded Fearon when he found the burglar had broken into his house. Martin was jailed because of the shooting.

2 Career criminal Brendon Fearon is suing Mar -tin for more than ￡ 15,000 in supposed loss of earnings. He says the injuries he suffered left him unable to find work. Lawyers for Fearon—currently in jail for heroin dealing—will make the claim at Nottingham County Court.

Comprehension

3 Fearon is likely to argue that it was the wounds he suffered while leading the raid on the farm that forced him to seek extra cash by dealing in drugs. Martin’s supporters are furious about the legal move, which could threaten the 59-year-old farmer’s home if the burglar wins. They feel that Fearon may have been encouraged by Martin’s High Court defeat last week, when his application for early release from jail was rejected. 4 He also says he suffered from a mental disorder which left him too scared to watch fireworks or shoot-outs on TV.

Comprehension

5 At the end of his three-year sentence for leading the raid on Martin’s house, Fearon told a psychiatrist he would never return to a life of crime because of guilt about the death of his teenage associate, who was shot by Martin.

6 But it proved to be a hollow promise when, in February, he was given 18 months at Nottingham Crown Court for supplying heroin.

7 Fearon has already received at least ￡ 5,000 in taxpayers’ money to fund the action.

Comprehension

8 Last night businessman Malcolm Starr, who has led the campaign for Martin’s release, said he was furious that Fearon’s solicitors were launching the action.

9 “Fearon is in jail, which is where he should be,” said Mr. Starr. “His conviction for drug dealing made a mockery of claims that he was trying to find gainful employment.”

10 Peter Sainsbury, who is backing the farmer, added: “It is outrageous that this is being funded by legal aid.”

Comprehension

11 “Mr. Martin doesn’t get legal aid. He has to defend himself on donations and people working for nothing. It is a scandalous situation.”

12 After his release from jail in August 2001, Fearon was regularly seen drinking in pubs in Newark. His benefits-funded lifestyle ended only when he was arrested for dealing drugs outside the town’s police station last September.

13 Critics have said that the father-of-three, who now has 37 criminal convictions, had never held down a job for any length of time.

Comprehension

14 Indeed, even those that know him often fail to recall any work he has done. His life of crime began at the age of 14.

15 Martin was jailed for life in April 2000 for wounding Fearon and shooting dead Fred Barras, 16, at his home in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk.

Comprehension

16 The case sparked huge debate over the rights of people to defend their homes.

17 In October 2001 the Court of Appeal overturned Martin’s murder conviction and cut his jail term to five years.

18 Martin is now due for release in July from Highpoint Prison, Suffolk.

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Language in Use

Grammar Development

Vocabulary Building

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GrammarModal Verbs expressing

Possibility/probability

Modal verbs can express ability, permission and request. They can also express the idea of probability, or how certain a situation is.

1 ） We use must and can’t to express the logical

conclusion of a situation.

must = logically probable

can’t = logically improbable

e.g. Is there no reply? They must be in bed.

They can’t be out at this time of night.

2 ） We use may/might and could to express possibility in

the present or future.

e.g. Take your umbrella. It might rain later.

They are not at home. They could be in the pub, I suppose.

3 ） We use modal verbs such as must, could, might, and can’t +

perfect infinitive to express degree of probability about the past.

e.g. He must have been drunk.

She can’t have got home yet.

He might have got lost.

They could have moved away. 　

Grammar

A. What are the past tenses of these sentences? What are the meanings of the modal verbs?

1. He must be on holiday.

2. He can’t be back home.

3. He could arrive any time.

4. He might be late.

Grammar

must: having strong probability

can: having probability

could: having some probability

might: having little probability

B. What are the past tenses of these sentences? What are the meanings of the modal verbs?

1. I must buy some sunglasses.

2. I have to go home early.

3. I can see the sea from my room.

4. We can’t smoke or chew gum.

Grammar

must, have to: obligation

have to: obligation

can: ability

can: permission

Grammar

Grammar tips

虽然情态动词经常用于表示可能性 , 但是针对某种可能性提问时，一般不用情态动词，而是采用 Do you think… 句式，比如：- Do you think she’s married?- She can ’t be.

- Where do you think he’s from?- He might be French. He ’s very handsome.

- Do you think they’ve arrived yet?- They may have. Or they might have been stuck in the traffic.

VocabularyCompound Words (3)

The noun compound “shoot-out” in the text is formed by a verb “shoot” and a particle (an adverb) “out” with the meaning of “a fight using guns”. The meaning of the word is related to the two words. There are many examples of this kind in English.

shoot + out shoot-outverb + adverb

noun compound

Vocabulary

1. What are the meanings of the following words? You may use a dictionary for help.

blackout breakdown break-in

build-up comeback handout

hideaway take-off

Vocabulary

blackout a period of darkness enforced during wartime as a protection against air attack （战时的）灯火管制

breakdown sudden failure in operation 故障 break-in an unlawful entering into a building by using force 非法闯

入build-up an increase over a period of time 增进，加强comeback a return to the formal position of strength, importance,

or high rank, after a period of absence 恢复原位（体力、重要性）

handout information given out, especially a printed sheet 传单，讲义

hideaway a place, such as a house, where one can go to avoid people 隐蔽所，藏匿所

take-off the beginning of a flight, when a plane rises from the surface of the earth 起飞

Vocabulary2. Fill in the blanks with the words

above. Change the form where necessary.

1. They all think that the of their military forces is necessary.

2. The streets were not lighted during .

3. Our car had a on the road.

4. We expect of the plane to be at 12 o’clock.

5. The team made a in the second half of the match.

6. Please read the given by the teacher carefully.

7. The last week made the local people very worried.

8. She lived in a for three years because she wanted to be alone.

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build-up

breakdown

take-off

comeback

handout

hideaway

break-ins

blackout

Project

A Questionnaire on “Neighbourhood Watch”

Step 1Work in groups and think about a situation that you are going to investigate.

Step 2

Each student contributes some ideas about what to investigate.

Step 3

Discuss these ideas. Choose the ideas that you think are the most useful. Put them down on a piece of paper.

Project

A Questionnaire on “Neighbourhood Watch”

Step 4Structure a questionnaire by rearranging the listed items according to different aspects of investigation.

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Step 5Design your questionnaire form.

Step 6Present your questionnaire to the whole class.

Culture Tips

1. If you are on foot— If possible, avoid walking alone, especially after dark. Be aware that some situations—short cuts, vacant lots, hitchhiking—add to the possible danger. Walk in well-lighted areas, face oncoming traffic, and be alert to persons or situations that arouse your suspicion.

In many large cities, there is, unfortunately, the problem of crime on city streets. If you are a visitor, you should consult with a friend or with the management of your hotel to find out which areas of the city may be unsafe. Here are some general pointers you should follow to avoid danger.

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Culture Tips

2. If you are travelling by car— When going to or from your car, have the keys ready to use if it’s after dark. Travel with others rather than alone if possible. Check the back seat and around the car before getting in, and keep the windows up and the doors locked.3. If you are living or staying in a house— The house you are living or staying in is the place where you have the most control over your security. Take a good look. Are the locks good quality dead bolts? Can your windows be locked securely? Is there any way to see and identify someone at your door before you open it? Be aware and prepared! If you are, you won’t have to be afraid.

Learning to learn

Overcoming listening problems (1)

What listening problems do you have? Do you have the following?● Tapes go at the same speed for everybody, and you may feel lost. ● You may experience a feeling of panic during listening activities. ● If you fail to recognise a word or phrase you haven’t understood, you stop to think about it, and you often miss the next part of the tape and are soon falling behind in terms of comprehension. How to overcome this listening problem? You are encouraged to ● listen for general understanding first rather than trying to pick out details immediately. ● learn to get into the habit of letting the whole tape “wash over you” on first hearing, thus ● try to achieve general comprehension before returning to listen for specific details.

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Homework

Watch the video.

1. Who was the old man? Whom

did he sign the contract with?

Why?

2. What happened to him at the

end of the video? What do you

think was the reason?

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Homework

Write a story according to the video you just watched.