Стр.142 Unit 11 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Комарова, Ларионова 11 класс, Русское слово:

Listening

A Can you match the crimes to the picture?

B 42 You are going to hear a radio interview about crimes that have gone wrong. Listen and note down the crimes from A that are mentioned.

Текст аудирования:

Radio presenter: Now, I’m sure you’ll agree with me that crime’s no laughing matter, but nevertheless, over the years there have been some crimes that are simply so stupid that you have to laugh. And in most cases, the criminals are so foolish that it usually doesn’t take long for the police to catch up with them. Paul Simms, our legal correspondent, has been looking into some of the best cases of bungled crimes. Paul.

Paul: Thanks, Jane. Yes, as you said, there have been some remarkably stupid criminals over the years. One of my favourites is actually quite a recent case of a Manchester man, David Davies, who got stuck in a chimney while trying to burgle a supermarket. Radio presenter: How on earth did that happen?

Paul: Well, Davies claimed that he had fallen down the chimney after a night out with friends.

Radio presenter: And how did he explain being on the roof?

Paul: Ah. well, that’s exactly what the judge asked him, and he couldn’t give an answer. (1)

Radio presenter: So how did he get out of the chimney?

Paul: Well, he was stuck there ail night and eventually, early the next morning, a van driver who worked there heard him crying for help. (2) In the end firefighters had to knock the chimney down in order to rescue him.

Radio presenter: Quite a lucky escape, then? Paul: Well, yes and no. As soon as he was rescued, he was arrested, so he can’t have been very happy! Well, Davies was pretty dumb, but there are even dumber criminals out there.

Radio presenter: For example?

Paul: Well, if you’d committed a crime, you’d try to keep your personal details a secret, wouldn’t you? Radio presenter: Yes, I guess I would. I mean, I wouldn’t give out my address and telephone number.

Paul: Me neither, but some criminals don’t seem to think it’s so important. Take, for example, the bank robber who handed over a note to the bank clerk asking for $250,000.

Radio presenter: Why did he use a note? Was he wearing a mask or did he have a strange accent?

Paul: No, he wasn’t wearing a mask, and he had a perfectly ordinary local accent. The reason is that he actually had a sore throat and couldn’t speak at the time, so he had to write his demands! (3)

Radio presenter: I see. So what happened?

Paul: She read the note and handed over the money, but it didn’t take long for the police to catch up with the thief.

Radio presenter: Why not?

Paul: Because he’d written his note on the back of one of his own cheques, which of course had his name all over it. (4)

Radio presenter: Wow, that really is stupid!

Paul: Isn’t it? The police must have been amazed! These days, of course, there are high tech ways to get yourself caught.

Radio presenter: Are you talking about the internet, Paul?

Paul: That’s right, Jane. Last year in California, for instance, two teenagers were found guilty of arson.

Radio presenter: What had they been doing?

Paul: Well, they’d set fire to cars, school buses, stores and even a bowling alley. (5)

Radio presenter: Goodness, and what’s the I internet got to do with it?

Paul: Well, these stupid boys thought what they’d done was so clever, that they wanted to tell the world. So they boasted about their crimes on MySpace. (6)

Radio presenter: Sorry, Paul. What’s MySpace?

Paul: Oh, MySpace is a social networking site. It’s a website where people can meet other people, write about themselves, invite friends to comment and that kind of thing.

Radio presenter: Oh, I see. And they wrote about their crimes, did they?

Paul: That’s right, Jane. And they even put up photos of the fires they’d started. But they shouldn’t have been so proud of themselves, because when the police saw the photos, they weren’t impressed.

Radio presenter: How silly! And how did the police know to look in MySpace?

Paul: Well, they got a phone call.

Radio presenter: A tip-off, you mean? (7)

Paul: That’s right, Jane, and the police found all the evidence they needed, right there on the internet. The boys were arrested soon afterwards.

Radio presenter: Amazing. Well, thanks Paul for t that look into the not-so-clever mind of the criminal. And coming up next...

Unfired state exam

Steps to success

Sometimes the ‘wrong’ choices in questions include words that are used by the speakers. Dontaskt make your choice just because you see a word that you heard spoken. It may be a trap!

C 42 Now listen again and choose the best task answer for each question.

1 What couldntaskt David Davies explain?

A how he got stuck in a chimney

В why he was on the roof

C what his friends were doing

2 Who first found Davies?

A a police officer

В a firefighter

C a supermarket employee

3 Why didntaskt the bank robber speak to the clerk?

A He wasntaskt able to speak.

В He was wearing a mask.

C He didntaskt want anyone to recognize his voice.

4 What information did the bank robber give?

A his name

В his telephone number

C his address

5 Which of these things did the Californian teenagers not damage?

A schools

В cars

C shops

6 Why did the teenagers use MySpace?

A to get other friends involved

В to show how proud they were

C to plan more crimes

7 How did the police find out about the pair?

A They received an email.

В They received a telephone call.

C They searched the Internet.

D Check your answers with your teacher. Can you explain why the other answers are not correct?

Quick chat

Which of the crimes in the picture do you think is the worst? What sort of punishment is best for each of the crimes? Choose from the following or suggest something else: a fine a prison sentence community service