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Task 9. Read this press report from an the evening newspaper. Regina marketing chief kills four

The head of. the marketing department at REGINA, Kurt Hofmann, shot five employees, killing four and seriously injuring one, this morning. He escaped from the REGINA head office and has not been found yet. He is armed and may be dangerous.

He was arrested a couple of weeks later in a hotel a few hundred mites away. When his trial took place month later, lots of comments were made about him.

Task 10. Imagine you are a witness for Mr. Hofmann's case. Develop these ideas. Persuade the court that he is guilty (not guilty).

I'm a handwriting analyst. Samples of his handwriting over the years show definite signs of instability.

I work at Regina . He should be put in prison for the rest of his life- every day of it.

I’m a psychiatrist. I've examined Mr. Hofmann and I can definitely say that he is unable to cope with stress. He is not a leader and probably never was.

Mr. Hofmann lived in the flat upstairs. He seemed such a nice man. I can't understand it all. I feel very sorry for him.

The consequences of that fateful day were:

– for Mr. Hofmann -17 years in prison;

– for his immediate superior -early retirement with a good pension;

– for 4 employees -death, leaving three widows and 7 orphans;

  • for one employee - disability for the rest of his life.

Unit VI. Law Breakers task 1. Match each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right:

1. an arsonist

  • attacks and robs people, often in the street

2. a shop-lifter

  • sets fire to property illegally

3. a mugger

  • is anyone who breaks the law

4. an offender

  • breaks into houses or other buildings to steal

5. a vandal

  • steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer

6. a burglar

  • kills someone

7. a murderer

  • deliberately causes damage to property

8. a kidnapper

  • steals things from people's pockets in crowded places

9. a pickpocket

  • gets secret information from another country

10. an accomplice

  • buys and sells drugs illegally

11. a drug dealer

  • takes away people by force and demands money for their return

12. a spy

  • helps a criminal in a criminal act

13. a terrorist

  • uses violence for political reasons

14. an assassin

  • causes damage or disturbance in public places

15. a hooligan

  • hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey

16. a stowaway

  • takes control of a plane by force and make the pilot to change course

17. a thief

  • murders for political reasons or a reward

18. a hijacker

  • is someone who steals

19. a forger

  • makes counterfeit (false) money or signatures

20. a robber

  • is a member of a criminal group

21. a smuggler

  • steals money, etc. by force from people or places

22. a traitor

  • marries illegally, being married already

23. a gangster

  • is a soldier who runs away from the army

24. a deserter

  • brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax

25. а bigamist

  • illegally carries drugs into another country

26. a drug smuggler

  • betrays his or her country to another state