to cover
to deserve/ earn an Oscar/ to win an Academy award,
to dub
to expose smb. to smth.
to give/ do an interview
to have got/ stand a good chance of doing smth.,
to like/ avoid media attention
to release on DVD
to represent
to wangle one’s way into
full-length
versus, good versus evil
1. «US Today» задумывалась как истинно общенациональная газета. Ее тираж недостаточен для США. Кроме того, она печатает только статьи общего содержания, что недостаточно для страны, где читателя больше всего интересуют местные новости.
2. Исторические романы, приключенческие книги, детективы, научная фантастика, романы и стихи, которые мы читаем ради удовольствия или по рекомендации преподавателей, создают особую атмосферу.
3. Радио и телевидение - это средства массовой информации, которые информируют людей об основных событиях сегодняшнего дня, воспитывают население и помогают провести свободное время.
4. Что касается книг и компьютеров, я твердо уверен, что компьютеры не заменят книги.
5. Я делаю все от меня зависящее, чтобы овладеть языком, так как я решила поступать на журналистику и стать корреспондентом-международником.
6. Знаменитости признают, что очень страдают от пристального внимания журналистов к их личной жизни, поэтому предпочитают жить где-нибудь в укромном уголке, вдали от объективов и вспышек фотокамер
“Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. “
G.K. Chesterton
“We can't quite decide if the world is growing worse, or if the reporters are just working harder.”
The Houghton Line, November 1965
“I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.”
Earl Warren, quoted in Sports Illustrated, 22 July 1968
“Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock”.
Ben Hecht
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.”
Thomas Jefferson
“A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.”
Henry Fielding
“Journalism is literature in a hurry“”.
Matthew Arnold
Student A: You are the famous writer Stephen King. You are going to be interviewed by young and dapper reporters. Tell them about your childhood, youth, family and plans for the future. Be open and friendly.
Students B, C, D etc: You are reporters interviewing Stephen King at the press conference. You should ask him different questions.
accident, to have an accident,
alibi, to have an alibi from … , to have a water-tight alibi,
alleged
anti-social, anti-social adults/ children,
attorney
autopsy report
burglary, a burglar, to deter burglars, to burgle
captor
case, to investigate a case, a criminal case, the case goes to a Crown Court, a court case, to present a case
charges, to be charged with doing smth., to be charged with doing smth.
claim, to make an insurance claim,
credit card, to order smth. on the credit card, a credit card holder,
crime, a perfect crime, to commit crime, to solve a crime, criminal, the causes of criminal behavior, to prevent crime, the crime rate, petty/ serious crimes, a crime report, to be responsible for the crime, the scene of the crime, violent crime, street crime
criminal, a cyber/ an Internet criminal,
defence, defence lawyers, defendant
evidence
fingerprints, to leave one’s fingerprints, to take fingerprints,
fraud, fraud squad, Internet fraud,
gang
getaway, to make one’s getaway, a clean getaway
guilty/ not guilty, to be found guilty, to be guilty of theft, to find smb. guilty/ innocent
gun, to own guns
hostage
informer
jail, to go to jail, to be in jail
judge
jury
juvenile, juvenile delinquency
law, the law and order, a lawyer
legal, he cannot be named for legal reasons,
murder weapon
offender
prison, to be in and out of prison, prisoner
prosecution, prosecutor
punishment, to apply the correct punishment,
ransom, kidnapping for ransom, to pay some money in ransom,
referee
reform school, to send smb. to a reform school
remorse, remorseful
robbery, a spectacular robbery, a bank robber
sentence (prison, fine, community service), to sentense, to be sentenced to … years in prison
solicitor
suspect, suspicion
thief
trial
verdict, to give/ deliver a verdict, to reach a verdict
victim
wallet/ purse
will, to be in somebody’s will, to inherit,
to be accused of doing smth.,
to be arrested
to be involved in smth.
to be permanently disabled
to catch smb.
to cooperate fully with the police
to decide on punishment
to dig
to disable/ avoid an alarm system
to kidnap, kidnapping, to be kidnapped, a kidnapper, a kidnap victim
to remain undiscovered
to search
to snatch
to stab
to trace bank notes
to use excessive force
to witness, a witness
reportedly
1. Подозреваемому предъявили обвинения в похищении, изнасиловании и убийстве.
2. Вчера захватчики потребовали выкуп за 5 заложников, которых они похитили в прошлую среду.
3. Силами полиции была наконец обезврежена банда, которая вот уже год наводила ужас на весь город.
4. Суд приговорил серийного маньяка к пожизненному заключению.
5. Поскольку не было достаточных доказательств, что преступление было совершенно, всех подозреваемых по данному делу освободили.
“When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.”
Norm Crosby
“The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs.”
Author Unknown
“Justice is incidental to law and order.”
John Edgar Hoover
“Somebody recently figured out that we have 35 million laws to enforce the ten commandments”.
Attributed to both Bert Masterson and Earl Wilson
Imagine a crime case and then act out the procedure in a court.
Student A: a judge
Student B: a prosecutor
Student C: a defender
Students D, E, F etc: members of the jury
Student K: a defendant