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Vocabulary notes

(1)	plot	заговор, интрига
	establishment	правящие круги, властвующая элита
	witness box	место для дачи свидетельских показаний в суде
	vehemently	категорически, решительно
	shed new light	проливать новый свет, взглянуть по-новому
	prison	тюрьма
	let down	ослаблять
	avoid	избегать
(2)	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Федеральное бюро расследований (ФБР)
	Freedom of Information law	Закон о свободе информации
	House of Commons	Палата общин
	acquit	оправдывать
	silence	заставить замолчать
	persistently	упорно
(3)	observer	наблюдатель
	legal team	группа юристов, юристы
	mysterious	загадочный, таинственный
(4)	barrister	барристер (адвокат, имеющий право выступать в высших судах)
	solicitor	солиситор, адвокат (дающий советы клиенту, подготавливающий дела для барристера и выступающий только в судах низшей инстанции)
	doubt	сомнение, неопределенность
	legal right	законное право
	not-guilty verdict	вердикт о невиновности, оправдательный приговор
	key	ключевой
	convince	убеждать
(5)	ramification	последствие, результат
	probation	испытательный срок
	mistakenly	ошибочно
	Attorney General	Генеральный прокурор
	disclosure	разоблачение, разглашение
	presumably	вероятно, предположительно
	spy	шпион
	blackmail	шантажировать

Task 2

Read the text again and find equivalents of the following Russian word combinations and sentences; note the use of the grammatical forms in brackets:

(1)	1. причудливая неудачная интрига
	2. чтобы защитить себя от обвинений, которые он категорически отрицал (the Infinitive of Purpose)
	3. мог бы привести к длительному тюремному заключению (“might”)
	4. которых он хотел бы избежать (the Attributive Clause; the conjunction “which”)
(2)	5. после того как сделал запрос в соответствии с (the preposition “after”; the preposition “under”)
	6. были оправданы по обвинению в заговоре с целью убийства
	7. в одном из самых известных судебных дел
(3)	8. заявили, что он не будет давать никаких показаний (“would”)
	9. и высказываний, сделанных им (the Past Perfect)
(4)	10. устранил любые сомнения (the pronoun “any”)
	11. если бы письмо было предано огласке (the if-clause)
	12. им не удалось убедить присяжных
(5)	13. был недавно вызван вновь (the Present Perfect Passive; the adverb “recently”)
	14. за нарушение условий испытательного срока
	15. был членом парламента от лейбористов, а не от либералов (“rather than”)
	16. подвергаясь шантажу со стороны (the Perfect Participle Passive)

Task 3

Discuss the following questions:

(1)	1. What document has the BBC obtained?
	2. What was the reason of Jeremy Thorpe’s reluctance to give evidence?
(2)	3. Who was Norman Scott?
	4. Why did Mr Thorpe want to kill him, according to the prosecution?
(3)	5. What procedures did Mr Thorpe avoid when it was announced that he would not give any evidence?
(4)	6. What had Mr Thorpe’s lawyers been notified of?
	7. Did the prosecution witnesses convince the jury?
(5)	8. Why has interest in the trial been reawakened?
	9. When did the FBI find the letter?
	10. Why did John Profumo resign?

Task 4

Fill in the gaps with prepositions:

(1)	1. not go … the witness box
	2. give evidence … the Old Bailey
	3. might have led … a lengthy prison sentence … their client
	4. would have faced questioning … his sexuality
(2)	5. … making an FOI request … American Freedom of Information law
	6. were acquitted … conspiring
	7. The trial arose … a bizarre incident
(3)	8. would not give any evidence … his own defence
	9. being cross-examined … the prosecution
(4)	10. had significant information … his other gay relationships
	11. letter … Thorpe … a friend
	12. faced significant doubts … their credibility
(5)	13. to clear him … the court … public opinion
	14. whose name is redacted … the FBI’s release
	15. having been blackmailed … the KGB

UNIT 18

Rape

Task 1

Read the text “2 NYPD Detectives Quit After Being Charged in Rape Investigation”

(1) Detectives Eddie Martins and Richard Hall resigned ahead of an internal department trial. Two New York Police Department detectives have quit their jobs after being charged with raping and kidnapping an 18-year-old in their custody, The Associated Press reports. Detectives Eddie Martins, 37, and Richard Hall, 33, were arrested last week on a 50-count indictment that included rape, official misconduct and kidnapping charges. Martins and Hall resigned ahead of an internal administrative trial set for Thursday.

(2) Police Commissioner James O’Neill released a statement Monday that said he would have fired both officers had they been found guilty at the internal trial. “And I would have done so on behalf of every NYPD cop, because we owe the communities we serve ― as well as the honest, hardworking men and women of this department ― nothing less,” the commissioner’s statement read. The detectives still face criminal trial on the multiple charges in the Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn.

(3) Martins and Hall were accused of detaining the woman in a police van after finding her in possession of marijuana and anti-anxiety pills. Prosecutor Frank DeGaetano’s statement in court said that Martins raped her while Hall drove the van. Afterward, the prosecutor said, the detectives switched places, and Hall forced himself on the woman. A rape kit tested after the incident showed evidence of Martins’ and Hall’s sperm, DeGaetano said. Both officers claimed that any sexual intercourse between them and the woman was consensual.

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