a) prevention of
protection of
preservation of
responsibility for
detection of
to uphold
to prevent
to bring to
to break
to reassure
to keep
b) public tranquillity;
crime;
immigration, customs and excise duties;
the law;
life and property;
offenders;
justice;
the community;
the Queen’s Peace;
the law
8. Choose the words that characterise the activity of a policeman.
The work in the police is....
- interesting;
- noisy;
- exciting;
- nervous;
- depressing;
- awful;
- boring;
- dangerous;
- pleasant.
A policeman must be....
- compassionate;
- professional;
- patient;
- courteous;
- calm;
- cruel;
- honest;
- rude;
- restrained:
- firm;
- sly;
- jolly.
9. Read the text.
Alan is 17 years old. He wants to join the Police Service. It is tradition in his family to become a police officer. His grandfather was a Constable. He was proud of his job. Alan’s father is a Traffic Warden. He is a civilian employed by the Police. He wears similar uniform and works on foot in City centre. He is responsible for controlling the parking of traffic, moving people on where they hav overstayed their parking time and giving out fixed penalty tickets fo the more persistent parking offenders. Alan’s elder brother Peter who is now 20 years old, attends a twenty week training course at Peel Centre, Hendon. Alan envies his brother. It’s great to be a recruit at Hendon! Hendon is not like an ordinary educational establishment. The recruits are not tied to their desks - police work іs brought to life by acting out incidents. The whole class attend at the scene of practical incidents staged by Police Officer Instructors. Students are expected to take action as if they were on normal duty. And it is much more interesting than to sit in the classrooms. Peter is saying that he enjoys basic law, police procedure and how to handle people. Alan’s mother says that Hendon helps Peter become more skilful, patient and sensitive.
After initial training, Peter will join his new Division and for the first ten weeks will be taken under the wings of an experienced tutor Sergeant and Constable. During these early weeks working on the streets of London, he will, under supervision and guidance, learn about the local area, the people, and the problems that confront police officers.
Later, after about a year’s total service, the officers will complete a further two weeks training at an Area Training Unit.
After the initial two years Peter will be confirmed as Constable. Being a PC means that officers will often need to act quickly. His grandfather used to say: «Crime doesn’t clock on or off». All day and all night policemen have to safeguard homes and property, even life itself.
Alan is interested in fingerprint identification. That’s why after initial training he is going to enter the Fingerprint Branch at New Scotland Yard. Alan thinks that fingerprint identification plays an important role in many major crime investigations. But it will be in future. Now Alan must prepare himself for taking the Initial Recruitment Test. If you are thinking of joining the Police Service you must be physically fit. So, Alan does his morning exercises every day. He goes to learn Karate two evenings a week. He is already as tall as his brother and growing into a man very fast!
10. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and phrases:
- to join the Police Service;
- Constable;
- Traffic Warden;
- civilian;
- uniform;
- to work on foot;
- parking of traffic;
- fixed penalty;
- recruit;
- educational establishment;
- scene of practical incidents;
- to be on duty;
- basic law;
- police procedure;
- to handle people;
- skilful, patient, sensitive;
- tutor Sergeant;
- under supervision and guidance;
- to act quickly;
- to safeguard homes and property;
- fingerprint identification;
- crime investigation;
- physically fit.
