FCE listening about crime novel

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Vocabulary 1: Crime and punishment

1  Talk about a crime which has been in the news recently. Say what you know about the facts of the crime and, where relevant, the investigation and the trial.

A Crimes and criminals

1    Match the crimes in the box with each of the people in sentences 1-8. The first one has been done for you.

burglary    mugging   drink-driving      shoplifting            identity fraud         trafficking       internet piracy vandalism

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1 A young man attacks another and robs him of his wallet. mugging

2 A 78-year-old woman steals a scarf from a department store.

3 A 14-year-old sets fire to litter bins and breaks car windows.

4 A driver stops to sleep in his car; he has had three glasses of wine.

5 A criminal gang earns millions from buying and selling drugs.

6 A group of teenagers illegally distributes films online.

7 A man has tricked people into emailing him their bank details; he uses this information to take money from their accounts.

8 A journalist breaks into the town hall to steal documents that will prove the mayor is guilty of corruption.

What title would be given to each of the criminals in exercise 1?

Example:

mugging - mugger

B   Punishment

1  Look at the following types of decisions which can be taken by courts. Put them in order from the least to the most severe.

a to sentence someone to life imprisonment

b to order someone to do 200 hours of community service

c to acquit someone of all charges

d to order someone topay a fine of £2000

e to give someone a two-year prison sentence

Useful language

Giving opinions

In my opinion/view ...

To my mind ...

Personally, I think . .

I strongly believe . .

Agreeing and disagreeing

That's right/true. I think so, too.

I agree (up to a point).

I really don't think so.

I completely disagree.

2  Decide what punishment, if any, should be given to the person or people in exercise A1 above. Discuss your ideas using some of the language of agreement and opinion in the Useful language box.

Listening 1

Part 4

Multiple choice   2.16

1  Tell your partner about the last crime novel you read or crime film you saw.

Why do you think crime novels and films are so popular?

You will hear an interview with a crime writer. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B orC).

With us today is local crime writer, Justin Blakelock. Justin, perhaps I should begin by asking you why you decided to write crime fiction rather than any other genre?
Whenever I'm asked that question, people think I'm going to say it's because I've always loved reading crime novels.
Well, I have, but I'm actually much more of a science fiction fan than anything else, and that's the kind of thing I was writing when I first started out as an author. But then my editor - an ex-policewoman curiously enough saw elements of crime writing in my work and she gently pushed me in that direction.
And was it her idea to set your novels here in Brighton?

No, that was mine.
Firstly, because I love the place so much and, despite the crime theme, I do try to show it in a positive light. But also, even though I'm writing fiction, I want my stories to be as real and accurate as possible. And because I grew up in this area, because I know it so well, it makes sense for me to set them here. There are too many novels that lack credibility because they're set
in fictional places,
or they're set in real places which are not accurately described.
You show two versions of Brighton in your books, don't you?

That's right. To the visitor, Brighton seems a very peaceful city.
It has this gentle, calm exterior -the very solid seafront buildings and pleasant shopping streets. But like many other cities it has its darker, more criminal places - the rundown buildings and areas that the tourist rarely sees. And that's also true of many of the characters I create. At first, they seem to be very gentle, very pleasant people, but there's something darker, more criminal hiding below the surface.
And how about your protagonist, Detective Inspector George Trent?
He's a little more straightforward, isn't he?
Yes, yes he is.
He does have the occasional moment when he surprises everyone - if not, he'd be too dull. But essentially, what you see is what you get with George. He's very scruffy, slightly overweight, and completely disorganized. He doesn't worry about things like dressing up or combing his hair - he thinks he's good enough as he is, he's very comfortable with the way he looks. And that's really what makes him such a likeable character, I think.
Yes, he's not attractive, but he's very human, isn't he?
Now, Justin, you have a very popular website. Can you tell us about that?
Yes, sure. Well, the original idea behind the site was to get my name out there more and promote my books.
But it gradually evolved into a blog - usually articles aimed at crime writers who were just getting started. And then other established authors began reading and commenting on my posts, and now it's effectively become a forum, a kind of debating club.
Can you give us an example of the kind of advice you give?

Well, I've just posted a list of things you should remember to include in a crime novel
So for example, make sure your detectives have enough paperwork to keep them busy. Real detectives have loads to do, so your fictional ones should be doing their fair share too. To be honest, it's the kind of thing writers ought to pick up themselves by watching what goes on in a police station. There's absolutely no substitute for that. But it's good to compare notes and for every ten pieces of advice I give, you can read twenty more in the comments from other writers who've done their own research. It's a support service, a secondary source.
And a very useful one.
Now Justin, your last book, Western Road, is currently being made into a film. You must be delighted.
Yes, I am.
More or less. The American producers wanted to move the action to Chicago, but I made it a condition that it had to be filmed in Brighton with British actors. I only wish I'd insisted on having more control over the script. It moves too fast for my liking. But that's the film world for you - what can you do?
Not much, I guess.
Justin, thank you for coming in. Good luck with ...

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1 Why did Justin become a crime writer?

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2 The setting for Justin's novels helps him create

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3 Both the city in which Justin's novels are set and his fictional characters

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4 According to Justin, what is his main character's most appealing feature?

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5 Justin initially set up his website in order to

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6 Justin says writers should carry out their main research by

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7 What is Justin not happy about with the film version of his latest book?

3  If you were writing a crime novel, where would you set it? Why?

Language focus 1: Too and enough

1 a  Read extracts 1-5 from the listening script, then choose the correct alternatives in sentences a-d.

1 There are too many novels that lack credibility ...

2 ... if not, he'd be too dull.

3 It moves too fast for my liking.

4 ..... he thinks he's good enough as he is ...

5 ..... make sure your detectives have enough paperwork to keep them busy.

 

a Too much and too many are used before nouns/adjectives and adverbs.

b Too is used before nouns/adjectives and adverbs.

c Enough is used before/after nouns.

d Enough is used before/after adjectives and adverbs.

b Which form of the verb is used after enough in sentence 5?

Read more about too and enough in the Grammar reference on page 217.

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1 I couldn't hear what they were saying because they were speaking so quietly.

TOO

They were speaking hear what they were saying.

2He couldn't see over the wall because he was so small.

ENOUGH

He was see over the wall.

3 We'll need more eggs if we want to make an omelette.

ENOUGH

There us to make an omelette.

4I didn't go into the bar because it was too crowded.

TOO

I didn't go into the bar because people.

3 a  Write six true sentences using the phrases below.

Example:

enough time - I didn't have enough time to finish my homework last night.

enough money      too much noise     too difficult       old enough      strong enough        too many people

b  Ask your partner about his or her sentences.

Example:

Why didn't you have enough time to finish the homework?

burglary
سرقت
drink_driving
رانندگی در مستی
identity fraud
سرقت هویت
internet piracy
دزدی اینترنتی
mugging
زورگیری
shoplifting
دزدی از فروشگاه
trafficking
قاچاق
vandalism
تخریب آثار عمومی و باارزش
robs
غارت
sets fire to
آتش می زند
litter bins
سطل آشغال
illegally
به صورت غیر قانونی
distributes
توزیع می کند
guilty of corruption
متهم به فساد
to sentence someone
محکوم کردن کسی
life imprisonment
حبس ابد
community service
خدمات اجتماعی
to acquit
تبرئه کردن
all charges
همه اتهامات
a fine of
جریمه از
prison sentence
مجازات زندان
crime fiction
داستان جنایی
accurate
دقیق
lack credibility
فاقد اعتبار
calm exterior
بیرونی آرام
rundown buildings
ساختمان های فرسوده
protagonist
قهرمان داستان
straightforward
رک و سرراست
essentially
اساسا
likeable character
شخصیت دوست داشتنی
evolved into
تکامل یافته است
debating club
باشگاه مناظره
have loads to do
کارهایی برای انجام دادن دارند
substitute
جایگزین
more or less
کم و بیش، تقریبا
rob
غارت

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