Substitute the words in italics with the words from the active vocabulary.

Translate the pairs of sentences and explain the difference in the meanings of the following words. Find the words in the text and decide from the context what the word could mean, then give your own examples.

III. VOCABULARY STUDY

A. Give the definitions for the following terms and expressions or explain in other words.

1. witness

2. fingerprinting

3. microscopic examination

4. evidence

5. testimony

B. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:

1. What is the principle objective of forensic science and scientific expertise?

2. What does an initial investigation include?

3. What may detectives rely on?

4. What is a crime lab?

5. What are 2 types of evidence? What is physical evidence?

6. In what way does evidence help in an investigation?

2. Complete the following sentences according to the information from the text:

1. Forensic science serves…

2. Majority of criminal cases are solved by…

3. When a detective has a suspect in mind the next step is…

4. Evidence from a criminal case is usually examined in…

5. In a crime laboratory staff there are investigators who… and…

6. Evidence collected at a scene of a crime helps to…

1. Match the following legal terms with their definitions:

1. accident/incident

a. A bomb exploded in a department store but no one was killed in the incident.

b. Her father was killed in a car accident.

2. matter/case

a. This piece of land is the main matter of dispute.

b. He needed 2 months to solve Martin’s murder case.

3. crime/offence

a. This act of terrorism is considered as a crime against humanity.

b. Most prosecutions of crimes are brought by police.

c. I think it is a real offence against the law.

4. proof/evidence

a. This evidence is reliable and can be admissible.

b. This requires no proof.

c. Evidence consists of testimony, documentary evidence, physical evidence, and, when admissible, hearsay evidence.

5. inquiry/investigation

a. The investigator has made inquiries about the suspects.

b. An inquiry into a death the cause of which was unknown was conducted by a coroner.

c. Who is responsible for the results of the investigation?

6. scene/place

a. What place do you come from?

b. Most investigators begin at the scene of a crime.

c. It was a striking scene.

2. Choose the right preposition in brackets according to the contents of the sentences (for, on, through, of).

1. Why do detectives usually rely…a network of informants instead of meeting or interviewing people themselves?

2. The suspect can make a confession in exchange… plea bargain for a lesser sentence.

3. The use of fingerprinting spread rapidly …Europe.

4. The method of fingerprinting is a means …identifying criminals.

1. This physical evidence confirms the witness’s words.

2. An investigator has a right to make a search and question witnesses.

3. Criminal offence is defined as an illegal act for which a person may be punished by the State.

4. A crime scene sketch (малюнок) is a drawing that shows the appearance of a crime place.

5. Mrs. Smith who saw the accident tells that the suspect looked rather strange.

6. Mr. Black said he was ready to tell of his guilt.

7. After the long considerations he was set free.