Police in the UK

 

 READING

Task 1. Read and translate the text below. Fill in the missing headings from the box.           
                                          

a)  Police Dog Handlers             f)  Criminal Investigation Department (CID) b)  Traffic Police                        g)  Drug Squads c)  Firearms Units                       h)  Under Water Search Units (police frogmen) d)  Air Support Units                  i)  Fraud Squads e)  Mounted Branches                 j)  Special Branch

 

 

 

 

 

The Police Service
         1……..
Their duties involve tackling vehicle crime. They ensure road safety by enforcing traffic laws such as those relating to speeding and drink driving. They also deal with road accidents and help road users.
         2………….
These specialist officers work with operational officers and other agencies to target drug dealers and tackle the drugs.
         3………….
These are specialist teams trained in the use of firearms. They assist with dangerous operations.
         4………….
These officers and their dogs work as a team. The dogs assist with catching criminals, searching buildings and policing large crowds, such as those at football matches. They are often trained to find drugs or explosives.
         5…………
They’re vital for investigating crime and searching for missing persons in rivers.
         6…………
They play a vital role at events where there are large crowds, such as football matches, race meetings and demonstrations. They are used to provide high visibility policing in parkland and open spaces.
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They work at airports and seaports, providing armed bodyguards for politicians and public figures and investigating firearms and explosives offences that may be connected to national security matters. These officers combat terrorism.
         8…………
Many forces have or share full time air support: helicopters and planes. They have on-board technology including thermal imaging cameras which ‘see in the dark’. They often assist with serious traffic incidents.
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They are responsible for investigating financial and commercial fraud.
         10………..
Officers are engaged in detective work. Their core role is to investigate crimes and to act upon intelligence which can lead to the arrest and prosecution of hardened or 'career' criminals.

VOCABULARY

  

Task 2. Match the English and Ukrainian equivalents.

1. police force	a) вогнепальна зброя
2. Metropolitan Police	b) міністерство внутрішніх справ Великої Британії
3. firearms	c) поліцейські сили
4. Home Office	d) столична поліція
5. beat officer	e) поліцейське управління
6. police authority	f) дільничний офіцер
7. responsible for	g) база даних
8. databank	h) відповідальний за
9. police subdivision	i) поліцейська служба
10. police service	j) підрозділ поліції

Task 3. Complete the sentences with a word and a word-combination from the box below.

  

a) police forces               f) counties b) London                       g) woman police constable c) guns                            h) Home Secretary d) drunken driving          i) a truncheon e) special constables       j) uniform

1. There are 52    … and more than 176,000 police officers in Great Britain - about one in every 400 people.
2. Each police force has volunteer  … who perform police duties in their spare time, without pay.
3. The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Force are responsible for policing … .
4. Police officers do not normally carry … in Great Britain.
5. A British policeman is generally armed with … and CS spray.
6. One police force may be responsible for up to three …
7. The  …. of a British policeman is blue with a high helmet, and traffic wardens have  the uniform with a yellow hatband.
8. The duties of the traffic police are controlling offences like speeding, …, and illegal car parking.
9. In most forces, female officers are identified by the word “woman”, e.g. “…”.
10. For historical reason, … is responsible for Metropolitan Police Service.

 

Task 4. Complete the sentences.

 

1. Great Britain has no …	a) established the first police force in 1829.
2. The founder of the British police Sir Robert Peel...	b) if they are asked to give assistance.
3. The forces are divided into …	c) national police force.
4. The forces cooperate with each other…	d) a police authority.
5. Generally, British policemen …	e) divisions, subdivisions and local police stations.
6. Each force is responsible to …	f) are not armed with firearms.
7. Any police beat officer can …	g) to join a trade union, political parties or to go on strike
8. London’s Metropolitan Police …	h) “panda cars” because of their distinctive markings.
9. Police officers are not allowed …	i) call upon a vast support network: patrol cars, flying squads, frogmen, and dog-handlers.
10. The British police cars are known as …	j) is the largest police force.

 

 

WRITING

Task 5. Make up 5-7 questions to ask a British police officer about his/her police service:

1. powers and duties
2. police training
3. retirement
4. uniform, equipment and firearms, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

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