Стр.76 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
- Look at the photos on pages 78–79. Which phrases from the box can describe the crime that the young man is committing?
steal someone’s identity; blackmail someone; impersonate someone; take someone hostage; masquerade as someone; assume a false identity - Match visuals A–F to sentences 1–6. Use a dictionary to help you. Which of the crimes does NOT involve getting money or property from someone by dishonest means?
1. The young man who said he was from the gas company swindled the old lady out of her life savings.
2. A local gang has defrauded more than one hundred people of thousands of pounds.
3. My sister paid a $$50 fee to an Internet company so that she could work at home for them, but it was all a scam: the company didn’t even exist! 4. I think the signature on this certificate has been forged. 5. We discovered that the accountant had embezzled$$200,000 of the company’s money.
6. I realized that the man wasn’t a real insurance expert and that he had played a clever confidence trick on me. - In pairs, discuss these questions.
1. Which of the crimes in Exercises 1 and 2 are the most/least serious? Why?
2. What kind of personality do the people who commit these crimes have? - Listen and read the text on pages 78–79 and choose the correct answers (a–d).
1. What kind of text is it?
a a news story
b a report
c a biography
d a review2. Why did the author write the text?
a to entertain us
b to inform and interest us
c to warn us about identity theft
d to surprise us3. Which of the following crimes did Frank Abagnale not commit?
a forgery
b fraud
c identity theft
d hijacking4. Which of the following statements is not true of Frank Abagnale?
a He did not pass any exams.
b People found him attractive.
c He committed his crimes between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one.
d He did not intend to harm people through his crimes.5. What is the main point that the author is making?
a Abagnale has always used his talents to make himself rich.
b Identity theft poses a serious threat to society nowadays.
c Abagnale is a very talented man who was misdirected when he was young.
d The life of a criminal is not glamorous.6. Look at the underlined words and phrases in the text and choose the best description of the author’s attitude to Frank Abagnale.
a He is amused by him.
b He is critical of him.
c He is sceptical about him.
d He is impressed by him.
1) 1 impersonate someone; assume a false identity
2 swindle someone out of something; defraud someone; scam someone; forge something; embezzle money; play a confidence trick on someone
Which crime does NOT involve getting money or property by dishonest means? impersonating someone / assuming a false identity
2) 1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 E
6 F
4) 1 a news story
2 b to inform and interest us
3 d hijacking
4 a He did not pass any exams.
5 c Abagnale is a very talented man who was misdirected when he was young.
6 d He is impressed by him.
