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Task 6:
Listen to the following advice a police officer gives to a tourist aer her purse was stolen. Are
the following sentences true or false? Correct them if necessary.
Statement True False
1 Filing a police report doesn’t make sense because you
won’t get your belongings back anyway.
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correcon
2 Don’t worry too much about a lost or stolen credit card
– your bank account is safe.
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correcon
3 Driver’s licenses are not that important. Deal with that
whenever you get a chance.
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correcon
4 If your house keys are dropped off at a police staon,
you can go back home with a good feeling.
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correcon
Task 12:
Listen to the following story tled “Kleptomania as a Criminal Defense/Pardon?” and complete
the tasks below:
– Describe the behavior of the woman and explain why it seemed odd to the vicm.
– Explain the M‘Naghten rule in your own words.
– Discuss if the M‘Naghten rule makes sense, when it is applied as a criminal defense for
kleptomania.
Work together with a partner.

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Task 18:
Listen to a police officer giving a short briefing at a neighborhood watch meeng. All neighbors
of the area are invited to find out more about crime prevenon ps for home security.
Before listening to the text collect ideas about crime prevenon ps for home security. What
can you think of? Then complete the tasks below:
– Describe how the officer’s father used to keep burglars off his property.
– Pick three ideas to safeguard your home against crime and explain them in your own
words.
1.
2.
3.
– What other ideas to improve home security can you think of?