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1. conduct a trial and pass the sentence;
2. have a first-hand knowledge of the event and give evidence under oath;
3. bring suits against other persons;
4. in cooperation with other persons are to decide the truth of the case tried before the judge;
5. act for the state in prosecuting criminals;
6. are appointed to try small offences in Britain;
7. break laws;
8. are suspected of committing crimes and brought before the court.
15.4. Practice in communication
(Certainty/Uncertainty)
*15.4.1. Read and try to remember.
Certainty
Uncertainty
1. I'm quite/absolutely
1. I'm not sure.
certain/sure it is.
2. I'm not quite/at all sure.
2. No, certainly not.
3. I'm not certain.
3. Yes, certainly.
4. Could be/Might be.
4. There's no doubt.
5. I couldn't say.
about it.
15.4.2. Respond with certainly or uncertainly to the following questions:
1. Are boys cleverer than girls?
2. Is Chinese more widely spoken than English?
3. Are you generous?
4. Would you like to visit the Moon one day?
5. Do you like our lessons?
15.4.3. Read the dialogue and then dramatize it.
DETECTIVE: Where were you last night at exactly 9.20 pm?
BOB: 9.20 pm? I couldn't say. I can't remember.
DETECTIVE: Are you sure you can't remember?
BOB: Absolutely certain. (Quite sure.)
DETECTIVE: Were you in or out? Can you remember that?
BOB: I'm not sure. I think I went out at about half past nine. But I'm not certain.
DETECTIVE: Did you see anyone coming into the block of flats?
BOB: No, I didn't.
DETECTIVE: Sure?
BOB: Quite sure. There's no doubt about it.
15.4.4. A friend is asking you about your holidays. He/she wants to know what you did, where you went
and so on. Some of the questions you can answer with certainty. Others you can't because you've forgotten.
15.5. General understanding
15.5.1. Read the text. Try to understand it and be ready to answer the questions.
The man who escaped
(Episode 15)
1. Coke's mind went back to the time, five years earlier, when both he and Masters had been officers in the
same Army Intelligence unit. Masters had been Coke's superior. Several important military secrets had
disappeared and they were both trying to find out who had taken them.
One evening Coke had gone, on Masters' orders, to a lonely place in Epping Forest. Masters had told him
he would meet a possible informer there. While he was waiting, three men had grabbed him from behind. They
had poured whisky all over him and down his throat and then hit him over the head.
2. When he came to he was back in his car, but it had crashed into a tree. The police had already arrived. It
appeared that Coke had got drunk and lost control of his car. The police had found several files marked «Top
Secret» in his car. Coke swore he had never seen them before. The police also found Coke had deposited more
than 2,000 in his bank account a few weeks before. Coke had known nothing of the money. The bank said the
cheques had arrived by post with Coke's countersigna-ture. Nobody believed Coke's story. It appeared he had
sold secrets for money and was going to do so again the night he had crashed. Masters denied he had ever told
Coke to go to Epping Forest. This is what Coke wanted to ask questions about now.