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This is a statuę which stands above a ‘fi famous court in London.

1    Discuss the symbolic significance of the sword and the scales.

2    Give a brief description of the system of justice that operates in your country.

3    How confident are you that you would be acqu5?te3rif you were charged with a crime that you had not committed?

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Multiple-choice questions

Paper 4 Part 3

A O You will hear an interview with Dr Lafford, a leadingexpert in the field of for^Yisic śaence. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or Dj which fits best according to what you hear.

1    Dr Lafford says that Sherlock Holmes was an example of a good forensic scientist because of his

isychological insights. unbiased approach.

C detailed observations.

D knowledge of medicine.

2    Forensic scientists pay particular attention to ©evidence of mutual contact.

^£-evidence that items have been touched.

C a suspects clothing.

D carpet fibres and human hair.

3    Dr Lafford gives the example of the broken headlight to show that forensic science has become

(AJmore complex.

B morę reliable.

C morę straightforward.

D less time-consuming.

4    According to Dr Lafford, electron microscopes can A provide only a little valuable information.

B sometimes damage evidence.

>rovide a Chemical analysis.    ^

;uarantee total accuracy.

5    The value of forensic evidence depends on A how its significance to a case is explained.

B the use of advanced genetic fingerprinting.

C eliminating human error.

^Djreducing the number of possible suspects.

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Vocabulary    _w

Expressions connected with the law

łt Complete the sentences using the expressions below, making any necessary changcs.

a law unto oncsclf abovc tlić law thcletterof the law the law of the jungle lay down the law    ^

take the law into one’sown hands

1    The jury freed him because, although he was guilty

according to    kUjhey all felt that he had

done nothing morally wrong.

2    When she came home after midnight for the third time, her mother decided to lc*j.tŻtk2L-'/jilfand said she could not go out without her permission.

3    Just because he is rich and has powerful and influential friends, he thinks he is (zŻćułZ/i* L&u-anA can do whatever he likes.

4    You can’t trust anyone in this prison - the only law here is Ił&k&Ą/Miy a&fonly the strongest survive.

5    When the police^efused to help, he decided to

tto/c+sZ aru\ to track down and punish the people who had attacked his daughter.

6    Our finance director is brilliant, but hes

+    and won’t have anything to do with

normal office routines.

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