21 B2 | 7. Klasse | READING | Rules, laws and regulations Now complete the following sentences with a collocation from exercise 2. 1 I really think the laws on gun ownership should be changed. Yesterday there was another in which 25 people were injured. 2 In some countries there are severe punishments for e.g. carrying out a peaceful protest. 3 Following the bank robbery at Central Bank last year, the thieves were given a long . 3 Understanding text structure If a text is coherent, it means it ‘flows’ nicely – the ideas in the text connect to each other smoothly. Writers connect ideas by avoiding repetition and by using words to compare, contrast and connect ideas. Read the extract from an article about crime in cities. Look at the words in bold and decide what they connect to. Use different colours to connect the ideas. An example has been given. 4 Now read the extract again and underline the linking words. Complete the response on a discussion forum about graffiti with a suitable word. The first letter has been given. 5 6 The fact that there is more crime in cities than in rural areas is logical from a statistical point of view, since more people live in cities and, therefore, there are more chances of crimes being committed there. It is also where there are higher numbers and more obvious cases of social and economic inequalities, aspects which, very often, trigger these acts. Cities offer a whole host of opportunities for criminals: from potential victims to attack, to large numbers of shops and homes to burgle to steal valuables. Although being surrounded by others, such as when in crowds on public transport, may give us the feeling of natural protection, it can also create the perfect setting for criminal acts to take place. In this context, there are certain circumstances when humans blend in with crowds. This explains anti-social behaviour and acts of vandalism carried out by large groups of people during demonstrations, for example, in which vehicles and wheelie bins are set on fire or shop windows are destroyed. Economic inequality is also higher in cities and this is illustrated with material elements like luxury cars and homes that can be targeted by violent criminals. Sadly, 1 u acts of graffiti become a punishable offence in my country, paint-splattered walls will continue to be a common sight everywhere. 2 H , that’s unlikely to happen anytime soon. 3 E t many people view graffiti as a form of creative expression and 4 ther consider it to be art, I’m not so sure. I’ve always thought of 5 i as something ugly – like a stain on our urban landscape. The ‘artists’, or ‘vandals’ as I like to call 6 t , refer to graffiti simply as street art, a form of graffiti that usually consists of tagging or creating more complex pictures. The bottom line is that 7 t art forms are created illegally, with artists taking huge risks 8 w creating their works, and this often results in arrests. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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