Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the box below:
to patrol; guns ;
to guard; police force;
criminals; law ;
order; uniform ;
beat; crime
The British police officer — sometimes called «the bobby» after Sir
Robert Peel, the founder of the……is a welllknown figure to everybody
who has visited Britain or who has seen British films. Policemen are
to be seen in towns or cities keeping…and…, either walking in the
streets («pounding the beat») or driving in cars (known as «panda cars»
because of their distinctive markings).
To be a policeman means doing…work, wearing a… and working
in a small area of London, preventing…and arresting….
In most countries the police carry….The British police generally
do not keep firearms, except in Northern Ireland. Only a few police
officers are regularly armed — for example, those who…politicians
and diplomats or who…airports.
