Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

8. Decide whether the following statements are true or false
1. Atticus was speaking with difficulty, with the kind of detach-
ment he used when he dictated a letter.
2. The state has produced a lot of medical evidence to the effect of 
the crime.
3. She has committed no crime, she has just broken a rigid and 
time-honored code of our society.
4. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crush-
ing down on her afterwards.
5. ... there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell 
was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his 
right.
6. The witnesses for the state ... have presented themselves in the 
cynical confidence that their testimony would be doubted.
7. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no 
particular race of men.
8. Our courts have no faults, as does any human institution, but 
in this country our courts aren’t the great levelers, as in our courts 
all men are created equal.
9. I’m an idealist and I believe firmly in the integrity of our courts 
and in the jury system.
10. I am confident that you, gentlemen, will review without passion 
the evidence you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this 
defendant to his family.
9. Finish the sentences using the text wording
1. He walked slowly up and down in front of the jury, ... . 2. “I shall 
be brief... . 3. “I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness 
for the state... . 4. She has committed no crime ... . 5. She knew full 
well the enormity of her offense... . 6. We do know in part what 
Mr. Ewell did: ... . 7. Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are cre-
ated equal... . 8. “But there is one way in the country... . 9. A court is 
only as sound as... . 10. I peeked at Jem: ... .

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