14.11. Vocabulary. Arms and weapons. Students get into pairs and number the above weapons, which the authorities were carrying, according to weight. Number one is the lightest. There will be some debate about this, but that is to be encouraged.

 

 

1 rubber bullets (these are pretty light, unless one is shot at you)

11 stun guns (a smaller handheld arm for rendering someone unconscious)

2 tear gas canisters (surprisingly light)

12 tranquilliser guns (another handheld firearm)

3 switchblades (these are those little pocket knives that gang members use)

13 revolvers (a kind of pistol)

4 daggers (a thin pointed knife common in assassinations)

14 machine guns (the automatic firearm that is held in two hands, which come in varying sizes)

5 truncheons (the wooden stick used by police officers)

15 automatic rifles (the longer type of gun held in both hand)

6 wooden clubs (prehistoric men and American baseball players use these)

16 motorbike chains (heavyweight mechanism for moving a motorbike’s rear wheel)

7 spears (a type of stick with a knife on the end used for throwing at targets)

17 grenade launchers (this is a heavy piece of weaponry.)

8 bayonets (a knife that is attached to the end of a gun)

18 bazookas (a heavy-weight arm that is placed on the shoulder and shoots very powerful ammunition. The only thing to stop Zak Washington and his band of criminals.)

9 machetes (a large heavier knife for cutting plants, foliage, wood etc.)

19 portable underground ticket dispensing machines (a large heavy weight weapon that does considerable damage to your wallet)

10 riot shields (fairly light weight but large plastic protection against flying objects)

20 heat-seeking missiles