- •Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение
- •Введение
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Give definitions of the following words:
- •3. Read the text and do the tasks.
- •4. Answer the question about the British police.
- •5. Finish the following sentences, using tail questions.
- •6. Find equivalents to the following Russian words and phrases in the text above:
- •7. Read the interview with a police officer. Dramatize it. Then sum up the information you learnt from the interview about the British police.
- •9. Master your vocabulary in the topic “Crime and Criminals”
- •10. Read the text and explain why a police officer has to ‘caution’ the person who is being arrested.
- •11. Complete the article with words from the box.
- •12. Match the words in bold in the previous task to the definitions 1-7.
- •13. Use the words from the box in the text:
- •14. Read the newspaper article below and think of a headline for it. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Read the following verbs:
- •15. Make a survey of the crimes and court cases that are reported in the news in one week.
- •16. Read the conversation between Nancy Bryant, a fraud prevention officer, and a journalist. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Explain what the following words and expressions mean:
- •5. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •6. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the words and expressions from the box:
- •7. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the sentences below the text.
- •9. Use one word in each gap. You’ve been framed!
- •11 Points
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- •12 Points
- •6 Points
- •5 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Match each of the following verbs with a word or phrase on the right. They are all connected with a British court of law.
- •11. Interview your partner using the questions below:
- •12. Read the text below and think of the word which fits best for each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •13. Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each gap.
- •14. Study the authentic cases given below. Discuss each in pairs and decide the following:
- •15. People say that children today are growing up more quickly. The law sometimes makes this possible. Look at the information below. How these laws are different in Russia?
- •16. Read the article and complete it with the words from the box.
- •17. Translate into English.
- •18. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Which of the actions or procedures above are carried out by each of the following people?
- •2 . Match each word below with the definition.
- •7. Complete these sentences using the pairs from the exercise above. You may have to make changes to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first one has been made for you as an example.
- •8. Put each of the words in the box in its correct place in the passage below:
- •10 Read the four articles below.
- •11. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
- •13 Work in pairs. Read the information below and decide how much money the woman should receive.
- •14. Why do you think people commit crimes? Discuss the problem of the causes of crime.
- •15. Discuss these questions:
- •17. Read the newspaper extract below, and discuss the question that follows.
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Fill in the gaps.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English.
- •6. Complete the following text using the words from the box:
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Discuss the items below:
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. What is your opinion about the trial jury?
- •Grammar
- •8 Points
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- •7 Points
- •8 Points
- •7 Points
- •12 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Before you read the text discuss the following points:
- •2. Read the text.
- •2. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expression:
- •3. Write out all kinds of punishments from the text and put them in order from the most serious ones to the lightest.
- •4. Answer the questions about the text:
- •5. Match to make sentences.
- •6. A. Use a word in each gap to complete the text.
- •7. Use one word in each gap.
- •8. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
- •9. Read the text below and think of the word which fits best in each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •Identity theft
- •10. Translate the following text into English:
- •11. Discuss the following issues:
- •12. Read the following text.
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in the text:
- •5. Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Translate the following text into English:
- •7. Study the following phrasal verbs:
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Which sentences are true and which ones are false?
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Match the verbs with the nouns. Use the phrases in the sentences of your own:
- •10. Translate into English.
- •11. Read the following newspaper stories. How do you feel when you read them? Work in groups. Discuss each case in turn.
- •Grammar
- •Infinitive. Complex Object. Complex Subject.
- •15 Points
- •Insert the words from the box:
- •10 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •6. Below are the main areas of commercial law. Match each branch to the contents it covers. The first one is done for you.
- •Vocabulary
- •5. Say whether the statements are true or false.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Read the text ‘Women in Politics’ and answer the questions:
- •9. Speak on the topic “Law of property, natural resources and the environment”.
- •Victims of oil shortage.
- •It’s an ill wind…
- •13. A) Work in pairs. Take it in turns to react to the statements below. Use the expressions for expressing opinion from the previous exercise.
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Are these statements true or false?
- •6. Find the best equivalent for the words below.
- •7. Give the English equivalents for the following:
- •8. Work in pairs. Which of the following freedoms is the most important to you? Why?
- •9. Choose the correct word to complete sentences. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
- •It happened on December 1
- •12. Read the text below and answer the question: what does the law of your country guarantee to disabled people? What is the attitude to people with limited abilities?
- •13. Translate into English.
- •14. Read the text below and discuss with your class mates how much privacy we have these days.
- •10 Points
- •10 Points
- •7 Points
- •Основная литература
5. Say whether the statements are true or false.
In many countries the law never intervenes in family life.
In Great Britain there are special family courts.
In Japan it is prohibited not to register marriages.
It is difficult to get a British citizenship for the children born outside the country.
Nowadays courts ignore legal ownership and money contribution.
Discuss the situations below.
You are given some situation. Which of them gives the lawyers the rights (according to the law system of your country) to start divorce proceedings? Give reasons.
Mr. Monroe deserted his wife and five children four years ago. Recently, Mrs. Monroe has learnt that her husband lives in Texas and runs a huge oil company. Mr. Monroe has never given his family any financial aid. The woman has petitioned for divorce and claimed 1,000000 dollars compensation.
The young couple has lived apart for half a year. The husband is going to ask the lawyer of his to start divorce proceedings. But the wife, who is 2 years younger, does not agree to divorce.
Bob Tanner, a drug-user, abuses his wife. Last week he knocked her into a wall and almost broke her neck. The police came and took him to jail. Jenny Tanner has petitioned for divorce. 77
Agree or disagree with the following statements.
When women’s financial resources improve, they will want violence to stop and divorce the family abuse.
Cops try to avoid troublesome domestic fights and rows.
The law of this country does not protect women.
The abuser also suffers. It wouldn’t matter if he divorced his wife and married again – the same thing would happen because the problem is within them.
7. Translate into English.
Хотя семья является особым институтом общества, не предполагающим грубого вмешательства, современное законодательство многих стран может регулировать семейные отношения. Когда люди собираются создать семью, они редко обращаются за помощью к юристу. Что же касается бракоразводного процесса (судебного разбирательства), то в этом случае совет специалиста просто необходим. Согласно законодательству ряда европейских стран истец должен убедить суд в том, что брак окончательно разрушен. Причинами для расторжения брака могут являться супружеская неверность, жестокость одного из супругов и т.д. Одной из важнейших проблем является защита детей разведенных родителей. Необходимо решить вопрос об опеке, финансовой поддержке со стороны отца, если дети будут жить с матерью. Раздел имущества – самый неприятный вопрос бракоразводного процесса. Но компетентный юрист поможет разрешить и его. Конечно, сумма капиталовложений в период совместного проживания очень важна, но помимо законного права собственности, должны учитываться работа женщины по дому, ее уход за детьми и даже эмоциональная поддержка мужа. 78
8. Read the text ‘Women in Politics’ and answer the questions:
What was Grover Cleveland’s attitude towards women in politics?
How has the political situation for women changed in the last one hundred years?
In what way is further progress needed?
What is the ‘quota system’?
The world has come a long way since Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second president of the United States, said in 1905, the ‘sensible and responsible women do not want to vote’ and added that the position of men and women in society had been determined by God. Cleveland would be horrified to know that, only one hundred years later, women not only had the right to vote, but had been elected to the highest positions of power around the world.
However, despite the progress, women remain extremely unrepresented in politics. 99% of members of national parliaments worldwide are men. Even in countries like Sweden, with a very high proportion of women in politics, men still hold over 50% of the parliamentary seats.
Many political parties and some national governments have introduced a quota system. The basic idea is simple. When political parties prepare their lists of candidates for elections, they include the balance of the sexes. Some parties, such as the Greens in Germany, have lists that are 50% men and 50% women. In Argentina and Belgium, for example, every third person on candidate lists for elections must be a woman.79
Work in pairs and discuss the questions:
When were women granted the vote in your country?
How much political power do women have in your country?
Would the sex of a political candidate ever influence the way you vote?