- •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
Victims of oil shortage.
The much-love American SUV (sports utility vehicle) is quickly losing its appeal. With petrol prices rising dramatically, more and more of these gas-guzzling four-wheelers are finding themselves out on the streets with a For Sale sign in their windows. But it seems that no one loves them anymore. (3) ____
On her Majesty’s service
Windsor Castle, the main residence of Elizabeth II, is to get a hydroelectric power system. (4) ____ The 1,000,000 pound project will provide the castle worth one third of its electrical needs, resulting in a reduction of approximately 600 tons in CO2 emissions every year. Engineers insist that the underwater turbines will have very little impact on the ecology and marine life of the river.
It’s an ill wind…
Plans to erect a wind farm on the picturesque Island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland have provoked thousands of complaints from local residents. But who exactly is complaining? It seems that all the letters sent to the local Member of Parliament have been written by the same sixteen people. (5) ___ They are all wealthy second homeowners who don’t want to see the value of their holiday property plummeting as the wind farm ‘destroys the local landscape’. Local farmers, on the other hand, welcome the farm as it will help subsidize their lifestyles on this remote, but beautiful island.
A shaving query
Can anyone help me out with a problem? (6) _____ One of the things I want to get rid of is my electric razor. But what is the best alternative? What is the most eco-friendly way of shaving? Any advice you could offer will be greatly appreciated.
Discuss the ecological problems that are mentioned in the texts above. Give you opinion about the ecological situation in your country and your city.
What ecological laws do you know?
Do you think that some more new laws should be made concerning ecology in your country?
How are people punished if they violate ecological laws?
Read the newspaper article and answer the question. What were the two groups of people protesting about?
Urban fox lovers arrested in town hall clash
Four animal rights protesters were arrested yesterday following a violent exchange on the steps of the town hall. Angry residents clashed with the protesters as they presented a petition to the mayor calling for urgent measures to be taken to reduce the number of foxes living in our town. They claim they are a pest and a health hazard, as well as being a potential danger to pets and children. The four protesters dressed in fox suits, attacked the residents, throwing rubbish at them. A fight broke out and one of the residents was taken to hospital with a broken nose. The four protesters were later released with no charges. 82
A) Replace the phrases in italics with verb idioms from the box.
add up; butt in; clear up; draw the line; face; miss the point |
Could I just explain one thing before we start?
But in any case, you misunderstand completely.
Let’s accept it, they are a serious nuisance.
I’m sorry, but I really must interrupt here..
John’s marvelous plan to kill all the foxes just doesn’t make sense.
We have to say stop somewhere, we can’t just allow their numbers to keep on growing.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb idioms from exercise 1.
He lives I a real dream world, he needs to learn _____ facts.
She can be really annoying, she’s forever _____ to other people’s conversations.
His ideas on how to manage the problem just don’t ______.
She’s always playing practical jokes, but she doesn’t know where to _____ and she often ends up offending people.
He always seems to be listening to you, but it’s amazing how often he ______ of what you’re saying.
She always tries her best to ______ any misunderstandings.
Expressing opinions
Personally, this is what upsets me.
Frankly, this is absolutely ridiculous.
As far as I’m concerned there is no problem.
We are absolutely convinced that measures need to be taken to control all foxes.
But if you ask me, what we need to do now is to pass a law.
I really don’t think that everyone agrees with you.
I may be wrong, but not everyone actually wants foxes in their gardens.
To be honest, we think it’s about time we did something to control their numbers.
I don’t believe for a minute that foxes will attack children.