- •Международный консорциум «Электронный университет»
- •Unit 18. Implied Warranties 82
- •Unit 1.
- •Unit 2.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Unit 3.
- •Influences on consumers
- •Unit 4.
- •Unit 5.
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 6.
- •What to Do After Buying
- •What is it important to do when any problem happens?
- •Tips on Writing a Consumer Letter of Complaint
- •Unit 7.
- •Consumer Protection Agencies and Organizations
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 8.
- •Taking Your Case to Court
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 9.
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Problem–solving:
- •Deceptive sales practices
- •Easy Money
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 10.
- •Unit 11.
- •Unit 12.
- •Unit 13.
- •Unit 14.
- •The Electric Knife
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 15.
- •Problem–solving:
- •2. For each of the following situations, decide whether a contract has been made. Give your reasons.
- •Unit 16.
- •Illegal Contracts
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 17.
- •Express Warranties
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 18.
- •Implied Warranties
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 19.
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 20.
- •Problem–solving:
- •Unit 21.
- •Unit 22.
- •Unit 23.
- •Unit 24.
- •Unit 25.
- •Unit 26.
- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
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- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
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- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
- •Unit 6. What to Do After Buying
- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
- •Unit 7. Consumer Protection Agencies and Organizations
- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
- •Unit 8. Taking Your Case to Court
- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
- •1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
- •4. What values do you know?
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Consumers should be cautious regarding sales offers made by telephone because:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •2. Are the statements true (t) or false (f)? Correct the false statements.
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •1. Complete the sentences, using the appropriate words from the box:
- •2. The finance charge is:
- •Daily (adj.) ежедневный, повседневный
- •Disclaimer (n.) отказ от ответственности
- •Slightly (adv.) слегка
1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
a – unwritten; b – affect; c – lawless; d – confusion and disorder; e – enforced; f – exist; d – society
1. Many definitions of law…
2. Law can be defined as the rules and regulations made and … by government.
3. The government makes laws that … almost every aspect of daily life.
4. Every … that has ever existed has recognized the need for laws.
5. Laws may be ...
6. Americans held the erroneous view that the societies were...
7. Without laws, there would be…
2. Are the statements true (+) or false (–)? Correct the false statements.
There are a few definitions of law.
Law can be defined as the rules and regulations made by people that regulate the conduct of them within a society.
Laws affect almost every aspect of daily life.
Every society has recognized the need for laws.
The laws are always written.
Pre–industrial societies were lawless.
Laws are frequently fair and even good.
With laws confusion and disorder are impossible.
Kinds of Laws
1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
a – felonies; b – the penalty; c – award; d – wronged or injured; e – committed the wrong; f – a legal action; g – misdemeanors; h – term; i– everyday situations .
1. A criminal case is… brought by the government against a person charged with committing a crime.
2. Lawsuit can be brought by a person who feels … by another person.
3. Criminal offenses are divided into … and ...
4. … for a felony is a term of more than one year in prison.
5. For a misdemeanor, the penalty is a prison … of one year or less.
6. Courts may … the injured person money for the loss.
7. Civil laws regulate many ...
8. Courts may award the injured person money for the loss, or they may order the person who … to make amends in some other way.
2. Are the statements true (+) or false (–)? Correct the false statements.
1. Laws fall into three major groups.
2. Civil laws regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society.
3. Criminal laws regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals.
4. Criminal offenses are divided into felonies and misdemeanors.
5. Felonies are less serious crimes such as murder or robbery.
6. Misdemeanors are more serious crimes such as assault or minor theft.
7. An example of a civil action is a lawsuit for recovery of damages suffered in an automobile accident.
8. One action can not violate civil and criminal law at the same time.
UNIT 2. Law and Values
1. Сomplete the sentences, using the appropriate words:
a – wealth; b – balance; c – illegal; d – shoplifting; e – right; f – promote; g – goals; h – society; i – wrong; j – benefits; k – reflect.
Laws generally reflect and …a society’s values.
Laws against murder … the moral belief that killing another person is wrong.
Not everything that is immoral is also ...
People expect their legal system to achieve many ...
Laws must …rights with responsibilities.
Moral values deal with fundamental questions of … and ...
Economic values deal with the accumulation, preservation, use, and distribution of...
The law encourages home ownership by giving tax … to people who borrow money to pay for a home.
Laws against … protect property and discourage stealing by providing a criminal penalty.
Social values concern issues that are important to...
2. Are the statements true (+) or false (–)? Correct the false statements.
Our legal system is influenced by our society’s traditional ideas of right and wrong.
Everything that is immoral is also illegal.
Lying to a friend may be illegal but is seldom immoral.
We expect our legal system to achieve many goals: protecting basic human rights, promoting fairness, helping resolve conflicts, promoting order and stability, representing the will of the majority, and protecting the rights of minorities.
Conflicts among these goals cause many of society’s most difficult problems.
The law can protect the rights of some without violating the rights of others.
Political values concern issues that are important to society.
Social values can never change.
Few laws combine moral, economic, political, and social values.
Laws against theft deal with the political issue of stealing, the social issue of protection of property, the moral issue of how government punishes those who violate criminal statutes, and the economic issue of respecting the property of others.
UNIT 3. Consumer Law.