II. Match the verbs on the left with their corresponding definitions on the right

1. to adapt	a) to be responsible for making certain that something is done according to the rules.
2. to administer	b) to change something to make it more suitable for a new use or situation.
3. to codify	c) to influence someone strongly so that they will have certain qualities or behave in a certain way.
4. to derive	d) to keep an idea, quality, or situation from changing or being lost.
5. to mould	e) to make something part of an organized system, especially an official system of laws.
6. to preserve	f) to receive or obtain something from something else.
7. to repeal	g) to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended.

III. Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b and antonyms in column c

A	B	C
Word	Synonym	Antonym
1. broad	2a. considerable	3a. acquired
2. customary	2b. continuous	3b. ample
3. great	2c. habitual	3c. impractical
4. little	2d. higher	3d. inferior
5. native	2e. highest	3e. insignificant
6. outstanding	2f. insufficient	3f. interrupted
7. practical	2g. natural	3g. limited
8. substantial	2h. pragmatic	3h. lowest
9. superior	2i. principal	3i. minor
10. supreme	2j. prominent	3j. small
11. uninterrupted	2k. universal	3k. unusual
12. unwritten	2l. verbal	3l. written

IV. Learn the meaning of the words subject, subjection, subjectivity, subjective

subject, n.	someone under the authority of smth.
subjection, n.	a situation in which someone controls you and you have to obey them
subjectivity, n.	the state of being subjective.
subject, adj.	under the authority and control of a government or country.
subjective, adj.	based on your own feelings and ideas and not on facts.
subject, v.	to force a country or group of people to be ruled by you, and control them very strictly.

V. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words from exercise IV

1. A patient's level of pain can really only be judged … .

2. All prices quoted here are … to change.

3. As the company operates in Europe, it is … to EU laws.

4. Her husband … her to years of physical abuse.

5. Police … him to hours of questioning.

6. Rome was intent on the … of the world.

7. The assessment of a student's work is often … .

8. The government used brute force to keep people in … .

9. The new law applies to Britain and all its … territories.

10. The ratings were based on the … judgement of one person.

VI. Find synonyms of the following word combinations

1. annul a contract; 2. award a contract; 3. break a contract; 4. bring а writ; 5. codification of laws; 6. execute a contract; 7. global contract; 8. improper influence; 9. labour contract; 10. parol contract; 11. rates declaration; 12. subject of controversy; 13. subject of law; 14. subject of litigation.

VII. Match each of the following verbs with all possible nouns given in the box

a) a contract; b) a declaration; c) an influence; d) а writ.

1. to annul; 2. to award; 3. to break; 4. tо bring; 5. to cancel; 6. to conclude; 7. to draw up; 8. to execute; 9. to fill in; 10. to fulfil; 11. to have; 12. to implement; 13. to infringe; 14. to make; 15. to place; 16. to repudiate; 17. to rescind; 18. to revoke; 19. to serve; 20. to sign; 21. to violate.

VIII. Fill in the gaps in the word combinations given below with the prepositions in, of, on, over, up, upon, with

1. commit a breach … a contract; 2. draw … а contract; 3. Federation … the European Community; 4. file a declaration … bankruptcy; 5. fill … a declaration; 6. have an influence … smb.; 7. have influence … smb.; 8. subject … inquiry; 9. subject … law; 10. subject … legislation; 11. writ … injunction.

IX. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. The first letter or letters of the missing words are given, and the dashes correspond to the number of missing letters

1. After six months she was offered a cont _ _ _ _ of employment.

2. He is now chairman of the British Olympic Fede _ _ _ _ _ _ .

3. I propose to consult local authority asso_ _ _ _ _ _ _ s on that very point.

4. In a perfect world, presidential campaigns should leave the judi_ _ _ _ _ alone.

5. One of the distinguishing fea_ _ _ _s of modern banking is its dependence on computers.

6. The deal is sub_ _ _ _ to approval by shareholders.

7. The decision-making process will be free from outside inf_ _ _ _ _ _.

8. The Law Commission is working towards a codifi_ _ _ _ _ _ of criminal law and contract.

9. The two leaders signed a joint decla_ _ _ _ _ _ on UK-Polish relations.

10. We intend to issue a w_ _ _ against the newspaper.

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