Ex.23 Complete the sentences according to the text “Classification of law”.

1. One important distinction made in all countries is between ….

1. civil law and criminal law

2. private law and public law

3. constitutional law and administrative law

4. private law and constitutional law

2. Employment law regulates the………

1. employment relations

2. office relations

3. industrial matters

4. relations between industrial and office workers

3. Criminal law has the form of ……

1. a civil code

2. a penal code

3. a judicial code

4. public code

4. The budget, taxation, state credit and other spheres of financial activity are considered by ….

1. administrative law

2. financial law

3. private law

4. social law

Ex.24 Read the text (Ex.19) in detail and answer the following questions.

1. What is law?

2. What is the main aim of law?

3. What categories of law does the system of law in Russia consist of?

4. What is the principle source of constitutional law?

5. What category of law is closely connected with constitutional law?

6. What is the central institution of civil law?

7. What does criminal law define?

Ex.25 Write down and translate the derivatives from the following verbs: to be, to say, to govern, to concern, to intrude, to grow, to involve, to belong.

Speaking tasks.

Ex. 26 Make a short presentation (use sample of presentation in Unit 1).

1. Public law and its categories.

2. Private law and its categories.

Ex.27. GRAMMAR FOCUS. Reported speech.

1. Translate the interview between attorney and prospective juror.

Pr. jr. – My name is Edward Bright (answered) At – Кто Вы по специальности (wanted to know) Pr. jr. – I’m retired officer and now my occupation is management. I am a manager of a small firm producing fishing equipment (explained). At – Где находится Ваша фирма? (asked) Pr. jr -The firm is located in the southern part of our town (claimed) At – Где Вы живете? (wanted to know) Pr. jr – Knight st. 11 (announced) At – Вам приходилось участвовать в судебных заседаниях в качестве присяжного? (wondered) Pr. jr. – Never, I suppose it will be the first case in my life. (said to) At – Что Вы знаете об ограблении музея и о тех, кто сделал это? (asked) Pr. jr. – Some days ago I read an article in our local newspaper about the burglary, but I have no idea who did it. (claimed)

2. Put the questions which the interviewer asked a prospective juror into reported speech. Use the reporting forms in brackets as in the example.

Model: At. – Как Вас зовут? (ask) The attorney asked a prospective juror what his name was.

3. Change the sentences from reported to direct speech.

Example: Jill said it was the first time she had visited a court trial (reported speech). “It is the first time I have visited a court trial,” said Jill. (direct speech)

1. The reporter asked the convict what crime he had committed.

2. Sarah claimed that she had seen a burglary in her neighborhood.

3. Angelina said that she would not make a statement to the police.

4. The convict said that he was going to go straight.

5. Oliver asked Paul why he hadn’t taken part in the anti – criminal demonstration the previous day.

6. He said that he could not remember what the shoplifter wore.

7. He told us that the court trial would be very complicated.

Section 3 The Russian Court System

Pre-reading tasks

EX. 28 Answer the questions. Get into groups of 3 or 4 and find out the following:

Are there criminal and civil courts in our country?

Are there specialized courts? What cases do they consider?

EX.29 Read the names of the courts in our country:

Courts of General Jurisdiction; Arbitrazh (or Commercial) Courts; the Russian Federation Constitutional Court, Justices of peace; district courts; regional courts; the Supreme Court; the highest judicial body; trial courts; appellate courts; military courts; the Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Ex. 30 What do these courts deal with? These words will help you. Read and translate them. Make sentences to answer the question.

binding decisions; newly discovered circumstances; by way of supervision; to review judgments; to adjudicate disputes (matters); to adopt constitutions; to hear cases; to issue explanations; to resolve small claims; to try cases

Ex.31 Match the pairs of words and translate them.

to adopt	cases
to review	a constitution
to adjudicate	disputes
to issue	judgments
to hear	explanations

EX.32 a) Match English word combinations with their Russian equivalents.

trial courts	решение (суда)
district court	организация
business entity	общая юрисдикция
general jurisdiction	арбитражный суд
rulings of the court	мировой судья
commercial court (RF)	в порядке надзора
small claims	районный суд
Justice of the peace	суд первой инстанции
by way of supervision	вновь открывшиеся обстоятельства (дел)
newly discovered circumstances	исковое требование на небольшую сумму

b) Use some of the word combinations from the box and make 5 sentences to describe the Russian court system and its work.

EX.33 Grammar focus. Participles. Revision.

The rule is :

Participle II = a regular verb + ed OR II form of an irregular verb Participle I = Verb + ing

1. Make participles:

Verb	Participle I	Participle II
Compose
Include
deal
resolve
review
concern
make
organize
govern
bind

b) Use the appropriate form of the verbs (Infinitive, Participle I, Participle II) in the sentences. Translate the sentences:

1. District courts … …….. in the system of courts of general jurisdiction. (to include)

2. One of the functions of regional courts is ……… the judgments of district courts. (to review)

3. The Supreme Court explains questions ……. to judicial practice. (to pertain)

Reading tasks

EX. 33 Skim the text and divide it into the logical parts. Entitle them: