IV. Answer the following questions:

1.   Where do you study?

I’m studying at the South Ural State University.

2.   Did you live in Chelyabinsk last year?

Unfortunately, I did. I have been living in Chelyabinsk for about 5 years.

3.   Did you take part in the conference a year ago?

No, I didn’t take part in any conference at all, but I take part in each party!

4.   When did you pass your entrance examinations?

I didn’t pass my entrance examinations, my father is a dean.

5.   Where does your friend study?

My friend also studies at the greatest South Ural State University.

6.   Do your parents work at plant?

No they don’t, but they have a farm, and every summer they work there like niggers.

7.   Did you go to the theatre yesterday?

No, I didn’t, my boyfriend found another interesting activity.

8.   When did you finish school?

I even don’t remember those times. It was long time ago.

9.   Do you often see your school-friends?

Yep, in my nightmares.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present or Past Indefinite Tense.

1.    We always consult a dictionary when we translate texts.

2.    We took part in a sport competition last Sunday.

3.    My friend passed entrance examinations to the University last month.

4.    He studies at the Law Department now.

5.    He graduated from the University five years ago and became a lawyer.

6.    The students come to the lectures every day.

7.    We didn’t go to the country last Sunday.

 

VI. Put special questions to the words given in bold type:

1.    We discussed the plan for the second term at the meeting.

When did we discuss the plan for the second term?

2.    The best students receive scholarships.

What do best students receive?

3.    He didn`t follow my advice.

Who didn`t follow your advice?

4.    They will play football after the lessons.

When will they play football?

5.    The seminar will take place on Monday.

When will the seminar take place?

6.    We go to the English lab twice a week.

How often do we\you go to the English lab ?

7.    My friend works at the people`s court.

Where does your friend work?

8.    They spent their vacations in the Crimea.

Where did they spend their vacations?

9.    The doctor will come in the afternoon.

Who will come in the afternoon?

10. The students went to the canteen after the lectures.

When did the students go to the canteen ?

 

Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

 

I.     Match these words and phrases with their definitions below.

 

Civil law, criminal law, administrative law, law, financial law, the rules of employment law, constitutional law.

1) law... is a system of rules established by the state.

2) constitutional law... is a leading category of the whole system of law.

3) Administrative law.... deals with the legal forms of concrete executive and administrative activity of government and ministries.

4) financial law ... regulates the budget, taxation, state credit, ... .

5) Civil law...is connected with relations involving property ...

6) the rules of employment law... include the legislation on the labour of industrial and office workers... .

7) criminal law... defines the general principles of criminal responsibility.

 

II. Match these words and phrases with their Russian equivalents.

9 - a)   to establish a system 5 - b)  a category (of a law) 4 - c)   the principal source of law 7 - d)  to deal with 6 - e)   the right of property 12 - f)    rule of law 1 - g)   industrial (office) workers 10 - h)  to arise from 11 - i)     individual types of crimes 3 - j)     to apply punishment 2 - k)  to take the form of a code 8 - l)     a general (special) part

1.   рабочие (служащие) 2.   принимать вид кодекса 3.   применять наказание 4.   основной источник права 5.   отрасль (права) 6.   право на имущество 7.   иметь дело с, заниматься 8.   общая (особенная) часть 9.   устанавливать систему 10.возникать из 11.                   отдельные виды преступлений            12. нормаправа

III. Say if it is true or false.

1.   In all countries there is no distinction between private and public law.

False

2.   The main aim of law is to concern disputes among citizens and the state.

False

3.   Criminal law deals with all forms of responsibility.

False

4.   The right of property is the central institution of civil law.

True

5.   Financial law concerns social structure and organization of state power.

False

6.   Law is a system of rules established by the state.

 True