- •Crime & Punishment
- •Unit 1. The Language of Law
- •I. Memorize the following words and phrases and give their Russian equivalents.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •Complete the following text with the words given. Speak about practicing lawyers in England.
- •Before reading the text try to define the role of Criminal Law in society.
- •Unit 2. Crime
- •Find the Russian equivalents for the following words and phrases. Try to give a definition to the term crime.
- •Read and translate the following text. Types of Crimes
- •The table below gives the names of some types of crimes. Complete it with their definitions, the names of the persons who commit them and their associated verbs.
- •Read the following text and speak about the crime rate, its tendencies, the causes of crime in your country, and possible ways of crime prevention.
- •V. Criminal law is gradually changing. One of the reasons is that different societies continually review their ideas of what should and should not be considered a crime.
- •Unit 3. Court of Law
- •Memorise the words and expressions given. Pay attention to the articles.
- •You will find a few other useful words in the following text. Read it and speak about the legal system in England and Wales.
- •Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Read the text and compare the legal system in the United States with the legal system in England and Wales.
- •Learn some more useful words and expressions that haven’t been used in the texts.
- •Choose one of the words from the list above to complete each of the sentences.
- •Translate the following into English.
- •Unit 4. Punishment
- •I. Here are some words connected with punishment. Try to find their Russian equivalents. If necessary, use a dictionary.
- •Read and translate the following text. Punishment
- •Sentencing
- •The Death Penalty
- •Prisons
- •Alternatives to Prison
- •Discuss the answers to these questions.
- •Translate the sentences into English.
- •Unit 4. Revision Exercises
- •Choose the most appropriate word in each sentence.
- •Complete each sentence by putting one or two suitable prepositions in each space.
- •Complete each sentence with a compound word formed from the word in capitals.
- •Choose the most suitable word.
- •Replace the bold words with their synonyms.
- •Restore the text by choosing the most suitable word for each space.
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НЕВСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ ЯЗЫКА И КУЛЬТУРЫ
Crime & Punishment
пособие по речевой практике
для студентов 5 курса специальностей
«Перевод и переводоведение» и «Связи с общественностью»
Авторы-составители: Волкова Л.А., Воскресенская И.Н.
Санкт-Петербург
2006
Crime & Punishment. Пособие по речевой практике для студентов 5 курса специальностей "Перевод и переводоведение" и «Связи с общественностью» – СПб.: Изд-во НИЯК, 2006.
Пособие может быть использовано в качестве основного материала по указанной теме и направлено на усвоение и активизацию лексики по юридической тематике. Кроме того, целью сборника является ознакомление студентов с правовой и судебной системой стран изучаемого языка в ее историческом развитии.
Сборник содержит 5 разделов:
правовая система англоязычных стран;
виды преступлений;
судебная система;
виды наказаний;
упражнения на закрепление изученного материала.
В сборник включены оригинальные информативные тексты по данным темам, которым предшествуют глоссарии. Пособие также содержит разнообразные задания как то: перевод с английского языка на русский и с русского на английский, дефиниции, ответы на вопросы, проблемные дискуссии, заполнение пробелов и т.д.
Авторы: Волкова Л.А., Воскресенская И.Н.
Рецензенты: канд.филол.наук, доцент Китаева Е.М.
ст.преп. Воронько Е.В.
Unit 1. The Language of Law
I. Memorize the following words and phrases and give their Russian equivalents.
Law – 1. System of rules that citizens of a country or place must obey; 2. the law – the police;
against the law = illegal
to break a law (to contravene a law) – to do sth illegal; law-breaker
to bend a law – to break the law in a way which is considered not to be harmful
law-abiding – (citizens, people, etc.) those who respect and obey the law
lawful – considered by the government or law courts to be legal and correct; allowed by law
lawless - not obeying the law or not controlled by the law
to become law – to be officially made a law; law-maker – any elected official responsible for making laws
by law = according to the law
within the law – (keep, stay, remain, operate) make sure that what you do is legal
law enforcement – the job of making sure that the law is obeyed
law firm – a company that provides legal services
lawyer – someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court. In BrE a lawyer who speaks in court is called a barrister, while a solicitor works mainly from an office, but may also appear in the less formal courts. In AmE a lawyer is often called a councellor (counselor) or, especially if he or she speaks in court, an attorney. Mind that the word advocate is rare in this meaning and used mostly in Scotland; its first meaning is someone who publicly supports a particular way of doing things.
legal – 1. allowed, ordered, or approved by law; 2. (only before noun) concerned with or connected with the law. Opposite: illegal
to take legal action – to use the legal system to settle an argument
legal system – the laws and the way they work in a particular country
to legalise – to make a law that allows people to do sth that was not allowed before; n legalization
legislation – 1. a law or set of laws; 2. the act of making laws; v to legislate (against/ for/ on) adj legislative
legitimate – 1. allowable, or operating according to the law; 2.legitimate children are born to parents who are legally married to each other
juridical – formal connected with judges or the law
jurisdiction – the right to use an official power to make legal decisions
jurisprudence – the science or study of law