- •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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Discuss the answers to these questions.
Which aspects of the law seem unsatisfactory to you?
How have criminals been portrayed in films you have seen recently? Were they been portrayed as heroes, idiots or evil individuals?
What would happen to you in your country if you were caught:
speeding in your car?
in possession of soft drugs?
with a gun in your pocket?
breaking into a house?
Translate the sentences into English.
Несмотря на все усилия защиты, приговор смягчить не удалось. 2. За участие в краже со взломом Санчеса приговорили к трем годам тюремного заключения. 3. Его уже дважды штрафовали за превышение скорости, при повторном нарушении у него могут отобрать права. 4. Суд назначил Кевину двухлетний испытательный срок за угон автомобиля. 5. Большинство членов Нижней палаты проголосовало за отмену смертной казни. 6. Он был осужден по обвинению в присвоении казенных денег и приговорен к исправительным работам. 7. Осужденный просил о помиловании, но приговор был оставлен в силе. 8. Решение суда был суровым: несколько членов преступной группировки приговорены к пожизненному заключению. 9. Если его признают невменяемым, он будет отправлен в психиатрическую больницу. 10. Телесные наказания в английских школах были упразднены только в 80-х годах ХХ века.
Unit 4. Revision Exercises
I. Below you see the story of an extraordinary case in British legal history. The affair started in 1949 and was finally closed in 1966. There are a number of gaps in the story. Use the words below to complete it.
trial confessed court custody guilty
convicted enquiry (2) sentenced jury execution
arrested innocent charged appeal dropped
pardon judges plea apprehended hunt
suspect tried executed statements denied
The story began when a man called Timothy Evans was (1) __________ for the murder of his wife and baby. He was (2) __________ with the double murder, but a short time later one of the charges was (3) __________ and he was (4) __________ for the murder of his daughter only. During the (5) __________ Evans accused the man whose house he had been living in, John Christie, of the crimes, but no attention was paid to him. The (6) __________ found Evans (7) __________ and he was (8) __________ to death. An (9) __________ was turned down and he was (10) __________ in 1950.
Some time later, more women’s bodies were discovered in Christie’s house: two, three, four, five, six. John Christie was the police’s chief (11) __________ and they started a nationwide (12) __________ for him. He was soon (13) __________. Alleged (14) __________ by Christie while he was in (15) __________ cast doubt on the Evans hanging. When he went to (16) __________ , Christie (17) __________ that he had murdered Mrs Evans, but in private it was said that he (18) __________ to that crime. His (19) __________ of insanity with regard to other murders was rejected and he was (20) __________ of killing his wife.
Soon afterwards there was an (21) __________ into the (22) __________ of Timothy Evans. The (23) __________ decided that justice had been done and Evans had been rightly hanged. It was only in 1966 that another (24) __________ was set up. This time it was decided that Evans had probably been (25) __________ and he was given a free (26) __________ . Better late than never, as they say.