- •English for law students content:
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun (agent) noun (concept)
- •The Long History of the Solicitor
- •Text Study
- •Судебные Инны
- •Text b Judges
- •Dialogue 1. Lawyers who want to start their own practice
- •Dialogue 2. Legal Education
- •Investigate – investigation – investigator; notary – notarized – notarial.
- •Revision Translation
- •Стирание граней между барристерами и солиситорами
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: English Tenses (Active Voice)
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun (agent) noun (concept)
- •The Foundation of British Law: Habeas Corpus Act Let the Body Be Brought...
- •Text Study
- •Драконт
- •Text b Sources of Law
- •Text c Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Law
- •Text d Retrospective of British Legislation
- •Text e Early Systems of Law
- •Dialogue 1. Never Leave till Tomorrow …
- •Dialogue 2. At Oxford Law School
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: The Passive Voice
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun(agent) noun(concept)
- •Text Study
- •Introduced by
- •Британская Конституция
- •Text b Monarchy in Britain
- •Text c Political Parties
- •Text d Elections in Great Britain
- •Text e Prime Minister
- •Dialogue 1. At the Exam
- •Dialogue 2. The Significance of the Bill of Rights
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: the Sequence of Tenses. Reported Speech.
- •Commands, requests, advice
- •Word Study
- •Checks and Balances
- •Text Study
- •The Presidents of the United States
- •Конституция Соединенных Штатов Америки
- •Раздел 8. Конгресс имеет право:
- •Text b System of Government
- •Text c The Legislature
- •Text d Political Parties
- •Text e American President
- •Dialogue 1. After the Seminar
- •Dialogue 2. Similarities and Differences
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: Modal Verbs
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Assault
- •Shop-lifting
- •Rioting in Bracknel Continuous
- •Text b What is Criminology?
- •Преступность: врожденное и приобретенное
- •Text c Partakers in a Crime
- •Text d Juvenile Delinquency
- •Text e Kidnap Suspect for Trial
- •Dialogue 1. Stop Rewarding the Criminal
- •Dialogue 2. Crime Rates in Europe
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Police in the usa
- •Text c Scotland Yard
- •Text d Municipal Police
- •Text e. Private Policing in the usa
- •Dialogue 1. An Interview
- •Dialogue 2. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- •Word Study
- •Coroner’s Courts
- •Text Study
- •Text b The British Judicial System
- •The legal system in England and Wales
- •Text c The Role of the Independent Judiciary
- •Судебная система Шотландии
- •Text d The European Court of Human Rights
- •Text e The International Court of Justice
- •Dialogue 1. Consulting a Lawyer
- •Dialogue 2. In Court
- •Revision Translation
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Criminal Procedure
- •Уголовный процесс
- •Text c Trial by Jury
- •Text d The Plea-bargaining Process
- •Text e Evidence
- •Dialogue 1. In the Courtroom
- •Dialogue 2. Gathering Evidence
- •Revision Translation
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Capital Punishment
- •Text c Penal Institutions
- •Text d Women in Prison
- •Text e Correctional Institutions in the usa
- •Dialogue 1. Possible Punishment
- •Dialogue 2. Prisoner’s Life
- •Revision Translation
Word Study
Ex. 1. a) Read the international words and guess their meaning. Mind the stress.
'nation |
i'dea |
decla'ration |
'articles |
a'nnounce |
demo'cratic |
'federal |
a'rrest |
confede'ration |
'natural |
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funda'mental |
'dominate |
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'problem |
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'group |
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'president |
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b) Pronounce correctly the following proper names:
The Articles of Confederation ['RtIklz qv kqn"fedq'reIS(q)n]
Philadelphia ["fIlq'delfjq]
Declaration of Independence ["deklq'reIS(q)n qv "IndI'pendqns]
Bill of Rights [bIl qv 'raIts]
Ex. 2. Complete the list of derivatives. Use a dictionary if necessary.
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noun (concept) |
to announce |
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to find |
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to divide |
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to form |
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to serve |
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to follow |
follower |
the following |
to make |
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to invent |
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to expand |
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to ingrain |
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to provide |
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to promote |
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Ex. 3. Pair the words in column A with ones from column B.
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Ex. 4. How can you express the following ideas in one word?
a paper that gives information, proof or support of something else;
habitually taking decisions alone;
freedom from control, service, being shut up, etc;
a written statement containing a record of something;
a change, made in or suggested for a rule, law, statement, etc.;
of or formed into a political federation;
a person owned in law by another;
the right to vote in national elections;
the head of government in many modern states that do not have a king or queen;
the choosing of representatives to fill a position, a political office, by vote.
Ex. 5. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents.
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Ex. 6. Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences.
The Constitution was adopted in Philadelphia / Washington.
The first ten amendments stated / clarified fundamental rights of any American.
The most striking / unusual feature of the Constitution is the separation of powers.
A great deal of power is in the hands of the president / Congress.
The Constitution has been repeatedly amended / interpreted to meet the needs of the nation.
Under the American Constitution all power prevails/belongs to the people.
The Constitution has served / influenced people for over 200 years.
Other amendments/considerations have expanded/protected the democratic nature of American society.
Under Article V Congress/the House of Representatives can reject/pro-pose amendments.
Judicial review refers/regards to the power of the court/president to decide if laws are valid.
Ex. 7. Complete the following text with the words and phrases from the box.
balanced system |
branches serves powerful |
compromise change
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