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2. Read the text again to answer the following questions:

1. What is a tort of negligence?

2. What is negligence based on?

3. Is the intent required in negligence?

4. What four elements must a plaintiff prove to establish negligence?

5. What is the duty of care?

6. Is there only one degree of care for all people?

7. What is a breach of duty?

8. How can the actual cause be established?

9. What is the doctrine of contributory negligence?

10. What is the doctrine of comparative negligence?

3. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian:

to be liable for the tort; failure; carelessness; pedestrian; excessive speed rate; forseeable risk of harm; to apply; to presume incapable; adult activity; to consider; injury; permanent disability; consequence; reluctant; mental distress; nervous disorder; to eliminate; harsh; exposure; apportion.

4. Find the English equivalents to the following words and phrases:

относительная небрежность; встречная вина; разглаше­ние сведений, позорящих другое лицо; судебный запрет; вмешательство в личную жизнь; правовая обязанность; кле­вета в письменной форме или через печать; небрежность; непосредственная причина; убытки, присуждаемые в по­рядке наказания; клевета в устной форме; невыполнение обязанностей.

5. Complete the table with the related forms of the words. Put the stress mark in front of the stressed syllable. The first one has been done for you.

harm

'harmful

tort

injury

libel

action

damage

liability

slander

defamation

malice

6. Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right column.

1) damages

a) added damages intended to punish

or make an example of the defendant

2) negligence

b) monetary compensation for loss or injury

3) comparative negligence

c) the system in which damages are awarded in proportion to the plaintiffs own negligence

4) contributory negligence

d) causing injury by failing to act as a reasonable person

5) duty of care

e) the system in which the recovery for

the loss is barred if the plaintiff is partially at fault

6) punitive damages

f) moral or legal obligation which everyone has in order not to act negligently

7. Read the text above and choose words and word combinations from the box to fill in the gaps. Answer the questions above the following text.

to bring a civil action, to sue for breach of contract, more advantageous, the breach of a duty, caused damage, give rise to civil liability, the standards of the reasonable man

Negligence is a tort consisting of (1) ... of care resulting in damage to the plaintiff. In the sense of carelessness this tort does not (2) ... unless the defendant's failure to conform to (3) ... was a breach of duty of care owed to the plaintiff, which has (4) ... to him. Negligence can be used (5) ... when there is no contract under which proceedings can be brought. Normally it is easier (6) ..., but this is only possible when a contract exists. Generally, fewer heads of damage can be claimed in negligence than in breach of contract, but the rules limiting the time with­in which actions can be brought may be (7) ... for actions on tort for negligence than for actions in contract.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is negligence?

2. What are the elements of negligence?

3. What defenses to the tort of negligence are used?

4. When is comparative negligence involved?

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