- •Содержание
- •Предисловие
- •Перечень выражений, используемых в заданиях
- •Выражения классного обихода
- •Грамматические термины
- •Topic: Military Education
- •Phonetics
- •Word-building
- •The Pronouns (местоимения)
- •The Numerals (числительные)
- •The Prepositions of Time (предлоги времени)
- •The Modal Verbs (модальные глаголы)
- •The Degrees of Comparison (степени сравнения прилагательных)
- •The Word Order (порядок слов)
- •Структура английского предложения
- •Повествовательное предложение
- •Cadets study English at the military Academy.
- •2. Вопросительное предложение
- •The Present Tenses (времена английского глагола в настоящем времени)
- •The Types of Questions (типы вопросов)
- •! Mind the following question words to ask about:
- •The Infinitive (инфинитив)
- •Vocabulary
- •Text a Cadets’ Life at the Academy
- •Speech practice
- •Text b The Massachusetts State Police Academy
- •Text c Academy Rules and Regulations
- •Text 1 Preparation for Admission
- •Academic Program
- •Conversion (конверсия)
- •Grammar Regular and Irregular Verbs (правильные и неправильные глаголы)
- •The Past Tenses (времена английского глагола в прошедшем времени)
- •Образование и употребление форм прошедшего времени в активном залоге
- •The Participles I, II (причастия I, II)
- •Обстоятельства:
- •3. Части сказуемого (выраженного Continuous или Perfect Continuous):
- •2. Обстоятельства:
- •3. Части сказуемого (выраженного Perfect Active или Passive Voice):
- •The Equivalents of the Modal Verbs (эквиваленты модальных глаголов)
- •Reading Dates (чтение дат)
- •Vocabulary
- •To be born into a family of ...
- •Text a My Father is a Lawyer
- •3. Эквиваленты модальных глаголов в прошедшем времени;
- •Text b a. F. Koni
- •Text c Chief Justice of the usa
- •Text 1 a. M. Kennedy
- •Text 2 Arthur Conan Doyle
- •Topic: Political Set-Up of the English-Speaking Countries Text a: The usa Political Set-Up Text b: The uk Political Set-Up
- •Phonetics
- •Word-building
- •The Usage of the Pronouns
- •(Употребление местоимений
- •The Pronouns "some / any / no" and their derivatives (местоимения "some / any / no" и их производные)
- •The Noun Attribute Group (существительные в качестве определений)
- •The Functions of the Word "one" (функции слова "one")
- •The Future Tenses (времена английского глагола в будущем времени)
- •The Gerund (герундий)
- •The Verbal Noun (отглагольное существительное)
- •Vocabulary
- •Text a The us Political Set-Up
- •Speech practice
- •Organization of the us Government
- •Text b The uk Political Set-Up
- •Model: What … kind of State? – What kind of State is Great Britain? – Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy.
- •The uk Political Set-Up
- •Text c The usa Constitution
- •Text 1 The System of Government
- •Text 2 Great Britain - a Constitutional Monarchy
- •Types of Clauses Multifunctional Words: "that", "it"
- •Phonetics
- •Word-building
- •Grammar The Passive Voice (страдательный залог)
- •The Types of Clauses (типы придаточных предложений)
- •Бессоюзные придаточные предложения
- •The Functions of the word "it" (функции слова "it")
- •The Functions of the word "that / those" (функции слова "that / those")
- •Vocabulary
- •Text a An Introduction to Law
- •3. Придаточные предложения, определите их тип;
- •Speech practice
- •Text b Court systems in the English-speaking countries
- •Text c legal agencies of the russian federation
- •Text 1 What is Constitutional Law
- •Text 2 Judiciary
- •Indirect Speech Conditional clauses
- •Phonetics
- •Word-building Сложные прилагательные состоят:
- •Grammar The Sequence of Tenses (согласование времен)
- •The Indirect Speech (косвенная речь)
- •Изменения местоимений и наречий времени в косвенной речи
- •The Conditional clauses (придаточные предложения условия)
- •Типы условных предложений
- •Vocabulary
- •Text a The Profession of a Lawyer
- •4. Придаточные предложения, определите их тип;
- •Speech practice
- •Text b Types of Legal Professions in Great Britain
- •Task 7*. Speak on the topic "Legal Profession" using the given table. Legal profession
- •Text c Jurisprudence as a Career
- •Deputy secretary
- •Temporary solicitor
- •Deputy secretary professional practice
- •The court of justice of the european communities in luxembourg
- •Lawyer-linguists
- •Text 2 Judge’s "respectful" plea for plainer English
- •Topic: Law-Enforcement Bodies
- •Phonetics
- •Word-building
- •The Objective with the Infinitive – Complex Object (объектный падеж с инфинитивом – сложное дополнение)
- •The Nominative with the Infinitive – Complex Subject (именительный падеж с инфинитивом – сложное подлежащее)
- •2) Complex Subject.
- •The Emphatic Construction (эмфатическая конструкция)
- •Vocabulary
- •Text a The Work of the Police in Great Britain
- •Routine Police Work in the uk
- •The Oath of the British Сonstable
- •Text b Police Powers
- •International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol
- •Text 1 The British Police
- •Text 2 What to do if you see or hear anything suspicious – Dial 999
- •4. Public international law is the set of rules that governs international organisations like the United Nations.
- •5. When the Appellate Court publishes its opinion on a case, that opinion may create new case law.
- •6. Substantive law is concerned with all rules of conduct except those involved in enforcement.
- •14. By the end of the last month the members of the Supreme Court ... By the government.
- •16. Civil procedure is used when a civil law ... .
- •19. Associate justices ... By the President in a week.
- •24. After the verdict of a jury has been returned, the judge gives a judgement.
- •4. It’s difficult these days for a young person to find ... Job.
- •5. The defendant wrote a ... .
- •6. The ... Centre of the United States is the Capitol with its great House of Representatives and Senate Chamber.
- •12. He didn’t decide whether he would take the examination to become an attorney ... .
- •14. The teacher told us that there were interesting judicial magazines in the reading hall ... .
- •16. We wondered if he would raise this problem at the next meeting.
- •19. Nick said, "I served in the Army two years ago".
- •24. If her English were not good, she ... English books in the original.
- •Приложение Фонетический справочник
- •Грамматический справочник
- •Irregular Verbs
- •Cравнительные конструкции
- •Сводная таблица видо-временных форм глагола
- •Основные суффиксы и префиксы
- •Англо-русский словарь
Speech practice
Ex. 49. Be ready to discuss the topic by doing the following tasks.
Task 1. Answer the questions on the text.
1. What kind of state is the USA?
2. When was the USA set up?
3. What three main branches is the US federal government divided into?
4. What is the legislative branch of the government vested in?
5. What is the mission of the legislative branch of the government?
6. What is the term of the Congress?
7. What two chambers does the Congress consist of?
8. How many members are there in the House of Representatives and the Senate?
9. What is the mission of the US Senator?
10. What is the executive branch vested in?
11. What is the executive branch responsible for?
12. For what term/period is the President elected?
13. How are the presidential elections held?
14. How many members are there in the President’s Cabinet?
15. Who appoints Cabinet members?
16. Whom are the secretaries of the major eleven executive departments directly responsible to?
17. What is the judicial branch composed of?
18. What is the judicial branch responsible for?
19. When is the Supreme Court in session?
20. What Justices does the Supreme Court consist of?
Task 2. Point out the false statements and correct them.
1. The US is a federation of states with its capital in Washington, D. C.
2. According to the USA Constitution there are three main branches of the government.
3. The number of members of the Senate is larger than that of the House of Representatives.
4. The number of the House of Representatives from each state is constant, no matter how large its population is.
5. Only the President appoints all high governmental officials.
6. The Senators are elected by popular vote.
7. The Vice-President is chosen after the presidential elections.
8. The federal courts judge the constitutionality of acts of law.
Task 3. Fill in the blanks.
1. The United States is … with its capital in Washington, D. C.
2. The USA federal government divided into three main branches includes: the … , … and … .
3. The … of the legislative branch of the government is … laws and … the operation of the government.
4. The … numbers 435 members, elected every … years.
5. There are … Senators, two from each state, elected for … term.
6. The executive branch vested in the …, … and … is responsible for administering and … the laws.
7. The presidential … in the USA are held in … stages.
8. The … is elected together with the President for … term.
9. The … of the federal government is responsible for … the constitutionality of acts of law.
10. In the USA the President … federal judges for life with the … of the Senate.
Task 4. Enlarge on the following.
1. The USA is a federal republic. (composed of …)
2. The USA government is divided into 3 branches. (including …)
3. The USA Congress contains two chambers. (consisting of …)
4. The USA President appoints all state officials. (including …)
5. The next government branch is the executive. (made up of …)
6. The third government branch is the judicial one. (composed of …)
7. The final appellate tribunal is the U. S. Supreme Court. (containing …)
Task 5. Ask and answer questions to get more information on
the USA political system.
Model: 1. at least one Representative – What must / does each state have? – Each state must have at least one Representative.
1. through gathering taxes;
2. at least 25, a US citizen for seven years, and a resident of the state from which he is elected;
3. at least 30 years old, a citizen of the US for nine years, and a resident of the state from which he is elected;
4. for four additional years;
5. a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years;
6. top graduates from the nation’s elite law schools.
Task 6. Match the two columns and give your opinion to the sentences made up using the following expressions.
It is well known, that …; To my mind …; That`s why …; As far as I know …; As far as I remember …; I do know that … .
Model: It is well known, that the United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and several territories.
1. The United States of America is a federal republic… 2. The US federal government is divided into three main branches: … 3. The legislative branch of the government is vested in the Congress … 4. The function of the legislative branch of the government is … 5. The House of Representatives consisting of … 6. The Senate made up of 100 members, two from each state, is … 7. The executive branch vested in the President, Vice-President and the President's cabinet is … 8. The secretaries of the major eleven executive departments forming … 9. Only the President can appoint Cabinet members for an indefinite term, as well as … 10. The judicial branch of the federal government consists … 11. The judicial branch is responsible for … 12. The Supreme Court is composed … |
1. ... making laws and financing the operation of the government. 2. ... elected for six-year terms. 3 ... of the Supreme Court of the United States and the system of federal courts. 4. … consisting of 50 states and several territories. 5. … responsible for administering and executing the laws. 6. … judging the constitutionality of acts of law. 7. … the legislative, the executive and the judicial. 8. … of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. 9. … containing two Houses – the Senate and the House of Representatives. 10. … "the Cabinet" are directly and fully responsible to the President. 11. … 435 members is elected every two years. 12. … remove any member for refusing to carry out a duty.
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Task 6. Speak on the topic using the given table.