- •English and Law
- •Учебно-методическое пособие
- •(В двух частях)
- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1: law text 1. What is law?
- •1. Find the English equivalents for the following words and expressions in the text.
- •2. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Text 2. Branches of law
- •1. Write down as many adjectives as possible with the following noun.
- •2. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •5. Give the definition to the following words and word combinations.
- •6. Complete the following sentences on the basis of the text.
- •7. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Agree or disagree and support your point of view.
- •10. Sum up all information about.
- •Text 3. Kinds of laws
- •1. Find the English equivalents for the following words and expressions in the text.
- •2. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •4. Answer the questions.
- •5. Sum up all information about.
- •Text 4. Systems of law
- •2. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •4. Complete the following sentences on the basis of the text.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word: statutes, civil law, Roman law, criminal law, law codes, code law, codes, civil-law systems, the Roman system.
- •Unit 2: international law
- •1. Translate the following sentences into English using words and phrases below.
- •2. Give the definition to the following words and word combinations.
- •Text 1. International law
- •1. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations.
- •3. Complete the following sentences on the basis of the text.
- •4. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •5. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases.
- •6. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •Text 2. Enforcement of international law
- •2. Define the following notions.
- •1. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •3. Complete the sentences according to the text choosing one of the variants a, b or c.
- •4. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the proper tense: to occur, to declare, to kill, to attack, to refuse, to break, to violate, to accuse.
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Discuss the following questions in pairs.
- •Text 3. International court of justice
- •Unit 3: international relations text 1. International relations
- •2. Give the definition to the following words and word combinations.
- •4. Write down the following abbreviations in full.
- •6. Sum up all information about International relations. Unit 3.1: conducting international relations
- •Text 2. Conducting international relations part I
- •1. Make up the sentences using the following words.
- •3. Complete the following sentences according to the text choosing one of the variants a, b or c.
- •Text 2. Conducting international relations part II
- •1. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •3. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the proper tense: to boycott, to refuse, to oppose, to occupy, to force, to use, would buy, to refuse.
- •5. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •6. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word: agreement, bilateral, protection, multilateral, representatives, economic interests, treaty, a treaty of alliance, an arms-control treaty.
- •7. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Sum up all information about.
- •Unit 3.2: what is treaty?
- •Text 3. What is treaty? part I
- •Text 3. What is treaty? part II
- •2. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
- •3. Insert the correct preposition.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word: hostages, the terms of the treaty, "back up", treaty, prisoners, ancient times.
- •5. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •Text 4. Iternational law: justice as a commodity
- •1. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions. Give the explanation to them.
- •2. Write down the following abbreviations in full.
- •3. Insert the correct preposition: in, on, of, in, against, in, by, on.
- •5. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Agree or disagree and support your point of view.
- •Unit 4: international trade law text 1. International trade
- •1. Write down as many adjectives as possible with the following noun.
- •2. Choose the best variant.
- •3. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •4. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •5. Agree or disagree and support your point of view.
- •6. Sum up all information about International trade. Text 2. Government trade policies
- •1. Define the following notions.
- •3. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •4. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •5. Sum up all information about.
- •Text 3. United nations commission on international trade law (unicitral)
- •1. Find the English equivalents for the following words and expressions in the text.
- •2. Summarize your findings from the text in 8–15 sentences. Text 4. United nations commission on international trade law (uncitral)
- •International Payments
- •1. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions.
- •4. Summarize your findings from the text in 10–20 sentences. Text 5. International conference on the legal aspects
- •4. Write down the following abbreviations in full.
- •5. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •6. Say whether these statements are true or false.
- •7. Answer the following questions.
- •8. Summarize your findings from the text in 10–20 sentences. Glossary
- •Icrc – the International Committee of the Red Cross
- •Bibliography
- •English and Law
1. Put the words in the right order to make up the sentences.
international / war / deals / both / and / law / peace / with
of / agency / the / Justice / an / of / Court / the / International / is / UN
signed / agreement / by / an / agreement / bilateral / countries / is / two
events / involve / a / participate / refusal / to / in / boycotts / sporting
agreement / countries / governments / approved / usually / of / the / by / the / the / involved / is
remove / some / and / may / to / agree / trade / tariffs / barriers / governments
boycotts / sanctions / are / and / nonmilitary / embargoes
2. Match the words on the left with the correct definitions on the right.
1) bilateral treaty 2) multilateral treaty 3) boycott 4) embargo 5) treaty of alliance 6) arms-control treaty 7) primary boycott 8) secondary boycott |
a) an agreement signed by more than two countries b) an agreement military protection for their countries c) an employees’ refusal to purchase their company’s product d) an agreement signed by two countries e) an agreement of certain weapons and armed forces’ elimination and limitation f) an official order that forbids something, esp. trade g) a refusal to handle or buy goods as a punishment or in protest h) when striking employees bring pressure on workers in other companies to stop doing business with their employer |
3. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.
In a boycott a government may prohibit its people from buying another nation's products.
Boycotts also involve a refusal to participate in sporting events or other activities.
In an embargo, a government restricts or discontinues its trade with another nation.
The use of embargoes is recognized by the United Nations.
Boycott demanded such high rents that his tenants refused to have anything to do with him.
The United States prohibits the export of weapons and computers to Communist countries.
In 1951, UN member countries were urged to support the UN forces in the Korean War by not sending weapons to areas controlled by Chinese and North Korean communists.
4. Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the proper tense: to boycott, to refuse, to oppose, to occupy, to force, to use, would buy, to refuse.
In Europe after World War II (1939-1945), many people in the countries that 1) ... by the Germans 2) ... goods produced in Germany. In the United States in 1955 and 1956, blacks in Montgomery, Alabama 3) ... the city bus system and 4) ... an end to its segregated seating policy. Since the 1960’s, consumers in several countries 5) ... to buy goods from South Africa as a protest against the South African government's policy of apartheid.
Governments 6) ... boycotts for various purposes. For example, many Arab nations boycott Israel because they 7) ... the existence of a Jewish state in the Middle East. The United States and several other countries 8) ... to attend the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow to protest against the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.