- •The legal profession entering the profession
- •Vocabulary and reading exercises.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Exercise 2. Read and translate the underlined words. Then read and translate the text. Entering the profession
- •Vocabulary and comprehension exercises
- •Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:
- •Exercise 5. Reconstruct the sentences, explain or paraphrase them:
- •Exercise 6. Make up sentences of your own with the following word combinations:
- •Exercise 7. Translate the text into English:
- •The profession of а lawyer
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 1. Answer the questions.
- •Exercise 2. Read and translate the text. The profession of а lawyer
- •Vocabulary and comprehension exercises
- •Exercise 4. Find the antonyms to the following words (word combinations) in the text:
- •Exercise 5. Find the words or word combinations in the text which mean the following:
- •Exercise 6. Give the English definitions to the following words:
- •Exercise 7. Say whether these statements are true or false. Use the models
- •Exercise 8. Answer the following questions:
- •Exercise 9. Retell the text “The profession of a lawyer”. Exercise 10. Translate the following text into English:
- •Professional titles
- •Vocabulary
- •Professional titles
- •Vocabulary and comprehension exercises
- •Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:
- •Exercise 5. Consult a dictionary, transcribe the following words and practice their pronunciation. Explain their meaning using English explanatory dictionary. Translate them into Russian.
- •Exercise 6. Retell the text “Professional titles”.
- •Range of legal work
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary and comprehension exercises
- •Range of legal work
- •Exercise 2. Find the English equivalents to the following phrases in the text:
- •Exercise 3. Answer the questions:
- •Exercise 4. Reconstruct the sentences:
- •Exercise 5. Make up sentences of your own with the following word combinations:
- •Exercise 6. Explain the meaning of the following expressions or paraphrase them:
- •Exercise 7. Read the text and fill in the missing words from the box:
- •Exercise 8. Translate the text into English:
- •Legal profession
- •Exercise 2. Read and translate some international words.
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 3. Read and translate the underlined words. Then read and translate the text. Legal professions
- •Vocabulary and comprehension exercises
- •Exercise 5. Answer the questions:
- •Exercise 6. Match the words to make up the word combinations and translate them. Make up some sentences with these words.
- •Exercise 7. Read the definitions and match them with the words in the box.
- •Exercise 8. Give the definitions to the following words. Use the explanatory dictionary.
- •Exercise 10. Read the text and replace the Russian words in brackets with their English equivalents.
- •Exercise 11. Translate the text into English.
- •Legal professions in russia General Vocabulary and Expressions
- •Legal professions in russia
- •Synonyms to the following words:
- •Antonyms to the following words and word combinations:
- •Legal skills
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 1. Read and translate the underlined words and word combinations. Then read and translate the text. Top ten legal skills
- •Exercise 2. Find the equivalents to these word combinations in the text:
- •Exercise 3. Read the definitions and match them with the words from the box.
Exercise 3. Read the definitions and match them with the words from the box.
Inductive, document, oral, communication, deductive, client, top-notch, draft, skills, research |
1. An ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practiced it.___________
2. To write a plan, letter, report, bill, etc. that will need to be changed before it is in its finished form.______________
3. A piece of paper that gives official written information about something._____________
4. Someone who pays for services or advice from the person or organization. ______________
5. Serious study of a subject that is intended to discover new facts or test new ideas. ____________
6. Having the highest quality or standard. ______________
7. The process by which people exchange information or express their thoughts or feelings.___________
8. The various methods of sending information between people and places, especially official systems such as post systems, radio, telephone, etc.___________
9. The method of using a particular set of facts or ideas to form a general principle of smth. __________
10. The method used to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts.
Exercise 4. Agree or disagree with the statements using one of the models:
а) to express agreement :
It goes without saying ….
Exactly so …
to express uncertainty:
I’m not quite sure about it because…
That’s hard to tell…
to express disagreement:
Nothing of the kind, I think …
Surely not, I suppose …
Oral Communication skills are not important for Legal professionals.
Legal professional must be an adept in legal affairs.
It’s insignificant for a legal professional to have the abilities of writing legal documents.
It’s obligatory for a legal practitioner to have the skills of writing e-mails.
Each lawyer must have basic knowledge of substantive law and legal procedure.
Legal professionals can’t bill time because of large workloads.
Top-notch organizational skills are necessary to work with piles of documents.
Legal professionals work in their vacuum.
Solo practitioners must rely on themselves.
Support staff usually help the experts to deliver legal services.
Legal research is the only reliable tool of the legal profession.
In the first year students must read and brief hundreds of cases.
Experts say that the brain is a complex information processor capable of processing and assimilating complex information at greater speeds through practice.
We must know how to analyze and gather information, identify issues, organize our data base, draft inferences and reach conclusions.
You can brush up your writing skills by reading resources on the craft of writing.
It is easy to learn legal English.
It is possible for me to learn and memorize for ever a large amount of information for a few days.
We must pace ourselves and learn the substantive law and legal procedure.
Top-notch organizational skills help to cope with a large amount of data and documents.
Reviewing complex written documents, drawing inferences and making connections among legal authorities are analytical and logical reasoning skills.
Exercise 5. Translate the sentences into English:
1. Мы осваиваем юридическую терминологию с первого дня поступления в университет.
2. К концу курса обучения вы научитесь представлять информацию в четкой и краткой форме.
3. На вчерашнем семинаре по теории государства и права студенты активно отстаивали свои позиции.
4. Только к концу прошлого семинара я понял, как составлять ходатайство.
5. На лекции преподаватель рассказывал об использовании индуктивно-дедуктивных методов в работе юриста.
6. Он занимается исследовательской работой по семейному праву.
7. Овладение современными технологиями общения, такими, как видеоконференции, является неотъемлемой частью работы юриста.
8. Компании требуется юрист, владеющий навыками составления сложных юридических документов.
9. Во многих компаниях существует почасовая оплата труда.
10. Главное правило нашей компании − обслуживать клиентов честно и ответственно.