- •Предисловие
- •Часть I включает двадцать аутентичных текстов, каждый из которых снабжен лексико-грамматическими упражнениями для развития навыков устной речи.
- •Часть II содержит тексты для ознакомительного чтения и задания к ним, позволяющие осуществить контроль понимания прочитанного.
- •Часть III включает сборник грамматических упражнений, направленных на активное усвоение основных грамматических моделей.
- •Unit 1 What is Law?
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 2 Kinds of laws
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 3 Who makes laws?
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 4 courts
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 5 Court systems
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 6 The Adversary System
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 7 Judges and Juries
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 8 The Idea of Torts: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 9 Types of Torts
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 10 torts that Injure Persons
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 11 State and Federal Criminal Laws.
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 12
- •Victims of Crime
- •If You Become a Victim
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized:
- •Assignments
- •Unit 13 Nature and Causes of Crime
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 14 General Consideration
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignment
- •Unit 15 Preliminary Crimes
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to the memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 16 The Trial
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 17 Arrest
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 18 Crimes Against the Person
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized.
- •Premeditated criminal activity
- •Assignments
- •Unit 19 Crimes Against Property
- •Vandalism
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 20 Sentencing
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Part II
- •Text 1 Consumer Law
- •Assignment
- •Influences on consumer
- •Assignment
- •Test 3 How law protect the consumer
- •Assignment
- •Test 4 Court cases on consumer’s complaints
- •Assignment
- •Text 5 Family law
- •Assignment
- •Text 6 Spouse abuse
- •Assignment
- •Part III
- •There is - there are
- •The Degrees of Comparison
- •The Active Voice
- •The Passive Voice
- •The Infinitive
- •The Gerund
- •Participle I
- •Participle II
- •Modal verbs and their equivalents
- •The Subjunctive Mood
- •Оглавление
Vocabulary to be memorized:
a victim [ ] - жертва, пострадавший;
to fall a victim [ ]- пасть жертвой (fell, fallen);
to victimize [ ] - преследовать, делать жертвой ;
Kinds of crimes:
consumer fraud - обман клиентов, покупателей, мошенничество,
rape - изнасилование,
assault - нападение, атака,
robbery - грабеж,
burglary - кража со взломом,
larceny - воровство, кража;
5) to testify [ ] - давать свидетельские показания;
6) testimony [ ] - свидетельские показания;
7) witness [ ] - свидетель;
to make up [ ], to compensate[ ],
to make restitution [ ]- возмещать, компенсировать.
Assignments
Read and translate the text.
II. Read, spell and translate the transcribed words.
III. Match the following.
to protect oneself to reduce the risk of crime to snatch a purse to ask for an ambulance to be on vocation burglaries occur home burglary consumer fraud facial description target of crime violent crimes to order restitution deserted streets high-risk areas |
требовать компенсацию; опасные криминогенные районы; безлюдные улицы; кража со взломом происходят; описание внешности; быть в отпуске; кража со взломом (дома, квартиры); защищаться, обезопаситься; мошенничество против потребителей; вызвать скорую помощь; выхватить кошелек; жертва преступлений, мишень; насильственные преступления; сократить риск преступлений. |
IV. Give English equivalents for the following.
давать показания в суде, подозрительная деятельность, оставаться спокойным, остерегаться темных улиц, личная безопасность (personal), физическое и психическое благополучие, подавать иск, жалобу, требовать компенсацию, становиться жертвой, обеспечивать материальную помощь, подвергнуться нападению, грабитель.
V. Give Russian equivalents for the following.
victims can be found, to provide a victim with benefits, paying medical bills, funeral cost, high-crime areas, to get held up, to get injured (hurt), to flash money in public, recent years, to break in, license number, direction of travel.
VI. Find sentences with Participle I in the text and translate them into Russian.
VII. Paraphrase the sentences putting the verbs in the Passive voice.
Crime affects us all.
We can find victims of crime among all the segments of society.
Assistance programs provide victims with counseling.
Burglars may injure or oven kill you.
The victim called the militia.
VIII. Find sentences describing what we must do if we fall victims of a crime.
IX. Find sentences describing what we must do for crime prevention.
Model: Report a crime. Call the police immediately.
X. Answer the questions.
Who may fall victims of crime?
What segments of American (Russian) society are more affected by crime?
How do U.S.A. authorities try to help victims? What is the situation like in Russia?
What advice is given to prevent crime?
What is the given recommendation to people who are victimized?
What are the most important things to remembers if you are held up in the street?
XI. Translate into English.
Вор-карманник вырвал кошелек.
Как граждане могут защищаться от преступников?
Свидетельские показания - важный элемент расследования (investigation).
Жалоба была немедленно подана.
Запирайте двери на замки!
В США имеется программа помощи жертвам преступлений.
Суды могут требовать возмещения материального ущерба.
В любом случае жизнь и безопасность людей на первом месте.
Чем больше людей на улице, тем лучше.
Многие преступления происходят ночью.
Если вы заметили что-нибудь подозрительное, на всякий случай сообщите в милицию (to be on the safe side).
XII. Prepare the following situations to be dramatized.
Situation 1. 2 people are watching somebody getting in the house,
though the owner of this house is in a business trip.
Situation 2. You have just witnessed handbag snatching. You are
calling to militia.
Situation 3. You are at home and hear noise from outside as if
somebody was trying to unlock your door. You are in panic but found courage to call to militia.
Situation 4. Two militiamen working at Criminal Investigation
Department are discussing the crime rate in the city
and what crimes are the most popular.
Situation 5. Two elderly ladies are speaking about dangerous
situation in the city. They like to watch TV reports
about crimes and know much from their experience.
