Unit I history and sources of english law

TEXT 1

TASK I

1. apply; 2. justice; 3. judgment; 4. itinerant justices; 5. precedence 6. evidence; 7. case; 8. evidence.

TASK III

to stem from to arise, to come , to derive

modern present

prevail predominate

vary change, deviate, differ

influence affect, persuade, motivate

judge justice

contribute add, bestow

treat consider, deal with

source origin

gain acquire, get

body of accumulation, collection, mass

establish create, set up

TASK IV

accept reject

gain miss

occasional frequent; regular

particular general, easy going

common distinctive, unusual

local general, national

obvious(ly) hidden, obscure

TASK VII

1. different; 2. different, different; 3.various, differently; 4. different; 5. differently; 6.various; 7. various.

TASK VIII

Unitary, single, separate, association, similar, differences; differences, substantial, ruled, originally.

TEXT 2

TASK I

1. precedent; 2. Appeal; reversed; 3. lost a case; 4. overruled; 5. judiciary; 6. brought; 7. sacked.

TASK III

To offer to come forward, to propose;

To make a law to create, to establish;

Statement assertion, declaration;

To consider to contemplate, to judge;

To presuppose to presume, to hypothesize;

To pronounce to assert, to declare;

Precise accurate, well-defined, explicit.

TASK V

1. cling to; 2. impartiality; 3. take sides; 4. preponderance; 5. to take account of; 6. ensured; 7. look up; 8. spelt out.

TEXT 3

TASK I

1. jurisdiction; 2. petition; 3. verdict; 4. specific performance; 5. charges; 6. redress; 7. writ; 8. High Court.

TASK II

equity fair system of laws or system of British law which developed in parallel with the common law to make it fairer;

writ legal document which begins an action in court.

litigant person who brings a lawsuit against someone.

remedy way of repairing harm or damage suffered.

damages money claimed by a plaintiff from a defendant as compensation for harm done.

redress remedy, relief.

wrong an illegal or immoral act.

petition written application to a court.

verdict decision of a jury or magistrate.

injunction court order compelling someone to stop doing something.

TASK V

1. dispensed; 2. observed; 3.enforced; 4.granted; 5. refused; 6. emerged; 7. held; 8.administered; 9. decided.

Unit II

TEXT 1

TASK I

1. Relevant

2. Continuity

3. Asserted

4. Enshrined

5. Expunge

6. Stalemate

TASK II

1. compelling, primary, dominant;

2. crucial decisive, basic, major;

3. supreme;

4. set of rules, fundamental principles;

5. legitimate successor; eligible to succeed;

6. the rule of the military.

TASK IV

1. constituency;

2. institute;

3. constitute;

4. restitution;

5. substitute.

TEXT 2

TASK I

1. entitles;

2. premise, premise;

3. abdicated;

4. exact;

5. thrashed out;

6. franchise.

TASK II

To break the contract; to abuse power; to propound theory; to design/work out compromise; to avoid chaos; to restore constitution, monarchy; to reach solution; to dissolve/to summon Parliament; to preserve continuity; to exercise powers; to override legislation, veto; to lay down foundations/principles; to confer rights; to exact concessions; to fill the vacuum; to crush support, resistance; to ratify acts.

TASK III

a) 1) legality; 2) legacy; 3) legitimacy; 4) legislation; 5) legislature.

b) 1) legacies;2) legality; 3) legislation; 4) legitimacy; 5)legislatures.

TEXT 3