Вариант № 19

Task 1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.

Prosecutors, in-house counsel, research, civil law, smuggling, guilty, appeal, judges, fine , common law, research, notaries, court

1. The decision of the _________ is final and binding.

2. In accordance with the Customs Regulations one of the main duties of the Customs officer is to prevent traffic of __________.

3. Many lawyers are employed by the law offices of enterprises, ministries and agencies as __________(jurisconsult).

4. Some lawyers may work as ___________________________________________.

5. Lawyers may serve as ________or_________________________________________.

6. Legal careers also include teaching law and academic ________work.

7. ___________is contrasted against common law.

8. _________ is a judge-made law developed by custom (historical legal precedents) over hundreds of years.

9. The person accused has the right to _________ within ten days.

10. A person who is found ________of smuggling may be taken to Court and either punished by a ________ or jailed.

Task 2. Translate the sentences into English

1. Конституция гарантирует права и свободы граждан.

2. Таможенный инспектор может произвести личный досмотр, если у него есть основание полагать, что пассажир имеет при себе предметы, подлежащие изъятию.

3. В каждом государстве есть полиции, суды и тюрьмы.

4. В случае конфискации вещей или ценностей составляется протокол задержания предметов контрабанды, который подписывается обвиняемым.

5. Коррупция наносит вред интересам государства.

6. Решение суда является окончательным и обжалованию не подлежит

Task 3. Match these words with their meanings

коллегияадвокатов спор

case тяжбасудебногоспора

crime коллегияадвокатов

dispute дело

in-house counsel присяжные

jury юрисконсульт

litigation спор

Task 4. Use the right modal verb from the box and translate the sentences:

сan, could, may, might, to be able to ,to be allowed to

1. _____ she still be arguing with the customs inspector? I saw her talking to him an hour ago!

2. I _____ attend the meeting yesterday, because I was ill

3. You _____ bring these items into the country. They are prohibited by law.

4. The professor says we _____ only use dictionaries at the exam while translating the articles.

5. They _____ have cleared all the cargo! They have just started!

Task 5. Put these questions into reported speech.

Model: Where are you from?” They asked me where I was from.

1. “What have you been writing for 4 hours?”

2. “ What are you talking about?”

3. “Do you know anything about this man?”

4. “Did you forget to phone her?”

5. “Will you be near the office in ten minutes?”

6. “Am I late?”

7. “Had you seen him before the agreement was signed?”

8. “Do you hear me?”

9. “Are you going to start up?”

10. “Where are you from?”

Task 4. Read and translate the text and answer the question:

What problem does the article focus on?

"Happy Birthday To You" song in court case (17th June, 2013)

Everybody knows the song "Happy Birthday To You". It is the most popular and most often sung song in the English language. It is also now part of a legal case. A New York film company called Good Morning To You (GMTY) Productions has opened a lawsuit that says the song belongs in the public domain. This means anyone can use it because there is no copyright on it. However, the record label Warner Music says it owns the copyright to the tune. GMTY is making a documentary about the history of the song and had to pay Warner Music $1,500 to use it.

If it didn't pay, it could have got a penalty of $150,000. The boss of GMTY was angry about this fee and took the case to a court in New York.The melody of "Happy Birthday To You" comes from the song, "Good Morning to All". This was written in 1893 by two sisters from Kentucky, USA. They wrote it because they thought it would be easy for young children to sing. The words to "Happy Birthday To You" were added to the tune around a decade later. One of the most famous performances of the song was when Marilyn Monroe sang, "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" in a sexy voice to John F. Kennedy in 1962. GMTY says any copyright on the song ran out almost 100 years ago. The company wants Warner Music to return the millions of dollars it has collected for the song. Warner Music has so far stayed quiet and has not commented on the court case.