12. Answer the questions:

1. What is an adversarial system of justice?

2. What kinds of court are there in Great Britain?

3. In what way are serious criminal cases dealt with in Great Britain?

4. What happens if there is no agreement among at least ten of the jury about the verdict?

5. What is the duty of the judge during a trial?

13. Find English equivalents in the text:

Гражданские и уголовные дела; выслушивать свидетельские показания обеих сторон; защита; обвинение; назначать на должность; богатые слои общества; предрассудки; браконьерство; королевский (верховный) суд; выбирать наугад; выносить приговор.

14. Explain in English some terms connected with the legal system:

Acquitted; bail; convicted; defendant; on remand; party; plaintiff; verdict; uncondition­ally discharged; conditional discharge; on probation; a fine; com­munity service; to imprison; death penalty; life sentence; to ban from driving; to acquit; corporal punishment; mercy-killing or euthanasia.

15. Match the criminal with the definition:

1. an arsonist a) tries to enforce his political demands by carrying out or threatening acts of violence

2. an assassin b) pretends or claims to be what he is not

3. a deserter c) makes money by dishonest business methods, e.g. by selling worthless goods

4. an embezzler d) steals from his own company

5. a forger e) attacks and robs people especially in public places

6. a fraud (con man) f) sets fire to property

7. a hooligan g) kills for political reasons or reward

8. a mugger h) brings goods into one country from another illegally

9. a poacher i) hunts illegally on somebody else's land

10.a racketeer j) makes false money or documents

11.a smuggler k) a soldier who leaves the armed forces without permission

12.a terrorist 1) causes damage or disturbance in public places

16. Choose the right answer:

1. The spy.....the desk in an attempt to find the secret documents.

a) invaded b) kidnapped c) looted d) ransacked

2. The safe deposit box.....a high-pitched sound when it was moved.

a) ejected b) emitted c) expelled d) excluded

3. He.....his fist and threatened to hit me.

a) clenched b) clutched c) grabbed d) gripped

4. Thieves got away with a.....of jewellery worth thousands of pounds.

a) catch b) haul c) loot d) snatch

5. The burglar's presence was betrayed by a.....floorboard.

a) cracking b) creaking c) crunching d) groaning

6. Smugglers consistently.....import regulations.

a) break b) flaunt c) float d) flout

7. Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with its contents......

a) contained b) intact c) missing d) preserved

8. The intruder was badly.....by the guard dog in the palace garden.

a) damaged b) eaten c) mauled d) violated

9. When the police examined the house they found that the lock had been ….. with.

a) broken b) hindered c) tampered d) touched

10. The hooligan.....the money out of my hand and ran away.

a) clutched b) gripped c) snatched d) withdrew

17. Here is the story of a very unfortunate, irresponsible man called Mr. N.E. Body. Imagine that he was stopped by the police at each and every point of the drama. Read about what happened and, after each piece of information you receive, decide what punishment he deserves:

1. Mr. Body drank five pints of beer and five single whiskies in a pub, got into his car and drove away.

2. He did not drive dangerously but exceeded the speed limit as he wanted to catch up with a friend who had left his wallet in the pub.

3. As he was driving along, a little girl ran into the road and he knocked her down.

4. There was no way he could have stopped, drunk or sober.

5. The little girl suffered only bruises and superficial injuries.

6. Mr. Body's wife had left him two days before.

7. Six months later, it was clear that the little girl was to suffer from after-effects of the accident and would stutter for many years.

8. Mr. Body had never previously received any summons for traffic offences.

9. The little girl admitted that it was all her fault..

10. The passenger in Mr. Body's car was killed outright as he went through the windscreen.