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I. Remember if these juridical noun-terms from Chapter 21 are countable, uncountable or both.

countable

uncountable

both

ACT

CONFIDENCE

ABUSE

ALLEGATION

CUSTODY

ADOPTION

CASE

EVIDENCE

AGREEMENT

CHECKLIST

GUILT

ASSAULT

CONTRACT

INTIMIDATION

CAUTION

JURY

PERMISSION

CONSIDERATION

PROBATION

CONSISTENCY

WELFARE

CONTACT

CONVICTION

COURT

CRIME

DEBATE

DANGER

DEFENCE

DETENTION

JUSTICE

MAJORITY

MURDER

OFFENCE

ORDER

PRISON

PROSECUTION

PUNISHMENT

STATUS

TREATMENT

TRIAL

WARNING

WRONG

II. Give your own examples illustrating the fact that the nouns from the 3d column can be both countable and uncountable.

E.G. He visits his Dad in prison every week.

The two men were arrested only a week after they were released from prison.

They live opposite the prison. (say 'the prison' when you refer to a particular building)

The farm felt like a prison for her.

Speaking

Exercises

  1. Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Explain why.

  1. It is unlawful to punish children by smacking and beating.

to smack - to hit someone or sth forcefully with the flat inside part of your hand, producing a short loud noise, especially as a way of punishing a child

to beat - to hit repeatedly

  1. Judges and police officers who deal with child abuse have special training.

  2. In England and Wales a child can be a witness since he or she is 4.

  3. In youth courts the jury has to decide what action to take if a young person is charged with a very serious crime.

  4. Unmarried couples can not adopt children.

  1. Answer the questions about the text.

  1. What does the notion ‘the child’s welfare’ mean?

  2. What legal actions are provided by the law for such cases when a child who is under 10 has committed a crime?

  3. Who can be ‘the appropriate adult’? What are his or her functions?

  4. What is the ‘cautioning panel’?

  5. What’s the difference between an informal warning and a formal caution?

  6. What does ‘a community sentence’ mean?

  7. What are young offender’s parents allowed to do in court?

  8. What does a construction ‘Her Majesty’s pleasure’ mean?

  9. What does the notion ‘child abuse’ include?

  10. Could you find and name the reasons why corporal punishment or physical chastising of a child has not been outlawed yet?

  11. What protection agencies for any child at risk of abuse are known in England?

  12. Who is included into child protection teams?

  13. What are the steps of interviewing the child who is a victim of crime?

  14. What planned delays with a specific purpose may there be in dealing with a case concerning a child?

  15. What is included into monitoring of the child’s progress by a trained social worker?

  16. When can decisions made by the court that are concerned with child’s welfare be changed?

  17. Who are independent experts who know all about the child’s welfare checklist?

  18. What special care do disabled children have the right to?

  19. What is included into the notion ‘a standard of living’?

  20. Are girls allowed to join the armed forces in Britain?

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