- •Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение
- •Введение
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Give definitions of the following words:
- •3. Read the text and do the tasks.
- •4. Answer the question about the British police.
- •5. Finish the following sentences, using tail questions.
- •6. Find equivalents to the following Russian words and phrases in the text above:
- •7. Read the interview with a police officer. Dramatize it. Then sum up the information you learnt from the interview about the British police.
- •9. Master your vocabulary in the topic “Crime and Criminals”
- •10. Read the text and explain why a police officer has to ‘caution’ the person who is being arrested.
- •11. Complete the article with words from the box.
- •12. Match the words in bold in the previous task to the definitions 1-7.
- •13. Use the words from the box in the text:
- •14. Read the newspaper article below and think of a headline for it. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Read the following verbs:
- •15. Make a survey of the crimes and court cases that are reported in the news in one week.
- •16. Read the conversation between Nancy Bryant, a fraud prevention officer, and a journalist. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Explain what the following words and expressions mean:
- •5. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •6. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the words and expressions from the box:
- •7. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the sentences below the text.
- •9. Use one word in each gap. You’ve been framed!
- •11 Points
- •6 Points
- •12 Points
- •6 Points
- •5 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Match each of the following verbs with a word or phrase on the right. They are all connected with a British court of law.
- •11. Interview your partner using the questions below:
- •12. Read the text below and think of the word which fits best for each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •13. Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, or d) best fits each gap.
- •14. Study the authentic cases given below. Discuss each in pairs and decide the following:
- •15. People say that children today are growing up more quickly. The law sometimes makes this possible. Look at the information below. How these laws are different in Russia?
- •16. Read the article and complete it with the words from the box.
- •17. Translate into English.
- •18. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Which of the actions or procedures above are carried out by each of the following people?
- •2 . Match each word below with the definition.
- •7. Complete these sentences using the pairs from the exercise above. You may have to make changes to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first one has been made for you as an example.
- •8. Put each of the words in the box in its correct place in the passage below:
- •10 Read the four articles below.
- •11. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
- •13 Work in pairs. Read the information below and decide how much money the woman should receive.
- •14. Why do you think people commit crimes? Discuss the problem of the causes of crime.
- •15. Discuss these questions:
- •17. Read the newspaper extract below, and discuss the question that follows.
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Fill in the gaps.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English.
- •6. Complete the following text using the words from the box:
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Discuss the items below:
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. What is your opinion about the trial jury?
- •Grammar
- •8 Points
- •8 Points
- •7 Points
- •8 Points
- •7 Points
- •12 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Before you read the text discuss the following points:
- •2. Read the text.
- •2. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expression:
- •3. Write out all kinds of punishments from the text and put them in order from the most serious ones to the lightest.
- •4. Answer the questions about the text:
- •5. Match to make sentences.
- •6. A. Use a word in each gap to complete the text.
- •7. Use one word in each gap.
- •8. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
- •9. Read the text below and think of the word which fits best in each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
- •Identity theft
- •10. Translate the following text into English:
- •11. Discuss the following issues:
- •12. Read the following text.
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in the text:
- •5. Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Translate the following text into English:
- •7. Study the following phrasal verbs:
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Which sentences are true and which ones are false?
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Match the verbs with the nouns. Use the phrases in the sentences of your own:
- •10. Translate into English.
- •11. Read the following newspaper stories. How do you feel when you read them? Work in groups. Discuss each case in turn.
- •Grammar
- •Infinitive. Complex Object. Complex Subject.
- •15 Points
- •Insert the words from the box:
- •10 Points
- •Vocabulary
- •6. Below are the main areas of commercial law. Match each branch to the contents it covers. The first one is done for you.
- •Vocabulary
- •5. Say whether the statements are true or false.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Read the text ‘Women in Politics’ and answer the questions:
- •9. Speak on the topic “Law of property, natural resources and the environment”.
- •Victims of oil shortage.
- •It’s an ill wind…
- •13. A) Work in pairs. Take it in turns to react to the statements below. Use the expressions for expressing opinion from the previous exercise.
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Are these statements true or false?
- •6. Find the best equivalent for the words below.
- •7. Give the English equivalents for the following:
- •8. Work in pairs. Which of the following freedoms is the most important to you? Why?
- •9. Choose the correct word to complete sentences. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
- •It happened on December 1
- •12. Read the text below and answer the question: what does the law of your country guarantee to disabled people? What is the attitude to people with limited abilities?
- •13. Translate into English.
- •14. Read the text below and discuss with your class mates how much privacy we have these days.
- •10 Points
- •10 Points
- •7 Points
- •Основная литература
Vocabulary
in a particular order – в определенном порядке
opening statement – вступительная речь
lawyers for each side – адвокаты от каждой стороны
presentation of evidence – представление доказательств
testimony– свидетельские показания
testify– давать показания
disregard– не обращать внимания, не придавать значения
object– возражать
objection– возражение
credibilityofwitness– надежность свидетелей
closingargument– заключительная речь
jurydeliberation– совещание присяжных
foreman– старшина присяжных
bailiff– судебный пристав
presentaverdict– зачитать вердикт
1. Which of the actions or procedures above are carried out by each of the following people?
- a judge - a juror
- a criminal - a witness
- a police officer - the defendant
- a lawyer - the clerk of the court
2 . Match each word below with the definition.
the accused; court reporter; witness; policeman; jury; judge; defense; lawyer; prosecutor; junior defense lawyer
a) sb. who has been charged with committing a crime
b) a professional who decides how a criminal should be punished
c) a professional who speaks for the accused and advices him/her in court
d) sb. who saw a crime happen
e) a professional who assists the lawyer of the accused
f) a group of people in court who decide whether sb is innocent or guilty
g) sb. whose job is to deter people from committing crimes and to arrest those who break the law
h) a professional who represents the state in court
i) sb. who notes down what is said in court
Read the text “Steps of the trial”.
Events in a trial usually happen in a particular order, though the order may be changed by the judge. The usual order of events is shown below.
Step 1: Selection of the Jury.
Step 2: Opening Statements. The lawyers for each side discuss their views of the case. They present a general picture of their proofs. What the lawyers say in the opening statements is not evidence.
Step 3: Presentation of evidence. All parties have the right to present evidence. The testimony of witnesses is evidence. Evidence may be in the form of physical exhibits, such as a gun or a photograph. Evidence may be not admitted by the judge. In this case it will be disregarded. During the trial the lawyers may make objections to evidence presented by the other side. The judge decides if the objection is valid or invalid. If the objection is not valid, the judge will overrule the objection.
Step 4: Closing Arguments. In the closing arguments the lawyers summarize the case from their point of view. They may discuss the presented evidence or comment on the credibility of witnesses. These arguments are not evidence.
Step 5: The instructions. The judge gives instructions to the jurors on the law that will be applied to the defendant. Instructions can be given at different times during the trial, but final instructions are usually given after the closing arguments.
Step 6: Jury deliberation. The jury retires to the jury room to conduct the deliberations on the verdict. The jury first elects a foreman who will control the course of the discussion. When the verdict has been reached, the foreman signs it and informs the bailiff.
All the verbs in the box relate to legal matters. Use them in the correct forms to complete the sentences.
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accuse acquit arrest award confess charge drop engage
imprison plead release seize serve
After six hours of questioning the accused man ______ .
The government _______ an amnesty to all political prisoners.
Her boss ______ her of stealing 250 dollars.
The secret police ______ him for six months in a high security jail.
We ______ the best commercial lawyer we could find to represent us but we still lost the case.
The prisoner _______ guilty to all charges.
In August they ______ him with murder.
The policeman stopped the car and _____ the driver.
The president ______ the opposition leader from prison.
The court _____ him 2,500 dollars for obtaining money by false pretenses.
After consideration, the plaintiff ______ the case against his neighbor.
The customs ______ the shipment of books.
He ______ six months in a local prison.
The crown court ______ the plaintiff 75,000 dollars in damages plus costs.
Two of the men were sent to prison, but the judge ______ the third.27
Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right to make ten pairs. Some verbs match with more than one noun:
Verbs |
Nouns |
break |
a case |
commit |
a market |
cross examine |
a fee |
charge |
an interest |
declare |
a law |
enter |
a crime |
evade |
a verdict |
hear |
terms |
negotiate |
a witness |
return |
taxes |
Make up sentences of your own, using the pairs you got.