- •Высшая школа экономики
- •I. Company law
- •1 Read through the text quickly and decide which of these phrases (a–f) best expresses the topic of each paragraph (1–6).
- •2 Some of the important roles in company management are discussed in Reading 1 above. Which roles are mentioned?
- •3 Here is a more comprehensive list of roles in company management.
- •5 Below is an extract from the articles of incorporation of a us company. Read through the text quickly and tick the issues it addresses.
- •6 Read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •7 For each of these words or phrases, find the italicised word(s) in the text on
- •8 Read through the text again, noting how shall and may are used.
- •10 Read the first paragraph of the article. What situation is the bill trying to improve?
- •11 Read through the entire article and decide which of the following headings (a–f) would be most appropriate for each paragraph (1–6).
- •12 Decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •13 Do you agree that the llp is long overdue? In your view, is there also a need for such an institution in your jurisdiction?
- •14 Read the first three paragraphs. What does the dispute specifically involve?
- •15 Read the whole text and choose the best answer to each of these questions.
- •16 Choose the best explanation for each of these words or phrases from the text.
- •17 Answer these questions.
- •18 What is your opinion of the case? Do you think the shareholders’ claim is justified?
- •21 In Reading 4, which deals with a dispute concerning a company’s bylaws,
- •Vocabulary: distinguishing meaning. Which word in each group is the odd one out?
- •Vocabulary: prepositional phrases. Complete these sentences using the prepositional phrase from Exercise 4 that best fits in each. For some of the sentences, there is more than one correct answer.
- •Verb–noun collocations.
- •Increase the pay to staff above a certain percentage?
- •II Contract Law
- •1 Read the text and think of a suitable title for each of the two parts. Compare them with the titles given by your group mates.
- •2 Give Russian equivalents to the following words:
- •3 Complete the sentences (try not to look at the text):
- •4 Speak on the following:
- •5 Read the text about elements that are necessary for a valid contract. The parts of the text are mixed up. Put them in the correct order from 1 - 5.
- •6 Discuss with the partner
- •7 Read the text “Contract Law and Business”
- •8 Comment upon the diagram below.
- •2 Vocabulary. Give synonyms to the following words.
- •3 Match the words with their definitions.
- •Illegal obligation oral performance property signed terms
- •Newspapers write Newspapers write Newspapers write Friendly environment
- •The g8 countries agree on climate change, and more besides
- •Vocabulary
- •Financial times
- •Vocabulary
- •III . Family Law
- •1 Read the texts about different traditions to get married and compare the traditional wedding in Britain and the us with that in Russia.
- •2 Give Russian equivalents of the italicized words and expressions
- •3 Make up a summary of the text above by answering these questions:
- •4 Read through the entire text and decide which of the following headings (a–f) would be most appropriate for each paragraph (1–6).
- •5 Discuss the following questions:
- •6 Choose a topic for a short composition (write 180 – 200 words):
- •7 Before you read the text look up the meaning of the following:
- •8 Read through the entire text and decide which of the following titles (a - g) would be most appropriate for each part (1 - 7 ):
- •9 Discuss the following topics:
- •10 Write your own opinion on the following:
- •11 Vocabulary: Find a match
- •I. Before you read discuss these questions.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Write what you think of the problem of dividing the assets of spouses.
- •2. Read another article from the Economist. It is about autistic children.
- •Vocabulary
- •Попова Татьяна Петровна Legal Reading Учебно-методическое пособие по чтению для студентов 3-го курса факультета права
- •Часть 1
1. Write what you think of the problem of dividing the assets of spouses.
2. Read another article from the Economist. It is about autistic children.
“Autistic” means a mental disease that makes children unable to respond to other people.
Before you read discuss these questions:
1 .Should there be special schools for autistic children?
2. What problems can autistic children face in ordinary schools do you think?
Vocabulary
Give a suitable translation of the following words
1. arousal – the state of being alert or excited
2. stigmatise – if something is stigmatised a lot of people regard it as shameful in some way
3. be under strain – a state of worry and tension
4. laudable – worthy of praise or admiration
5. benign – gentle and pleasant
Understanding main points.
After reading the article answer these questions:
1. What kind of place is Sybil Elgar?
2. In what ways is the school unusual?
3. How are autistic children treated by their schoolmates in ordinary schools?
4. What did the British government pledge in 2002?
5. Why are teachers in mainstream schools under strain?
6. What do civil servants want to provide?
On your own
1. Whose responsibility should it be to protect disabled children from suffering?
Think about the economic, social and financial problems for the state when taking care of disabled children and how they may overcome them. What measures would you suggest in order to improve the situation in our country?
Write your opinion in a form of a composition.
A cry for help
Why some children with autism suffer in mainstream schools
SYBIL ELGAR, a secondary school for autistic children in Southall, west London, is a quiet place, and for good reason. Children with autism are easily overwhelmed by information and can react badly—even violently—to the wrong kind of stimulus. Sybil Elgar is designed as a "low arousal" building, without the usual eye-catching displays in the entrance hall
The school is unusual in other ways. With just over 100 pupils, it is barely a tenth the size of the average secondary school. There are two members of staff to every five children. Some pupils have screens around their desks to reduce external stimuli. The children travel between classrooms, as they would in an ordinary secondary school—but do so in small groups, led by an adult.
About 90,000 pupils suffer from autism, but there are just 7,500 places in specialist schools. Gillian Zettle, the deputy principal of Sybil Elgar, says not all autistic pupils can cope in normal state schools. "Some can't even be with more than one person. The average secondary school would be a living nightmare for many of our children."
Many parents agree. The National Autistic Society (nas) recently asked more than 1,000 parents about their autistic children's educational experiences. Two-fifths had been bullied at school, about double the rate of their non-disabled peers. Some parents said their children were so unhappy that they had harmed themselves and talked of suicide. One in five children had been suspended or expelled, often more than once.
In 2002 Tony Blair's government pledged that most children with disabilities would be educated in mainstream schools. That was mostly to avoid stigmatising them, but cost may also have played a part in the decision. According to the nas, it costs £30,000 to educate an autistic child in a special secondary school, but as little as £2,600 in a mainstream school
Poorly-trained teachers in mainstream schools are under huge strain. Last week, the National Union of Teachers complained that schools were struggling to cope with children with a vast range of disabilities. Not surprisingly, pupils with severe behavioural and medical problems were the toughest.
The government, it seems, is now rowing back on its earlier policy. In recent evidence to the parliamentary committee on education, civil servants said they wanted to provide "a flexible continuum of provision" rather than insisting on inclusion. In June, the committee is expected to publish a critical report on a policy that once seemed laudable and benign.
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