- •Text 1 What is law?
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read text 1 and choose (a), (b) or (c) to answer the questions or complete the statements.
- •2. Read the text again. For each statement 1 to 8 below choose a) right, b) wrong or c) doesn’t say. Correct the false statements.
- •3. Which of the nouns below are uncountable (u)? Write the plural forms of the countable (c) nouns.
- •4. Translate the phrases below into Russian. Take notice of the possessive case.
- •5. Complete the sentences with am/’m not, is/isn’t, or are/aren’t.
- •6. Transform each of the following sentences into a) negative sentence, b) yes/no-question, c) or-question, d) tag-question, e) wh-question and f) subject-question.
- •7. Complete the sentences with is/isn’t, or are/aren’t.
- •8. Transform the following sentences into a) negative sentences, b) yes/no-questions, c) or-questions, d) tag-questions and e) wh-questions.
- •Text 2 Types of Law
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read text 2 and choose (a), (b) or (c) to answer the questions or complete the statements.
- •11. Match the types of law (from 1 to 7) to the situations (from a to g).
- •12. Make the sentences negative. Use the words in brackets.
- •13. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.
- •14. Transform the following sentences into a) yes/no-questions, b) or-questions, c) tag-questions, d) wh-questions and e) subject-questions.
- •16. Translate the phrases into Russian. Take notice of the Participle I and Participle II.
- •17. Complete the sentences with Participle I or Participle II of the verbs.
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •18. Match the legal terms with their definitions.
- •19. Match the verbs 1 to 10 to the nouns that they go with. Make up 5 sentences with any of the collocations.
- •20. Give synonyms. Make up 7 sentences with any of them.
- •21. Give antonyms. Make up 5 sentences with any of them.
- •23. Choose a, b, c or d to complete the sentences.
- •24. Look again at Texts 1 and 2 and answer the questions.
- •25. Translate into English.
- •26. Speak on one of the following topics. Use the words and phrases provided below each topic.
- •1 The need for law.
- •2 Law, legal principles and legal systems.
- •3 Types of law.
- •27. Discuss in groups.
18. Match the legal terms with their definitions.
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an official or legal right to do something |
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a set of rules that people in a society must obey |
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a punishment for doing something that is against a law |
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a disagreement brought before court for settlement |
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an illegal act |
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a person who makes decisions on legal matters in a court |
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a person who commits a tort or a crime |
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the group of people in a country who have the power to make and change laws |
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one of the people or groups of people taking part in a legal case |
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a place where a judge hears cases |
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to make an offender pay for a crime committed by him/her |
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to break a rule, law, etc. |
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to officially accuse1 someone of committing a crime in a court of law |
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to choose a person for a particular job, by voting |
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to arrange something, such as laws or rules, into a system |
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to make people obey a law |
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to stop something from happening or someone from doing something |
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to take legal action against a person or organization, esp. by making a legal claim for money |
19. Match the verbs 1 to 10 to the nouns that they go with. Make up 5 sentences with any of the collocations.
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to pass
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to make
a law (2)
peace
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to elect
7
to punish
a crime
a country
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to commit
8
to govern
a right
a president
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to observe
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to maintain
a claim an offender
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to infringe
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to enforce