III. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. Capital punishment was allowed in England in 1965.

2. The abolition of capital punishment was welcomed by most people.

3. People thought that the capital punishment abolishment was a departure from feudalism.

4. Spirit of revenge dominated in the epoch of feudalism.

5. Four armed policemen have been killed in New York.

6. Today, public opinion in Britain remains the same.

7. Now people feel that killing the assassin is the lesser of two evils.

8. The problem of how to prevent murders remains vital in the modern world.

9. The important thing in the prevention of murder is to eliminate as far as possible the weapons and instruments.

10. Mass media and television have considerable influence on many criminals.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What did most people with humane and progressive ideas think about the abolition of capital punishment in England?

2. Why have these people changed their opinion these days?

3. What is the modern punishment for murder in the United Kingdom?

4. How long does the life sentence last in Britain?

5. What can criminal derive their “inspiration” from?

V. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) with the second one (a-e).

1	The important thing in the prevention of murder	a	with which these crimes are committed.
2	One way to prevent murder is to eliminate the weapons and instruments,	b	is to stop the dangerous influence of violence in mass media.
3	Some murders are committed	c	by most people with humane and progressive ideas.
4	The problem remains -	d	by insane or mentally disturbed people.
5	The abolition of capital punishment in England was welcomed	e	the problem of how to prevent murders.

VI. Make up a plan of the text.

VII. Retell the text in a written form (in English or Ukrainian). Unit 8. Financial law. Taxes and taxation text 75. Banks

I. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:

To be concerned - бути пов’язаним, an effort – спроба, to prevent – запобігати, to originate – брати початок, current account – поточний рахунок, a profit – прибуток, an interest – відсоток, liabilities – пасиви, assets – активи, to lend excess fund - надавати кредит.

II. Listen to the text: Banks

Banks are closely concerned with the flow of money into and out of the economy. They often co-operate with governments in efforts to stabilize economies and to prevent inflation. They are specialists in the business of providing capital, and in allocating funds on credit. Banks originated as places to which people took their valuables for safe-keeping, but today the great banks of the world have many functions in addition to acting as guardians of valuable private possessions.

Banks normally receive money from their customers in two distinct forms: on current account, and on deposit account. With a current account, a customer can issue personal cheques. No interest is paid by the bank on this type of account. With a deposit account, however, the customer undertakes to leave his money in the bank for a mini­mum specified period of time. Interest is paid on this money.

The bank in turn lends the deposited money to customers who need capital. This activity earns interest for the bank, and this interest is almost always at a higher rate than any interest which the bank pays to its depositors. In this way the bank makes its main profits.