- •Unit I For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •What is Law?
- •Comprehension Check
- •8. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the following words (terms) and give their Russian equivalents.
- •Written Practice
- •1. In order to retell the text it's always necessary to compress the information contained in paragraphs. So make the following sentences shorter retaining the main idea.
- •2. Translate the following text in written form.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Read the following newspaper article and say what your verdict would be in the similar case. Good Excuse for Speeding
- •2. Read the story and answer the question.
- •Read for Enjoyment
- •Unit 2 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Sources of Modern Law
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •2. Translate the following microtext in written form.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Look through the newspaper extract and think of a reason for the young man's arrest. Give your own verdict whether the man is guilty or innocent. Fag End of the Evening. From upi in Dallas
- •2. Read the next article and make comments on it. Who is to blame in the case? Entitle the text
- •3. Work in pairs. You are a policeman and your partner is a witness or you are a detective and your partner is one of Steven’s friends. Ask all possible questions. Read for Enjoyment
- •Unit 3 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Continental Systems
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •2. Translate the following into English:
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •Prison Cell Forgery (подделка) of Cheque Books
- •Read for Enjoyment
- •Unit 4 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Civil and Public Law
- •Comprehension Check
- •Look through the text and say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •Written Practice
- •1. Make the following sentences shorter retaining the main idea.
- •2. Render the following in Russian.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Complete this questionnaire. If you wouldn't make any of the choices suggested, then add one of your own.
- •2. Here is the crime solved by Detective Shadow. What is the solution?
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Criminal Law
- •Comprehension Check
- •In paragraph 1 find the sentences to prove that in different countries there are different attitudes towards crime.
- •Reread paragraph 2 and 3 and name the theme, which connects them. Match the terms and their definitions. Consult the glossary if necessary.
- •On the basis of paragraphs 4 and 5 expand the following statements. Add information from the text.
- •Look through paragraphs 6 and 7 and try to answer the following questions.
- •Written Practice
- •Make the following sentences shorter, retaining the main idea.
- •Render the following into Russian. What is the Purpose of the Trial?
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •Here is the crime solved by Detective Shadow. What is the solution?
- •Look at the extracts from newspapers given below and match them with the suitable word in the brackets.
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Enforcing the Law
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •Render the following into English.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Here is the crime solved by Detective Shadow. What is the solution?
- •2. Read the text and answer the question below. He Demanded Two Parachutes
- •Unit 7 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Major and Minor Crimes
- •Comprehension Check
- •1. Look through paragraph 2 and explain the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor. What crimes in your country are regarded as felonies and what as misdemeanors?
- •2. Reread paragraphs 3 and 4 and name the theme, which connects them. Match the terms and their definitions. Consult the glossary if necessary.
- •3. Look through the text and say whether the following statements are false or true.
- •4. Match the English phrases with their Russian equivalents.
- •5. Look through the text and answer the following questions.
- •Written Practice
- •Translate the following and give the title of the text in Russian.
- •Translate the following into English.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Read the text below carefully and answer the questions as briefly as possible.
- •2. Comment on the following differences in legal consequences for felonies and misdemeanors. Compare them with those in your country.
- •Read for Enjoyment
- •Unit 8 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •2. Supply the sentences with the missing words, given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Defences
- •Comprehension Check
- •Look through the text and say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Read the text and do the tasks that follow. Helicopter Plucks Two from Jail
- •2. Read the text and comment on its contents. Give the annotation of it in Russian. Duress
- •Read for Enjoyment
- •The Lawyer and the Horse
- •Unit 9 For Study
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •Reading Practice
- •Civil and Criminal Penalties
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written practice
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •The Prison Cell
- •1. Vocabulary.
- •Supply the sentences with the missing words given in brackets below.
- •Reading Practice
- •Small Business and the Law
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •1. Render the following in English.
- •Render the following into Russian and entitle the text.
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Look at the title of the newspaper article and say what information you think it will contain. Read the article and do the task. Manslaughter Charge Inroad Rage Case
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •Discussion Point
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Say what you know about these famous human rights advocates and the contributions they made in fight for human rights:
- •2. Read the news story and do the tasks that follow. Passenger Stabbed Attacker on Tube with a Swordstick
- •Comprehension Check
- •Written Practice
- •2. Translate the following into English.
- •Discussion Points
- •Extra Activity
- •1. Read the two case histories below and decide which offences Jack and Annette have committed: Two Cases
- •2. Read the following phrase carefully and say how the criminal betrayed himself.
- •Read for Enjoyment He Earned his Dollar
- •I. Read the following text and answer the questions. Categories of Human Rights
- •II. Write a 120-180-word summary of the text.
- •I. Think ahead. Before reading the article answer the following questions: “What is capital punishment? Can you name any countries which have it?” Capital Punishment: For and Against
- •II. Write a paragraph containing two arguments for and a paragraph containing two arguments against capital punishment.
- •I. Read the following text and compare Criminal Code with Economic Crime in Russia and Belarus New Criminal Code to Deal with Economic Crime
- •The Organization of the Federal Courts Today
- •I. Draw the pyramid of the federal courts and write down all the names of the courts. Do the same with the system of courts in your country.
- •II. Make the plan of the text.
- •I. Read the following text. Comment on its title. The Sources of English Law
- •II. Divide the text into logically connected parts and give the title to each of the parts. Write a short summary of the text.
- •The Investigation of a Murder in Detroit
- •I. List the succession of actions in the order which they come in the text.
- •II. Find the sentences in the text to prove the cruelty of the Black Legion. Comment on the methods of the Black Legion.
- •Criminology
- •I. List all transnational crimes and give their definitions with the help of the glossary or with your own words. Translate them into Russian.
- •II. Choose any three groups of crimes to speak about their state in your country.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions after it. Homicide
- •II. Write a 120-180-word summary of the text.
- •The Case for the Defence
- •The story
- •The Case for the Defence
- •I. Pick out facts supporting the author’s view that it was indeed the strangest murder trial he had ever attended.
- •II. Write a 120-180-word summary of the text.
- •I. Read the text and give your own title to it.
- •II. Answer the following questions.
- •Legal terms
- •In Context
- •Using the Words
- •Legal profession
- •Law in belarus
- •Main features of law in belarus
- •To Unit 1
- •I. Put each of the following words and phrases into its correct place in the passage below.
- •II. Choose the correct answer.
- •To Unit 2
- •To Unit 3
- •To Unit 4
- •To Unit 5
- •To Unit 6
- •To Unit 7
- •To Unit 8
- •To Unit 9
- •To Unit 10
- •Trial by Jury
- •To Unit 11
- •Glossary
Comprehension Check
Look through the text and say whether the following statements are true or false.
1. If actus and mens have been proved, a defendant is found guilty.
2. Only a few systems of law recognize the defence of self-defence.
3. There is no difference between the concept of defence and that of mitigation.
4. A defendant can't avoid guilt for injuring someone in the case of self-defence.
2. Look through paragraph 1 and expand the following statements. Add information from the text.
English law sometimes allows the defence of duress.
One of the defences is the defence of insanity.
Mitigating circumstances may make crime less serious.
Recently new laws have been passed.
On the basis of paragraph 2 try to explain what insanity and intoxication are using your own words and giving your own examples.
Reread paragraphs 3-5 and find the answers to the following questions:
What is the difference between a defence and mitigation?
What new kinds of crime can you name existing in England and in your country?
What are the reasons of the fastest growing areas of the law?
Look through the text and match the terms and their definitions. Consult the glossary if necessary. Translate the definitions.
1. Defence |
a) a defect of reason, arising from mental disease that is severe enough to prevent a defendant from knowing what he did; |
2. Duress |
b) a pleading served by the defendant in answer to the plaintiff's statement of claim; |
3. Insanity |
c) pressure, especially actual or threatened physical force, put on a person to act in a particular way; |
4. Self-defence |
d) a defence at common law to charges of offences against the person when reasonable force is used to defend oneself against attack or threatened attack. |
Discussion Points
1. "Criminals need help more than punishment". Write a paragraph containing two arguments for and two against this statement.
2. Speak about defences the court uses to excuse a person’s criminal act.
3. Give points for and against euthanasia.
Extra Activity
1. Read the text and do the tasks that follow. Helicopter Plucks Two from Jail
Rome: Two gunmen yesterday hijacked a Red Cross helicopter, lifted two inmates from a Rome prison courtyard and flew off in a hail of automatic gunfire. A third prisoner ran to the helicopter, but slipped in the rain.
After taking off from the prison, the helicopter landed in a Rome football field where a match was underway, and the hijackers and escapees fled by car.
Officials said the two hijackers spoke French and that one of the escapees, a Tunisian-born Frenchman, was caught by French authorities for a Paris bank robbery and murder. The other one was suspected of supplying arms to Italian terrorists.
Police said the hijackers waited in San Camilio Hospital in Western Rome and cornered the helicopter pilot, Mr Mauro Pompa, aged 42.
They handcuffed the pilot's 10-year-old son to a radiator and forced Mr Pompa at gunpoint to take them to the helicopter parked across the street.
The white helicopter with red crosses painted on each side then flew across the city to Rebibbia prison in eastern Rome. There, it hovered a yard above the courtyards where about 50 inmates were exercising, deputy warden, Mr Giancarlo Baldassini, said as the hijackers fired automatic weapons for cover and lowered a rope ladder, two inmates dashed to the helicopter and jumped in. A guard at Rebibbia prison was slightly injured by flying glass during the gun battle.
Two shots fired by a guard hit the helicopter.
(from The Gardian)
Notes: pluck - зд. забирать
hijack - угнать самолет
Write down in order the places where the gunmen went.
True, false, or don't know: the escape plan originally included three prisoners.
Write down four or more things that prove that the escape was carefully planned.
How do you think officials found out that the hijackers spoke French?