- •Приволжский филиал
- •«Российская академия правосудия»
- •Оглавление
- •We Belong to the Family 9
- •Jurisdiction of the Federal Subjects 84 Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation
- •Identifying self and others
- •We belong to the family
- •What kind of place do you live in?
- •Cramming for success: study and academic work
- •Study and Exams
- •The Writing Process and Evaluation
- •Aspects of Higher Academic Study
- •Legal eagles
- •Where Legals Dare
- •4. Give English equivalents for…
- •My opposite number
- •What do you do? Where do you work? What do you do there?
- •Text One: Daily Work Routines
- •Text Two: during the day (Different Work-Patterns)
- •Other types of policing
- •Us attorneys
- •Security work
- •The purpose of state punishment
- •Robbery
- •Thieves Steal Vanderfill Jewels
- •Types of Theft.
- •Joyriding and car jacking
- •Sorting out crimes.
- •The smuggler
- •Making a getaway
- •Foiling robberies
- •Successful or unsuccessful?
- •Witnesses and their testimony appear in court, witness, call a witness, grass, grass on someone, supergrass, incriminate, give evidence, give testimony, testify
- •Types of Witness
- •Requests with imperatives and modals
- •Shootings, stabbings, murder
- •Packing a Piece
- •Grammar material: Future Indefinite Tense
- •Awaiting a trial
- •The Survey of Crimes
- •General Terminology
- •The infinitive after nouns
- •The indictment and the charges
- •Types of crimes.
- •Conviction
- •Lawyers Uncover Big Divide in Nation’s Jail Terms
- •Prosecution and defense
- •1. Answer the questions?
- •Guilty or not guilty
- •Reaching a verdict jury, deliberate, juror, reach/deliver a verdict, unanimous, majority verdict
- •Acquittal
- •Terms of acquittal
- •Imelda Marcos Acquitted
- •Appeals
- •Tv Raid Copycat
- •Capital punishment
- •Hanging Vote
- •2. Choose the correct verbs to fill the gaps.
- •Corporate conflict
- •Limp Handshake
- •Beauty Who Ran up a Beastly Debt: Nui Onoue
- •Equality and the law
- •Due process
- •An outline of lawmaking process
- •United States
- •The constitution and the bill of rights
- •The constitution of the russian federation
- •Judicial system of the russian federation General Provisions
- •The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
- •The State Duma
- •The Federation Council
- •Legislative Process
- •The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
- •The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
- •The Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation
- •Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
- •Federal Jurisdiction and Jurisdiction of the Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation Jurisdiction
- •Federal Jurisdiction
- •Joint Jurisdiction
- •Jurisdiction of the Federal Subjects
- •Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation State, Legislative and Executive Authorities
- •Internet and e-mail
- •The numerals Cardinal Numerals
- •Ordinal Numerals
- •Fractional Numbers
- •Список используемой литературы
- •Ватлецов Сергей Германович the language of law Учебно-методическое пособие
What kind of place do you live in?
GRAMMAR MATERIAL: It is … , There is/are
1. Put the words in B’s answers in correct order.
A: Is your hometown a nice place?
B: beautiful and yes it’s beach an has excellent it
A: What’s the weather like?
B: the very it’s summer nice in
A: And how about the winter?
B: lot it’s a very snows cold it in winter and the
A: Is it an interesting town?
B: with an yes museum interesting it’s good a place
A: Is it expensive there?
B: not and no too cheap rents expensive it’s are
2. Choose the correct word to complete each statement.
a) Prices are very high in New York City. Everything is pretty (cheap, expensive, huge) there.
b) My hometown is not an exciting place. The night life there is really (fascinating, interesting, boring).
c) Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many (big, modern, small) buildings.
d) Some parts of this city are very dangerous. They are not very (safe, noisy, quiet) late at night.
e) Athens is a quiet city in the winter. The streets are never (crowded, clean, safe) at that time of the year.
3. Complete these sentences using suitable adjectives.
a) My apartment is too small.
It’s not big enough for my family.
b) The beaches in my hometown are not clean enough. They are ... for swimming.
c) Anchorage, Alaska, isn’t warm enough for me. It’s ... in the winter.
d) I hate living near airport. It’s not quiet enough. It’s ... for me to study.
e) I don’t like this neighborhood. It’s too dangerous. It’s ... at night.
4. Answer these questions. Give as much information as possible.
a) What kind of place do you live in (for example, a house, an apartment)?
b) How big is it?
c) What’s the neighborhood like?
d) Is it close to public transportation?
e) What do you like about it?
f) Is there anything you don’t like about it?
5. Match these questions with suitable responses
a) What’s the weather like in your hometown? b) Do you live in a nice neighborhood? c) What’s your house or apartment like? d) What’s your city like to live in? |
... It’s fairly small, but it’s in a good neighborhood. ... It’s very cold in the winter, but it’s pretty nice in the summer. ... It’s very crowded, and it’s too polluted. ... It’s pretty comfortable, and the rent is reasonable. ... It’s expensive to live here, but it’s really an exciting place. ... It’s all right, but it’s too far from my office downtown. ... It’s pretty nice, and the people are friendly, too. |
6. What kind of housing do you have? Complete this checklist and then find score below.
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2. Is good public transportation available? |
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3. Are the sidewalks well kept? |
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4. Are there good restaurants nearby? |
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5. Is there a park nearby? |
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6. Is the neighborhood quiet? |
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7. Is the neighborhood safe? |
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8. Is there enough parking nearby? |
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9. Is the building in good condition? |
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10. Are there laundry facilities? |
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11. Are there enough bedrooms? |
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12. Is there enough closet space? |
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13. Is the bathroom in good condition? |
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14. Are the walls soundproof? |
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15. Is the kitchen in good condition? |
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16. Are the stove and the refrigerator in good working order? |
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17. Is the kitchen large enough? |
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18. Does the kitchen have enough counter space? |
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19. Is the living area far enough from the sleeping area? |
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20. Is the bathroom conveniently located? |
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21. Is the dining area big enough? |
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22. Is the building warm enough in winter? |
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23. Is the building cool enough in summer? |
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24. Are the walls and floors in good condition? |
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To score: How many YES answers do you have?
20 - 24 It sounds like a dream home!
15 - 19 Great! All you need is a Jacuzzi!
9 - 14 Well, at least houseguests won’t want to stay too long!
0 - 8 Time to look for a better place to live!