- •Vocabulary list 3. The Judicial Systems of the usa and the uk. Legal Issues. 4
- •Unit 3 . Us ans uk judicial systems. Legal issues
- •Vocabulary list 3. The Judicial Systems of the usa and the uk. Legal Issues.
- •Lesson 6. Us legal system. Crime and criminals(1) Before you start
- •Reading for vocabulary 6. Us legal system
- •Exercises
- •1. Find equivalents of the following.
- •2. Give as many synonyms as you can.
- •3. Translate into English
- •4. Translate the underlined passage. Writing IV.
- •Types of crime Vocabulary (1) listening V.
- •2. Listen to the record and answer the question to these crime news reports.
- •Offences against law (1)
- •Crimes and Criminals (1)
- •Translate and learn vocabulary of the first column from.
- •Match definitions and the crimes. Mind the definitions are unjumbled in parts,
- •Write the name for the criminal who committed this crime and his actions.
- •3. Write what these criminals were suspected of doing/reported to do.
- •4. Which of these crimes can be regarded as felonies? Which of them are misdemeanors? Argue for your viewpoint.
- •5.Arrange these crimes into two groups: violent crimes, property crimes. Writing V.
- •Lesson 7. Uk legal system. Crime and criminals(2) Reading for vocabulary 7. Uk legal system
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Match the names of the courts within uk Legal System with their jurisdictions.
- •3. Study the two schemes presenting uk Legal system. Compare a and b which of them promotes better understnding of the point. Why?a) uk Legal System
- •Types of crime Vocabulary (2) listening VI
- •1. Look at these summaries of the crime news and fill in the gaps.
- •2. Listen to the record and answer the question to these crime news reports.
- •Offences against law (2)
- •Crimes and criminals (2)
- •Translate and learn vocabulary of the first column.
- •Match definitions and the crimes. Mind the definitions are unjumbled in parts, not inthe whole list of words.
- •Write the name for the criminal who committed this crime and his actions.
- •3. Write what these criminals were suspected of doing/reported to do.
- •4. Group the crimes mentioned above. You can group together financial and white-collar crime. Writing VI
- •Text translation IV Законодательство сша об организованной преступности
- •Lesson 8 . Legal professions: us police(1). Reading for vocabulary 8. Us Police history
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Say what these figures designate in the text.
- •3. Retell the text. Use the following words and expressions:
- •Police Vocabulary (1)
- •1. Study the first part of police vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.
- •2. Fill the gaps with the words from above.
- •3. Study these questions and statements. Entitle the columns.
- •Informing someone of laws and police procedures
- •Questions from law breakers or suspected criminals
- •Questions police may ask a suspected criminal
- •4. Make use of these sentences and compose and role-play an episode for a movie. Text translation V.
- •Полиция
- •Lesson 9. Legal professions: uk police(2). Reading for vocabulary 9.
- •Uk police history
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •4. Fill the gaps in these sentences with some word combinations from the table above:
- •5. Retell the text. Use the following words and expressions:
- •Police Vocabulary 2
- •1. Study the second part of police vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.
- •2. Fill the gaps with the words from above.
- •Text translation VI.
- •Британская полиция поймала "грабителей века"
- •Lesson 10 . Us and uk courtrooms Reading for vocabulary 10. Us courtroom
- •Exercises
- •1. Find equivalents of the following.
- •2. Study the meaning of the names for legal professions.
- •3. Now speak about the difference in the meaning and the responsibilities of:
- •Writining VII.
- •Listening VII. The Supreme Court of the usa
- •Court Vocabulary
- •1. Study Court Vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.
- •2. Fill the gaps with the words from above. Part 1
- •3. The Bar. Read the text and guess the words. The number of “- ” is the number of omitted letters.
- •Text translation VII.
- •В зале суда
- •Lesson 11. Punishment: prisons and prisoners
- •Uk punishment
- •Community Sentences
- •Exercises
- •1. Find the equivalents to the following
- •2. Fill the table with names of penitentiaries which deal with these young offenders.
- •3. Transalte theses sentences from Russian into English.
- •4. Translate from Russian into English Types of Punishment Vocabulary
- •1. Study Types of Punishment Vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.
- •2. Fill the gaps with the words from above.
- •Listening VIII. Death Sentences In u.S. At Their Lowest Level Since 1976
- •Text translation VIII.
- •Российские милиционеры в американской тюрьме
- •Text translation IX.
- •Смертная казнь: вернуть или отменить?
- •Homereading list 3
Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
1) What institution lay the foundation of US Police? When did it happen?
2) What were the first US cities to establish police services?
3) When was the main investigative body of the USA founded?
4) How did the character of policing change after the civil war? What way did Sherriff’s offices differ from new kind of police?
5) What organization provided some policing alongside poorly resourced sheriffs? Who did individuals, businessmen, the federal and local governments hire to supplement poor public services?
6) What kind of organization was the Pinkertons? Who and when established the agency?
7) Who was Alan Pinkerton? How did he become famous?
8) What kind of services did Pinkerton agents provide?
9) Why did the state of Ohio outlaw the agency?
10) What was Pinkerton’s mission when he was hired during the labor unrest of the late 19th century?
11) What was the most known confrontation between Pinkerton agents and strikers? What did it eventually result in? When were the agents used as guards?
12) What is their official name now? What company supervises their activity? What is their pejorative name?
2. Say what these figures designate in the text.
1850 1626 1789 1791 |
1844, the late 19th century 1887. 1838 |
1892 1865 1854 |
3. Retell the text. Use the following words and expressions:
policing, paramilitary, the standing army, security guard, detective agency, to foil a plot ,to outlaw, to infiltrate (labor) unions, private military contracting work, at its height, labor unrest, strikebreaking measures, military ranks, uniform
Police Vocabulary (1)
1. Study the first part of police vocabulary and translate the words and expressions into Russian.
Vocabulary part of speech |
Meaning
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Write an example sentence (or translate) |
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police car, patrol car |
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not caught, running free |
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take smb into police control |
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large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in court |
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is carrying a weapon and has a violent background |
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release on bail |
person who assaults or attacks |
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put under police control |
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police officer responsible for solving crime the place where a crime happened |
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police that are called in to support or help |
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heavy stick that police use for controlling crowds or defending themselves |
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the place where a crime happened |
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Part 2 |
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get away from a holding place |
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A person held in custody or confinement |
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a group of people often associated with crime and drugs |
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arrest smb to keep in custody or temporary confinement |
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marks left by fingers that identify a person |
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a large cell where people awaiting trial or sentence are confined together temporarily |
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metal rings that attach to wrists to keep criminals (or the accused)from escaping |
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weapons that shoot |
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handcuff verb |
cutting and thrust weapon |
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Part 3 |
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another officer that a policeman drives and works with |
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observe and protect an area |
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a hand held firearm |
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the act of searching for |
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radio wave transmission that helps police track cars and map crime scenes |
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hand held radio each partner carries |
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being searched for by police |
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n investigate verb |
a careful search or examination in order to discover facts |
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an order that authorizes law enforcement to conduct an examination of a person or location for evidence |
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an order issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual |
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refuse to follow police to the policу station |
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firing guns into the air to signal that in case of resistance police will have to shoot at the fugitive |
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