- •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.
3. Which of the nouns below are uncountable (u)? Write the plural forms of the countable (c) nouns.
Model: 1) legality (законность) – U 2) theft (кража) – thefts
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1
country
9
theft
17
process
2
behaviour
10
society
18
maintenance
3
principle
11
rule
19
family
4
constitution
12
equality
20
man
5
source
13
citizen
21
crime (illegal activities)
6
history
14
purpose
22
crime (an illegal act)
7
validity
15
welfare
23
law (a rule)
8
murder
16
justice
24
law (the system of rules)
4. Translate the phrases below into Russian. Take notice of the possessive case.
Model: my lawyers’ advice – совет моих адвокатов
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1
this country’s population
7
my friends’ business
2
people’s wants
8
their leader’s actions
3
Aristotle’s opinion
9
the constitution’s authors
4
her children’s education
10
the president’s decision
5
his parents’ health
11
government’s arrangement
6
Jenny’s homework
12
citizens’ interests
5. Complete the sentences with am/’m not, is/isn’t, or are/aren’t.
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The lawyer ... (not) in the office. He ... in the court.
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Harry’s parents ... well-known people in our city. His father ... a criminal lawyer but his mother ... (not) a lawyer. She ... an artist.
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I ... (not) a lawyer. I ... a student at the University.
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Law … a system of rules that people must follow in a society.
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Customs ... often a basis for law in primitive cultures.
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A legal code ... a collection of written laws.
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Laws ... important for our daily life and business activities.
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These actions ... (not) constitutional.
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An activity ... illegal if it breaks a law.
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Laws in primitive societies ... (not) systematized.
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The British Constitution ... unwritten and flexible. It ... (not) a single document.
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Freedom of speech ... a constitutional right in any democracy.