Texts for additional discussion:

A) Read and translate the following text:

My future profession part I

It is very important for everybody to make the right choice of a profession. But occupation you want to devote your life to bring you satisfaction. So it should be something you can do and you really want to.

I want to become a lawyer. Now that our country’s economy is transforming on the free market principles the profession I’d like to be in is very important. There are many places where the services of a lawyer are badly needed. They include state and private companies, offices, department stores, educational establishments, etc.

To become a qualified specialist in this field of knowledge one must enter the Law academy and take a number of serious courses for at least five years. At the end of the instruction one has to pass the state examinations and keep final dissertation before a board of prominent scientists and professors.

Yet I think this profession is worth taking pains, one’s endeavor and striving.

Part II

The rights and duties of our citizens are written in the Constitution of Ukraine adopted in 1996. Our people are obliged to safeguard the interests of Ukraine, to defend the Motherland, to respect the rights and lawful interest of other persons, to be uncompromising toward anti-social behavior and so on, and so forth. The people of our specialty are to maintain public order and observe protection of the rights, freedoms and property of citizens, their life and health. The law obliges the lawyer to ensure that all citizens’ rights are abided by.

With our experienced militia, science and technology, computers and a cooperative public, it is not so difficult to catch a criminal. But it is far more difficult to prevent a crime and to prevent a person who stumbled from falling. Our main task today is to prevent crime. We must show concern for first offenders before they begin to slide down.

So, I think that a profession of a lawyer is very noble and useful.

Ex. 1 Translate into Ukrainian:

To transfom, transformation, transformer, the services of a lawyer, to serve, military service, medical service, post services, hotel service, an educational establishment, an institution of higher learning, a qualified specialist, the course of instruction, to instruct people, to keep a final dissertation before a board of prominent scientists, Academic Board, the Board of Managers, to take efforts, to be worth pains, to strive, to adopt a law, to oblige citizens to respect the Constitution, to safeguard smb.’s interests, to defend Motherland, a lawful act, a lawful document, lawful interests, to observe the rules of behaviour, private property, to oblige, to abide laws, to obey rules, to follow the Constitution, to prevent a crime, to prevent an accident, to prevent people from breaking the law, to offend, an offender, a first offender, a law-breaker, a noble profession, a noble rank, a noble name.

Ex. 2 Answer the questions:

1. Why is it important for everybody to make the right choice of a profession?

2. Why did you decide to become a lawyer?

3. Is this profession considered to be noble and important? Why do you think so?

4. Where are the services of lawyers badly needed?

5. Is this profession worth your efforts and striving?

6. What are the duties of our citizens?

7. What does the law obliges you to?

8. What should be done to prevent crime?

9. Where are you going to work after graduating the Odessa National Law academy?

10. What are the most important obligations of a lawyer?

b) Read and translate the following text: