5. Работа в парах. Прочитай текст еще раз, найдите словосочетания со словом “evidence”. Переведите их.

6. Выразите согласие/несогласие со следующими утверждениями, используя ту или иную речевую модель.

Model: a) I fully agree with the statement.

b) I am afraid, I can’t agree with it

1. When opening the session the Clerk of the Court is called.

2. One of the main principles of English law is that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

3. Summarizing the case only the prosecution makes a speech.

4. There are no special rules about what evidence is admissible in criminal proceedings.

5. In jury cases the judge is responsible for legal ruling of trial procedures.

6. The procedures for appealing are the same in every court of law.

7. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. How many stages does the criminal case pass?

2. Why is the warrant for arrest necessary?

3. What do criminal charges depend on?

4. What is the basis of criminal charges?

5. How may a case be resolved without a trial?

6. How does the prosecuting counsel manage to produce the appropriate evidence in court?

7. How may highly relevant evidence be excluded?

8. What is the purpose of appeal?

8. Выберите правильный вариант ответа в соответствии с содержанием текста.

1. At the first stage of a criminal case before trial … .

a) the police collect evidence

b) the crime is reported and investigated

c) the suspected person must be interviewed by the police

2. A person may be arrested if there is … .

a) suspicion of the police officer

b) testimony of witnesses

c) reasonable grounds

3. At t the final stage … .

a) the suspected person must be arrested by the police

b) criminal charges must be brought

c) the suspected person must be taken into custody

4. A successful criminal prosecution requires … .

a) a preponderance of evidence

b) proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt

c) that evidence favors the prosecution over the defendant

5. There is a special order of proceedings and the session starts with … .

a) the prosecutor’s statement

b) speech for the defense

c) the appropriate plea of the accused

6. The verdict “not guilty” means that … .

a) the judge must acquit the defendant

b) there was insufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt

c) the jury considers the defendant to be innocent

7. Appellate courts exist to … .

a) find defendant guilty

b) impose more severe punishment

c) correct errors in the application of the law

8. Работа в парах. Выберите из текста названия участников уголовного процесса. Определите, какова их роль в проведении уголовного процесса.

9. Переведите определения выделенных слов.

Trial: the legal process in court whereby an accused person is investigated, or tried, and then found guilty or not guilty.

Case: a crime that is being investigated.

Evidence: information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not.

Proof: evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not.

Judge: the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence.

10. Письменно переведите выделенную часть текста “Evidence”.

11. Используйте информацию текста для самостоятельной подготовки к презентации о правовом процессе одной из стран мира.

Unit 4

I. Lead-in

1. Соотнесите выражения из левой колонки с определениями из правой колонки. Переведите выражения на русский язык.

1. to commit a crime or an offence 2. to accuse somebody of a crime 3. to charge someone with (murder) 4. to plead guilty or not guilty 5. to defend/prosecute someone in court 6. to pass verdict on an accused person 7. to sentence someone to a punishment 8. to acquit an accused person of a charge 9. to release someone from prison/jail 10. to be tried

a. to have a case judged in court b. to say someone is guilty c. to do something illegal d. to set someone free after a prison sentence e. what the judge does after a verdict of guilty f. to argue for or against someone in a trial g. to swear in court that one is guilty or otherwise h. to bring someone to court i. to decide whether they are guilty or not j. to decide in court that someone is not guilty (the opposite of to convict someone)