- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read the text. For each statement 1 to 8 below choose a) right, b) wrong or c) doesn’t say. Correct the false statements.
- •2. Match the historical systems of law (1 to 8) to their distinctive characteristics (a to h).
- •3. Make the Comparative and the Superlative forms of the adjectives.
- •5. Complete the sentences with was/wasn’t, were/weren’t and translate them.
- •6. Put the sentences in the Past Simple Tense. Make necessary changes.
- •7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple Tense.
- •8. Transform the following sentences into a) negative sentence, b) yes/no-question, c) or-question, d) tag-question, e) wh-questions and f) subject-question.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read text 2 and choose (a), (b) or (c) to answer the questions or complete the statements.
- •11. Match the sentence halves to make appropriate sentences.
- •12. Find the Passive verb forms (Present Simple or Past Simple) and translate the sentences into Russian.
- •13. Choose the proper verb form (Active or Passive).
- •14. Rewrite the sentences, changing the active to the passive and adding by where necessary. Make any other necessary changes.
- •15. Complete the sentences with appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets (present or past simple active or passive, participle I or II).
- •16. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. Supply the where necessary.
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •17. Match the legal terms with their definitions.
- •18. Match the verbs 1 to 10 to the nouns that they go with. Make up 5 sentences with any of the collocations.
- •19. Give synonyms. Make up 7 sentences with any of them.
- •20. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with appropriate words and phrases from the vocabulary lists on pp. 24 and 29.
- •22. Translate the chains of words into Russian. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from each chain.
- •23. Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given in the box below. There are some words that you don’t need.
- •24. Complete this text with the correct alternatives. Translate the text into Russian in written form.
- •25. Look again at Texts 1 and 2 and answer the questions.
- •26. Translate into English.
- •27. Speak on one of the following topics. Use the words and phrases provided below each topic.
- •1 Early systems of law.
- •2 Roman law and its influence.
- •28. Discuss in groups.
22. Translate the chains of words into Russian. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from each chain.
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administer – administration – administrative – administrator
a) Your responsibilities are mainly _______.
b) The judge’s primary function is _______ of justice.
c) She works as a college ________.
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constitute – constitution – constitutional
a) Women _______ about 10 per cent of Parliament.
b) Freedom of speech is a basic _______ right.
c) _____ is the set of political principles by which a state is governed.
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crime – criminal (adj) – criminal (n) – criminally
a) The leader of a ______ group, especially a mafia family, is often called godfather.
b) According to the FBI, the murders may be connected to organized ____.
c) In some parts of the US, a special chair is used to kill a _____ with a current of electricity.
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elect – election – elected (part. II) – elector – electoral
a) There are three candidates standing in the _______.
b) At this election many eighteen-year-olds will become _____ for the first time.
c) Some reforms of the ______ system are necessary.
d) The Government is ______ for a five-year term.
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judge (v) – judge (n) – judicial – judgment – judiciary
a) It was the _______ of this court that he was guilty of murder.
b) The first job of the new democratic government was to depoliticize the ______.
c) The ______ described him as a danger to society and gave him the maximum possible sentence.
d) After the lawsuit, both litigants lost all faith1 in the ______ system.
23. Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given in the box below. There are some words that you don’t need.
Hammurabi’s code of laws is one of the greatest of ______ codes.
An impartial judge doesn’t support any of the parties ____ in a dispute.
_____ law relates to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters.
In the United States, the _____ feature is the coexistence of federal and state law, because the U.S. Constitution limits the sphere in which federal law is _____.
In medieval England, the King's powerful judges _____ a body of precedent, which became the ______ law.
Common law didn’t provide any ______ other than money damages.
This tradition ______ to medieval times.
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ancient supreme distinctive remedy litigant equity
dates back involved developed contained common civil