- •English and Law
- •Part II
- •Учебно-методическое пособие
- •(В двух частях)
- •Предисловие
- •Unit 5: International conventions text 1. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right variant.
- •6. Put the sentences into the right order according to the text.
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •3. Put the words into the right order.
- •4. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Text 2. Key Provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: extradition, engaged, secrecy, internationally, developing, comprehensive, appropriate.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right variant.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Text 3. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Text 4. Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text.
- •4. Finish the sentences according to the text.
- •5. Speak on the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air using the following plan.
- •Text 5. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Put the words into the right order.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: protection, provides for, exploited, supplements, dealing with, remain.
- •4. Use the appropriate preposition: in, for, against, with, in, between, by, of, to.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •7. Translate into English using the texts of both Protocols.
- •Text 6. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text.
- •3. Correct mistakes, both grammar and lexical, in the following statements.
- •4. Use the appropriate verb according to the text.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Text 7. Convention on the Rights of the Child
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •4. Put the words into the right order.
- •5. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •6. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •7. Speak on the Convention on the Rights of the Child using the following plan.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •Text 8. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
- •Unit 6: International Humanitarian Law text 1. Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (ihl)
- •2. Complete the sentences with the following words: on land, government, treaties, biological, concerned, encountered, seek, murdered, voluntarily.
- •3. Finish the statements according to the text.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Text 2. Basic rules of ihl
- •1. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •2. Put the words into the right order.
- •3. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •4. Correct mistakes, both grammar and lexical, in the following statements.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •Text 3. Role of the Red Cross during armed conflict, locally and overseas
- •2. Put the sentences into the right order.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •Unit 7: economic crimes in the modern society text 1. Consumer fraud. Victims of fraud
- •Victim Demographics
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 2. Inventive swindlers
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Unit 7.1 different kinds of fraud text 1. Home equity fraud and home renovation repair schemes
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 2. The pigeon drop scheme
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 3. Telemarketing fraud operations
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •3. Translate these expressions from Russian into English.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 4. Local pyramid club schemes and gifting club scams
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 5. Techniques used to sell fraudulent investments
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Glossary
- •Icrc – the International Committee of the Red Cross
- •Bibliography
- •English and Law
1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
Young homeowners are more likely to be vulnerable to high pressure pitches.
Predatory home equity lenders target mostly people in financial or personal crisis for high-cost loans secured by their homes.
These subprime lenders appear to care much about a borrower’s ability to pay.
The lenders are able to prey on homeowners because mortgage transactions are easy to understand.
These practices are among the most abusive forms of consumer exploitation.
Such fraudulent operations as loan flipping, the “Home improvement” loan, credit insurance packing and mortgage servicing abuses are popular among swindlers.
If we speak about loan flipping, contractors obtain your consent for a loan with high rates and fees through the use of deception.
If we speak about credit insurance packing, the lender never tells you that credit insurance comes with the loan.
Fraudulent lenders also deceive borrowers during the loan period with overdue balances, service fees, and advances.
10)Fraudulent lenders deceive borrowers in many different ways.
2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
You should be aware that home remodeling contractors ranked just behind car salespeople and auto mechanics in generating many consumer ... .
a) problems c) complaints
b) things d) wishes
Old homeowners are less likely to undertake home ... themselves.
a) work c) changes
b) repairs d) things
The work was never completed and the couple defaulted on the ... payments.
a) credit c) new
b) last d) mortgage
The proceeds of the ... were used to construct a fifty-foot decorative fence.
a) loan c) work
b) business d) house
The lender may tell you that credit ... comes with the loan.
a) document c) obligation
b) insurance d) card
3. Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents.
1) repairing 2) credit insurance 3) servicing abuses 4) vulnerable homeowners 5) to convert the loan 6) mortgage 7) to hire a consultant 8) refinancing 9) loan 10) consumer complaints |
a) нанять консультанта b) конвертировать заем c) жалобы потребителей d) закладная, ипотека e) заем f) ремонт g) уязвимые домовладельцы h) рефинансирование i) служебные злоупотребления j) кредитное страхование (страхование кредитов) |
4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
Be especially cautious about ... .
If you fail to repay the loan as agreed ... .
Old homeowners are popular targets of fraudulent home repair financing schemes because ... .
An elderly couple with an outstanding balance on their mortgage of less than $1000 met three men who ... .
Another couple was approached by home improvement contractors and ... .
The “Home improvement” loan involves ... .
After you’ve made a few payments on the loan ... .
If the loan has a pre-payment penalty ... .
Fraudulent lenders also deceive borrowers during the loan period with ... .
10)The ways swindlers use to deceive people are different and ... .
5. Explain in English the meaning of the following words and expressions.
complaints
loan
income
to be vulnerable
creditworthiness
abuse
6. Give synonyms to the next words from the text.
cautious, popular, to encourage, claim, obtain, deception
7. Give antonyms to the next words from the text.
salespeople, agree, repair, vulnerable, complicated, increase
8. Make up a short summary of the text.