- •Предисловие
- •Часть I включает двадцать аутентичных текстов, каждый из которых снабжен лексико-грамматическими упражнениями для развития навыков устной речи.
- •Часть II содержит тексты для ознакомительного чтения и задания к ним, позволяющие осуществить контроль понимания прочитанного.
- •Часть III включает сборник грамматических упражнений, направленных на активное усвоение основных грамматических моделей.
- •Unit 1 What is Law?
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Unit 2 Kinds of laws
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 3 Who makes laws?
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 4 courts
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 5 Court systems
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 6 The Adversary System
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 7 Judges and Juries
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 8 The Idea of Torts: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 9 Types of Torts
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 10 torts that Injure Persons
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 11 State and Federal Criminal Laws.
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 12
- •Victims of Crime
- •If You Become a Victim
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized:
- •Assignments
- •Unit 13 Nature and Causes of Crime
- •Recognition vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 14 General Consideration
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignment
- •Unit 15 Preliminary Crimes
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to the memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 16 The Trial
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 17 Arrest
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 18 Crimes Against the Person
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized.
- •Premeditated criminal activity
- •Assignments
- •Unit 19 Crimes Against Property
- •Vandalism
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Unit 20 Sentencing
- •Recognition Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to be memorized
- •Assignments
- •Part II
- •Text 1 Consumer Law
- •Assignment
- •Influences on consumer
- •Assignment
- •Test 3 How law protect the consumer
- •Assignment
- •Test 4 Court cases on consumer’s complaints
- •Assignment
- •Text 5 Family law
- •Text 6 Spouse abuse
- •Assignment
- •Assignment
- •Part III
- •There is - there are
- •The Degrees of Comparison
- •The Active Voice
- •The Passive Voice
- •The Infinitive
- •The Gerund
- •Participle I
- •Participle II
- •Modal verbs and their equivalents
- •The Subjunctive Mood
- •Оглавление
Vocabulary to be memorized
1) criminal [ ] - преступный, уголовный
criminal act (action) - преступное деяние
criminal assault - преступное нападение
criminal behaviour - преступное поведение
criminal case - уголовное дело
criminal code - уголовный кодекс
criminal intent - преступное намерение
criminal responsibility - уголовная ответственность
criminal science - криминалистика;
2) procedure [ ] - процедура, порядок, процесс, судопроизводство
proceedings - процессуальное действие, рассмотрение дела в суде
procedure in open court - открытое судебное заседание
preliminary procedure - предварительное расследование;
3) custody [ ] - охрана, попечение, опека, содержание под стражей
have smb in custody - удерживать под стражей
commit to custody - арестовывать, заключать в тюрьму;
4) juvenile [ ] - несовершеннолетний
juvenile court - суд по делам несовершеннолетних
juvenile delinquency - преступность несовершеннолетних
juvenile delinquent (offender) - несовершеннолетний правонарушитель;
5) probate [ ] - утверждение завещания судом
probate court - суд по наследственным делам, утверждению завещаний
probate - (ам) - утверждать завещание.
Assignments
Read and translate the text.
Read, spell and translate the transcribed words.
Give Russian equivalents for the following.
trial court, felony case, misdemeanor case, traffic court, family relations, child custody, motor vehicle, probate court, juvenile case, criminal court, violation of laws, family relations court.
Give English equivalents for the following.
районный суд; окружной суд; судебная система штата; опека над детьми; семейные отношения; дело, связанное с тяжелым преступлением; дело, связанное с мелким преступлением; суд, рассматривающий незначительные иски.
V. Define the part of speech of the following words and translate them.
crime, criminal; defend, defence, defender; offend, offence, offender, offensive; violate, violation; separate, separation.
VI. Match the following.
amount depend specialize final domestic procedure traffic estate divorce separation claim violation intrafamily will different |
другой внутрисемейный иск развод уличное движение домашний специализироваться последний зависеть количество, сумма процедура имущество завещание нарушение раздел имущества |
VII. Put questions to the underlined words.
All states have trial courts (3).
Family courts hear juvenile cases and intrafamily offences (2).
Criminal court is divided between felony and misdemeanor cases (2).
While driving a car he violated rules of traffic regulation (2).
Sometimes cases involving juveniles are heard in a special juvenile court (3).
VIII. Complete the following.
Federal trial courts are known as ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is the court ...
Family or domestic relations courts hear all actions involving ...
Juvenile cases are heard by ...
Criminal courts hear all cases involving ...
Traffic courts hear all actions involving violations while ...
IX. Answer the following questions.
How many court systems are there in the USA?
What are they?
What kind of cases are heard by federal courts?
When do federal courts hear cases involving parties from different states?
What kind of court may a person appeal if he lost a trial in the US District Court?
How many circuit courts are there in the US?
How do state courts resemble federal courts?
What kind of courts hear juvenile cases?
What kind of cases are heard by 1) traffic courts? 2) criminal courts? 3) probate courts?
In what kind of courts are cases involving stall amounts of money heard?
X. Translate the following sentences into English.
Федеральные суды рассматривают дела, касающиеся сторон из разных штатов, если сумма иска превышает 10 тысяч долларов.
Если вы проиграли дело в районном суде США, вы можете подать апелляцию в окружной апелляционный суд в своем районе.
Суд последней инстанции - это Верховный Суд США.
