- •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) to sue [ ] - предъявлять иск, искать в суде
to sue and be sued - предъявлять иск и отвечать по иску
to sue charges - судебные издержки истца;
2) injured [ ] - ушибленный, поврежденный, травмированный
to injure - ушибить, повредить, причинить вред, нарушить права
injurer - лицо, наносящее ущерб
injury - телесное повреждение, вред
injurous - вредный, губительный
injurous to the public - общественно опасный;
3) damage [ ] - ущерб, убыток, повреждение
to damage - наносить ущерб
damages - возмещение убытков;
4) wrong [ ] - неправильный, несправедливый, дурной
wrong act - неправомерные действия
wrong intent - дурные намерения
wrong - правонарушение
to wrong - причинять вред
wrongdoer - правонарушитель
wrongdoing - правонарушение
wrongful - противоправный, незаконный
wrong dismissal - незаконное увольнение
wrong intention - противозаконные намерения;
5) code [ ] - кодекс
code of discipline - дисциплинарный кодекс
code of honour - кодекс чести
code of practice - процессуальный кодекс
civil code - гражданский кодекс
criminal code - уголовный кодекс.
Assignments
I. Read and translate the text.
II. Read, spell and translate the transcribed words.
III. Give Russian equivalents for.
Tort case (law), to cause harm, an individual’s wish to act, the interests and values of the public, court decision, a state’s motor vehicle code, to make a left (right) turn, to yield to oncoming traffic, to sue smb. for damages, a recognized legal right, to provide a remedy, compensation for some injury, to recover damages, a clash of values and interests, fair solution, advances in technology, social values, a new invention, the air we breathe, permanent fixture, a new prescription drug, a warming of the dangers of cigarettes, individual choice.
IV. Give English equivalents for.
причинить вред, принимать во внимание интересы общества, общее право, решение суда, государственный кодекс о моторных средствах передвижения, стать прецедентом, предъявить кому-либо иск за ущерб, возместить ущерб, прийти к справедливому решению, общественные ценности, личный выбор, общественная полемика.
V. Match the following columns.
поведение кодекс ущерб право общество опасность предупреждение предъявить иск создавать спасать требовать противоправный вредный справедливый безопасный |
warning create demond right conduct wrongful damage code safe society danger fair harmful sue save |
VI. Find the sentences in the Passive Voice and translate them.
VII. Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms.
allow, solution, oncoming, decision, buy, permit, approaching, purchase.
VIII. Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms.
Useful, widespread, easy, death, individual, ban, left, rare, harmful, right, social, difficult, life, allow.
IX. Answer the following questions.
Is the concept of a tort new?
What is most tort law based on?
How is tort law made?
On what kind of statutes may tort law be based?
What will the law provide a remedy for (as a saying puts it)?
Why is arriving at fair solution rarely easy?
How has tort law evolved over time? What does it reflect?
What does tort law today continue to balance?
How does tort law try to preserve individual choice?
