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LAW

Unit I

Part I

МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ

Part II

Part I

Unit 1………………………………………………………………………… 4

Unit 2…………………………………………………………………………15

Unit 3…………………………………………………………………………27

Unit 4…………………………………………………………………………40

Unit 5…………………………………………………………………………53

Unit 6…………………………………………………………………………68

Unit 7…………………………………………………………………………83

Unit 8…………………………………………………………………………95

Unit 9………………………………………………………………………..107

Supplementary reading …………………………………………………….124

Заключение…………………………………………………………………141

Vocabulary………………………………………………………………….142

Literature……………………………………………………………………159

В соответствии с требованиями Государственной программы по профессиональной подготовке специалистов высших учебных заведений основными целями курса являются развитие навыков устной речи, чтение научной литературы на английском языке, овладение основными понятиями, а также совершенствование языковой подготовки обучающихся. Цель данного пособия – обучить студентов использованию современных подходов при работе с текстами, логико-смысловых моделей, вопросо-ответного развивающего приема и коммуникативных стратегий и соответствующих им речевых средств, способствующих готовности студентов к межкультурной коммуникации.

Ex. I. Read the following words and word combinations. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. law 1) право 2) закон	Law is an academic discipline and a profession. Congress makes all laws.
2. lawyer юрист, адвокат	Lawyer is a person who practices law.
3. to prosecute 1) обвинять 2) выступать в качестве обвинителя	No one was prosecuted for the murder (убийство). Two Scottish lawyers will prosecute the case.
4. to obey the law подчиняться закону	The state has many ways of making sure that citizens obey the law.
5. rule правило, норма права, постановление, предписание, приказ	A society has a specific set of rules (свод правил) to regulate the behavior of its own citizens.
6. to prescribe предписывать	For example the speed limits are laws that prescribe how fast we should drive.
7. to accept rules принимать правила	We couldn’t accept their rules of behavior.
8.to belong to принадлежать к определенному кругу (общества)	She belongs to the school law club.
9.to enforce the law проводить закон в жизнь	There are two ways of enforcing laws.
10. to carry a penalty нести наказание	The person, who committed a serious crime (to commit a crime – совершить преступление), carries a much heavier penalty in the US.
11. to break a rule нарушать правило	Sometimes we can break rules without any penalty.
12. punishment наказание	A crime carries a particular punishment.
13. to prohibit запрещать	There are quite a lot of countries where the capital punishment (death) is prohibited.
14. offender нарушитель	The fact of the crime was established and the offender was discovered.
15. innocent невиновный	You do not have to prove that you are innocent.
16. guilty виновный	The police have to prove you are guilty.
17. fine штраф	In civil cases the most common punishment is a fine.
18. code кодекс	The codes are meant to contain the main principles of each branch of the law.
19. statute закон, законодательный акт	A statute is a law passed by a government and formally written down.
20. court суд, судебное заседание	Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it.
21. judgment судебное решение, приговор	The judgment was handed down (официально объявлено) by the court.

Ex.II. Match these words to their definitions.

1. to enforce the law	1. to make someone pay an amount of money as punishment for breaking the law
2. to obey the law	2. someone who committed a crime
3. to break a rule	3. a place where legal cases are decided
4. law court	4. a punishment for breaking a rule or law
5. penalty	5. not obey a rule
6. to prohibit	6. do something according to the law
7. a term of imprisonment	7. definite or clearly true
8. offender	8. to officially stop something from being done, especially by making it illegal
9. a fine	9. punish people who do not obey the law
10.code	10. a set of rules about how something should be done or how people should behave
11. precise	11. the period of time that someone must spend in prison
12. to prescribe	12. to make a legal decision to give someone the right to do something
13. to award a punishment	13. to state officially what should be done in a particular situation

Discuss these questions with your partner.

1. Are citizens aware of the laws which affect their lives?

2. How does the state enforce the law?

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