VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
word from the box.
(6 points)
accused sentence judge jury lawyer
witnesses sue
1 The Judge told her she would go to prison for
three months.
2 The returned after five hours and
their spokesman said that the man was guilty
3 When his shelves fell down he tried to
the shop which sold them to him.
4 The was brought into court by two
police officers.
5 Everyone was shocked by the thief’s 20 year
prison
6 She said it wasn’t her but there were three
who had seen her do it.
7 Everyone knew she was guilty but she had an
excellent and she was set free.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in capital letters. (6 points)
1 I’m sure community service would
be better for him than prison. COMMUNE
2 When we got home, the
were still upstairs
BURGLE
3 Police were called out to a
in the High Street
4 He was arrested for
when security guards found a
frozen chicken under his coat. SHOPLIFT
5 Luckily he didn’t go to prison
but was sent on a
programme instead
REHABILITATE
6 I couldn’t believe how much
mindless there was in
the city
VANDAL
7 The problem of abuse at
football grounds in Britain is much
less than it was twenty years ago
3 Complete the sentences with a character
adjective. The first letter of each word
has been given.
(6 points)
1 He’s so laid-back. Nothing worries him.
2 He never remembers anything. He’s so
3 I don’t think you’ll get her to change her
mind. She’s too s
4 Six hours of shopping and you still haven’t
bought any presents! You’ll have to start
being more
51 can’t believe how long she spends looking at
herself in the mirror. She’s so v_
6 I knew who the murderer was after about five
minutes. It was one of the most p-
films I have ever seen.
7 You can’t have any more cake. Don’t be so
&
4 Circle the correct alternatives.
(6 points)
In the old days, criminals knew their place.
Once we had arrested someone, we
didn’t usey used to have any more trouble
from them. These young criminals.ought/
should to respect us policeman more. I
remember old Bob. Whenever we arrested him,
he would/could come quietly and politely.
He knew he must / had to sit and wait while
we typed up our reports. He always asked if he
could / can smoke and even though we knew
that we shouldn’t / mustn’t give him
cigarettes, we always did. There was no rule
that said we couldn’t but the inspector thought
it looked bad. Old Bob spent most of his life in
prison. He didn’t use to / wouldn’t like life
outside very much. He was always much happier
in his warm cell surrounded by all his friends.
5 Complete the text with one word in
each gap.
(6 points)
I started at my new school this week — a mixed
comprehensive with over 1,500 students. What
a shock! Before the summer holidays, I had
been going to a girls’ school. It was a strict
school.1 to hate the uniform and
do anything to avoid wearing it but,
now that I moved away, I miss it.
remember that we had
wear a hat on
Fridays and one week
walking
around bare-headed
the headmistress
saw me. She called my parents in because of
that! I doubt if anyone here knows what a hat is!
ROB
RACE
1. Jake always buys a quality newspaper at the weekend and a magazine for the gossip. — Джейк всегда покупает качественную газету в выходные дни и журнал ради сплетен.
2. When I picked up the magazine a leaflet about an animal charity fell out. — Когда я поднял журнал выпала листовка о благотворительности для животных.
3. I’ll save that long article about Madonna and read it at the weekend. — Я сохраню эту длинную статью о Мадонне и почитаю ее в выходные дни.
4. My dad never reads the whole newspaper — he just looks quickly at the headlines to get a general idea of what’s in the news. — Мой папа никогда не читает всю газету — он просто быстро смотрит на заголовки газет, чтобы получить общее представление о том, что в новостях.
5. Now we’ve got satellite TV I can watch more than fifty channels. — Теперь, когда у нас есть спутниковое телевидение, я могу смотреть более пятидесяти каналов.
6. Most callers to radio phone-in programmes don’t have anything interesting to say. – Большинство звонящих в радио программу по звонкам слушателей не могут рассказать ничего интересного.
7. When US radio broadcasted the drama War of the Worlds in 1938 a lot of listeners believed aliens were attacking the Earth. — Когда радио США транслировало драму Война миров в 1938 году много слушателей считали, что инопланетяне атакуют Землю.
8. Sometimes TV journalists film in secret to make documentaries. — Иногда тележурналисты снимают в тайне, чтобы сделать документальные фильмы.
THE
TRIAL. THE JURY.
Reading and speaking
Topic
1. Kinds of cases.
Vocabulary
violation
– нарушение
distinction
– различие
defendant
– ответчик, подсудимый, обвиняемый
plaintiff
– истец
procedure
– процедура
prosecution
– обвинение
to
bring a case – возбудить дело
to
bring a suit – подать иск
money
damages – убыток, ущерб
to
injure – причинить вред, ранить
injury – ранение, травма
burden of proof – бремя доказывания
sue – преследовать по суду, предъявлять иск
(обвинение)
presume
innocence – считать невиновным
presumption
of innocence – презумпция невиновности
1.
Translate the
following sentences
1.
The
person charged with the criminal offence is the defendant.
Лицо, обвиняемое в совершении уголовного преступления,
является подсудимым.
2. A criminal case is brought by a prosecutor. Уголовное дело возбуждается (или ведется) прокурором.
3. A successful criminal prosecution will result in a
conviction. Успешное уголовное преследование
приведет к осуждению.
4. The word “guilty” is used primarily of criminals.
The correspondent word in civil cases is “liable”, but this word is also used
in criminal contexts. Слово «виновный» используется в основном в уголовных делах.
Соответствующее слово в гражданских делах является «ответственным», но это
слово также используется в уголовных контекстах.
5. The party bringing a civil action is the
plaintiff. Сторона, возбуждающая гражданский
иск, является истцом.
6. The party is one of the persons or sides in a
legal agreement or dispute. Сторона является одним из лиц или сторон в юридическом
соглашении или споре.
7. The defendant in a civil case is sued by a
plaintiff. Ответчику
по гражданскому делу предъявляется иск истцом.
8. If the plaintiff is successful, the defendant will
be found liable. Если истец успешен, ответчик будет
признан ответственным.
9. Judgment is a decision of a judge or court. Приговор — это решение судьи
или суда.
10. Procedure is the regular order of doing legal
things. Процедура — это обычный порядок
ведения законных дел.
11. A proceeding is a course of action. Процесс — это порядок
действий.
12. Damages are money given as legal compensation. Ущерб — деньги, предоставленные в качестве законной компенсации.
13. To sue is tit take legal action against someone in
a civil case. Подать в суд — это подать иск против
кого-то в гражданском деле
2.
Put the words
below in one of the columns:
Civil case — liable, plaintiff, defendant, offence
Criminal case – to convict , Crime, life imprisonment, guilty, to
prosecute, to punish, prosecution, conviction, prosecutor, punishment
Crime,
life imprisonment, to convict, guilty, liable, plaintiff, defendant, to
prosecute, to punish, prosecution, conviction, prosecutor, offence, punishment
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3.
Read the text.
Crime
is a violation of a law. Courts decide both criminal and civil cases. Most
countries make a clear distinction between civil and criminal procedures.
Criminal and civil procedures are different.
In
Anglo-American law, the party bringing a criminal action (that is in most cases
the state) is called the prosecution. The party bringing a civil case is called
the plaintiff. In both kinds of cases the other party is called the defendant.
A criminal case against a person called Ms. Brown would be described as ‘The
People vs. (versus, or against) Brown” in the USA and “R. (Regina, that is, the
Queen) vs. Brown” in England. A civil action between Ms. Brown and Mr. Smith
would be “Brown vs. Smith” if it was started by Brown, and “Smith vs. Brown” if
it was started by Mr. Smith.
Civil
cases are usually disputes between or among private citizens, corporations,
governments, government agencies, and other organizations. Most often, the
party bringing the suit is asking for money damages. For example, a landlord
may sue a tenant for failure to pay rent. People who have been injured may sue
a person or a company responsible for the injury. It is up to the plaintiff to
prove the case against the defendant. This is called the plaintiff’s burden of
proof.
A
criminal case is brought by the state or by a city or county against a person
or persons accused of committing a crime. If the defendant has pleaded not
guilty, you should presume the defendant’s innocence unless the defendant’s
guilt is proved.
Jury
verdict does not need to be unanimous in civil cases. Only ten jurors need to
agree upon a verdict if there are 12 jurors. Five must agree if there are six
jurors. In criminal cases the verdict must be unanimous, that is, all jurors
must agree that the defendant is guilty in order to overcome the presumption of
innocence.
4.
Answer
the questions:
— What is a civil case?
Civil cases are usually disputes between or among private
citizens, corporations, governments, government agencies, and other
organizations
— Who is a plaintiff?
The plaintiff must prove the case against the defendant.
This is called the plaintiff’s burden of proof.
— Who is a defendant?
The defendant in a civil case is sued by a plaintiff
— What is a suit?
A suit is a requirement submitted by the claimant in a
judicial proceeding and arising from the right belonging to the claimant by
virtue of an agreement or on other grounds provided for in the law.
What is a burden of proof?
it is the duty of the parties to prove the circumstances to
which they refer as the basis of their claims and objections
— What is a criminal case?
A criminal case is brought by the state or by a city or
county against a person or persons accused of committing a crime.
— Who is the plaintiff in the criminal case? This is the
victim who suffered physical, property, moral damage, as well as a legal entity
in the event of a crime causing damage to his property and business reputation
— What is meant by the presumption of innocence? This is an
assumption that a person is presumed innocent until his guilt is proved in the
manner prescribed by law
5.
Fill in the gaps with words
and expressions from the text.
1.
He was seriously ______ in a car
accident.
2.
_____ is a person who brings a
suit in court.
3.
Are you going to start a _____
against this company?
4.
He claimed money ______ from his
employer for the loss of his health at work.
5.
Presumption of ______ is the main
principle of justice.
6.
A criminal case is usually brought
by the ______.
7.
The firm was responsible for the
______ and had to pay the compensation.
8.
The ________ is a person against
whom a case is brought.
6.
Choose two of these
expressions to complete each sentence below:
a.
serious
e. criminal offence
b.
illegal
f. commit a crime
c.
crime
g. against the law
d.
violent
h. break the law
1.
Young
men are more likely to ______ / ______ than any other group in society.
2.
In
most countries carrying the gun is _______ /________ .
3.
In
most countries drunk driving is a _____ / ______ .
4.
Latest
figures show that _____ / ______ crime, such as murder and rape, is on the
increase.
Topic
2. The Trial
Vocabulary
in
a particular order – в определенном порядке
opening
statement – вступительная речь
lawyers
for each side – адвокаты от каждой стороны
presentation of evidence – представление доказательств
testimony – свидетельские показания
testify – давать показания
disregard – не обращать внимания, не придавать значения
object – возражать
objection – возражение
credibility of witness – надежность свидетелей
closing argument – заключительная речь
jury deliberation – совещание присяжных
foreman – старшина присяжных
bailiff – судебный пристав
present a verdict – зачитать вердикт
1. Which of the actions or procedures above are
carried out by each of the following people? Какие из перечисленных выше действий
или процедур выполняются каждым из следующих людей?
— a judge present a verdict
— a juror — jury deliberation
— a criminal — closing argument
— a witness — testify
— a police officer — disregard
— the defendant — object
— a lawyer presentation of evidence , credibility of
witness
— the clerk of the court — opening statement
2 . Match
each word below with the definition.
the
accused; court reporter; witness; policeman; jury; judge; defense lawyer;
prosecutor; junior defense lawyer
a) sb.
who has been charged with committing a crime
b) a
professional who decides how a criminal should be punished
c) a
professional who speaks for the accused and advices him/her in court
d) sb.
who saw a crime happen
e) a
professional who assists the lawyer of the accused
f) a
group of people in court who decide whether sb is innocent or guilty
g) sb.
whose job is to deter people from committing crimes and to arrest those who
break the law
h) a
professional who represents the state in court
i)
sb. who notes down what is said in court
4
Read the text “Steps of
the trial”.
Events
in a trial usually happen in a particular order, though the order may be
changed by the judge. The usual order of events is shown below.
Step
1: Selection of the Jury.
Step
2: Opening Statements. The lawyers for each side discuss their views of the
case. They present a general picture of their proofs. What the lawyers say in
the opening statements is not evidence.
Step
3: Presentation of evidence. All parties have the right to present evidence.
The testimony of witnesses is evidence. Evidence may be in the form of physical
exhibits, such as a gun or a photograph. Evidence may be not admitted by the
judge. In this case it will be disregarded. During the trial the lawyers may
make objections to evidence presented by the other side. The judge decides if
the objection is valid or invalid. If the objection is not valid, the judge
will overrule the objection.
Step
4: Closing Arguments. In the closing arguments the lawyers summarize the case
from their point of view. They may discuss the presented evidence or comment on
the credibility of witnesses. These arguments are not evidence.
Step
5: The instructions. The judge gives instructions to the jurors on the law that
will be applied to the defendant. Instructions can be given at different times
during the trial, but final instructions are usually given after the closing
arguments.
Step
6: Jury deliberation. The jury retires to the jury room to conduct the
deliberations on the verdict. The jury first elects a foreman who will control
the course of the discussion. When the verdict has been reached, the foreman
signs it and informs the bailiff.
5.
All the verbs in
the box relate to legal matters. Use them in the correct forms to complete the
sentences.
accuse обвинить3
acquitоправдате 15
arrest
8
award
2
confess 6
charge обвинять 7
drop падать опускаться
engage привлекать5
imprison сажать4
plead умолять ссылаться
release освобождать9
seize конфиск 10
serve служ, удовлетв
1.
After six hours
of questioning the accused man ______ .
2.
The government
awarded an amnesty to all political prisoners.
3.
Her boss accuses
her of stealing 250 dollars.
4.
The secret
police has imprisoned him for six months in a high security jail.
5.
We engaged the
best commercial lawyer we could find to represent us but we still lost the
case.
6.
The prisoner confessed
guilty to all charges.
7.
In August they charged
him with murder.
8.
The policeman
stopped the car and arrested the driver.
9.
The president released
the opposition leader from prison.
10.
The court seized
him 2,500 dollars for obtaining money by false pretenses.
11.
After
consideration, the plaintiff dripped the case against his neighbor.
12.
The customs arrested
the shipment of books.
13.
He was arrested
six months in a local prison.
14.
The crown court served
the plaintiff 75,000 dollars in damages plus costs.
15.
Two of the men
were sent to prison, but the judge acquitted the third.[1]
6.
Match
the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right to make ten pairs. Some verbs
match with more than one noun:
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Break a law |
a |
Commit a crime |
a |
cross examine a witness |
a |
Charge an interest |
an |
Declare terms |
a |
Enter a market |
a |
Evade taxes |
a |
Hear a verdict |
terms |
Negotiate a case |
a |
Return a fee |
taxes |
Make up sentences of your own, using the pairs you got.
7.
Complete these sentences using the pairs from the exercise above. You may have
to make changes to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first one has been
made for you as an example.
1.
You must know that you are breaking
the law when you park on the pavement.
2.
The merger will only go ahead if
the two companies can ______ they are both happy with it.
3.
After two hours of deliberation
the jury _______ of not guilty.
4.
We are going to _____ with a
revolutionary new product next month.
5.
A good accountant can save you
money by finding ways to ________ .
6.
We have _______ for the
prosecution, which depends on an unreliable identification.
7.
When she was ______ he
contradicted his earlier testimony.
8.
I am innocent, I did not ______
you accuse me of.
9.
During the recent debate on this
matter Mr. Allen failed to ______: he is a director of the company bidding for
the contract.
10.
Most solicitors do not ______ for
the first consultation. [2]
8. Put each of the words in the box in its
correct place in the passage below:
detective
plain clothes jury warders coroner verdict solicitor
trial inquest death penalty
1)
If you want legal advice in
Britain, you go to a ______.
2)
At the end of the ______, the
judge ordered twelve men and women of the ______ to retire and consider their
_______, guilty or not guilty.
3)
Men and women who look after prisoners
in prison are called prison officers or _______ .
4)
If a person dies in unusual
circumstances, an _______ is held at a special court, and the ‘judge’ is called
a _______ .
5)
A policeman who investigates
serious crimes is called a _______ . He wears ________ , not uniform.
6)
In some countries murderers are
executed but other countries have abolished the _______ . [3]
Topic
3. The jury.
Vocabulary
laymen – непрофессионалы
legal proceedings – судопроизводство, рассмотрение дела в суде
provide a decision – выносить решение
body – организация
vote – голосовать
trial jury – коллегия присяжных
elections – выборы
evidence – доказательство, свидетельское показание
guilty – виновный
innocent – невиновный
take an oath – принести присягу
pass the sentence – вынести приговор
challenge for cause – отзыв присяжного по причине
peremptory challenge – отзыв присяжного без указания причины
impartial
– беспристрастный
1.
Fill in the
table.
Verb |
Noun |
accuse |
accusation |
convict |
conviction |
interrogate |
interrogation |
defend |
defendant |
burglarize |
burglary |
rob |
robbery |
punish |
punishment |
commit |
commitment |
sentence |
sentence |
act |
action |
decide |
decision |
2.
A) Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right.
determine
a. guilty
listen
b. at random
find
c. a decision
provide
d. in court
choose
e. the evidence
give
f. facts
pass
g. punishment
resolve
h. a legal issue
determine
guilty
listen a decision
find at random
provide the evidence
choose punishment
give facts
pass in court
resolve a legal issue
выслушать
решение
найти случайно
предоставить
доказательства
выбрать
наказание
приводить факты
пройти в суд
решить юридический вопрос
B)
Complete these sentences using the phrases from the previous exercise.
1.
A jury is selected to choose
punishment and to
1.
They are ordinary people _____
_______ .
2.
A jury ______ _______ in certain
criminal cases.
3.
If the person is _____ _____, the
_____ _____ by the presiding judge.
4.
By the 15th century
trial by jury ______ ______. [4]
2. Они обычные люди _____ _______.
3. Суд присяжных ______ _______ по некоторым уголовным делам.
4.
Если это _____ _____, _____ _____ председательствующим.
5.
К 15-му веку судом присяжных
3.
Read the text.
A
jury is a body of laymen and women who provide a decision in legal proceedings.
Their names are randomly selected from the Electoral Register (the people who
can vote in elections). The jury traditionally consists of 12 people (Jurors)
who are ordinary people. They listen to the evidence given in court in certain
criminal cases and decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent. If the person
is found guilty, the judge passes the sentence.
The
first step in the selection of the trial jury is the selection of a ‘jury
panel’. If a person is selected for a jury panel he/she is directed to report
to the courtroom. The judge will tell the jurors about the case, introduce the
lawyers and the people involved in the case. The jurors will take an oath, by
which they promise to answer all the questions truthfully. The judge and the
lawyers will ask the jurors a lot of questions to find out if they have a
personal interest in the case. During this process of asking questions the
lawyers may ask the judge to excuse a member of the jury from sitting on the
jury for this particular case. This is called challenging a juror. There are
two types of challenges: a challenge for cause (a lawyer has some specific
reason to think that the juror cannot be impartial) and a peremptory challenge
(the lawyer does not have to state a reason for the excuse of the juror).
Those
jurors who have not been challenged become the jury for the case. The judge may
allow selection of one or more alternative jurors, who will serve if one of the
jurors is unable to do so because of illness or some other reason.
4. Fill in the gaps.
1. The _ jury ___ must decide if the accused is innocent or
_ guilty ____ .
2. The police were sure the man was a criminal, but it would
be difficult to prove it in court.
3. Two months later the defendant was sent to court for court
hearing
4. If the accused is convicted of kidnapping, the sentencemay
be at least ten years in prison .
5. ___The lawyers defend people and present interests in
court .
6 If you park your car illegally, you will have to pay a fine
.
7. In Britain it is prohibited by the law to drive a motor
vehicle without insurance.
8. Fortunately, it was only a minor offense and we were not
taken to the police station.
9. The judge sentences people.
- 10. I have never defied the law and commited a crime.
11. Police are allowed to stop anyone in the street and arrested
them.
Master your vocabulary in the topic “Crime and
Criminals”
а) Try to remember the names of
crimes.
burglary — проникновение в жилище с целью совершить
преступление
kidnapping – похищение людей
arson — поджог ,
shoplifting — кража в магазинах
blackmail — шантаж
smuggling — контрабанда
forgery — подлог
fraud — мошенничество
terrorism — терроризм
drug pushing — распространение
наркотиков
vandalism — вандализм
robbery — ограбление
manslaughter — неумышленное убийство
murder – предумышленное убийство
b) What do you call the criminals who
commit these crimes?
Burglar
Kidnapper
Arsonist
Shoplifter
Blackmailer
Smuggler
Forger
fraudster
terrorist
drug pusher
vandal
robber
manslayer
murderer
c) What are the crimes described in the following
situations?
1. He threatened to send the love letters to her husband
unless
she gave him money.
2. The telephone box had been smashed and there was
graffiti all over the walls.
3. Department stores lose millions of pounds each years
through the theft of goods off the shelves.
4. Thieves broke into the house while the family was away on holiday.
5. He watched with satisfaction as the fire he lit burnt
down the factory.
‘That’ll make them wish they’d never given me the sack,’ he thought.
6. It was a perfect copy. It was so good, in fact, that
it could even fool an expert.
7. The bank believed her to be trustworthy. They had no
reason to suspect that
she had transferred thousands of pounds to false accounts.
8. ‘If you want to see your child again, put £50,000 in
an old suitcase and wait for further instructions’.
9. George gave the man £50 in return for a small-packet
of heroin.
10.. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and
people were sitting
outside the cafe enjoying the
sunshine. Then the bomb went off.
11. ‘If only I hadn’t brought these watches through
customs’ she
thought as she sat crying in the police station.
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Complete the sentences with the correct word in the proper form.
abuse • accuse • shabby • senior • embarrassed • donate • convincing • appalling • hygiene • invisible
1. When he retired he joined the group of … citizens of our city.
2. How much do you usually … for charity?
3. The effect of the car crash was … at first but then he had a lot of health problems.
4. They … each other during the scandal yesterday.
5. Every man should brush his teeth, it’s just a matter of personal …
6. What are you … him for? What did he do?
7. His arguments sounded more … and he won as a result.
8. You should buy something new, all your clothes look … and old-fashioned.
9. He seemed … after such an indecent question.
10. We heard … news about fire in the residential area on the radio in the morning.
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