Reading Comprehension. 1. Look through the whole chapter and find the place explaining the meaning of the ‘Royal Courts of Justice’.

Exercises

I. Scanning.

1. Look through the whole chapter and find the place explaining the meaning of the ‘Royal Courts of Justice’.

2. Find out how many courts there are in the RCJ and what courts they are.

3. Look for the place in the chapter indicating the kinds of other courts in Great Britain except the RCJ.

4. Find the place indicating the subjective nature of justice and illustrating how difficult it can be for the courts to provide justice.

II. Skimming.

1. Look more closely through the first part of the chapter and decide what it is devoted to.

a. examples of cases tried by the RCJ;

b. description of the RCJ and their work;

c. whether the RCJ do justice or injustice.

2. Look through the end of the chapter and decide which of the following statements renders the main idea of the given passage.

a. Although the legal system is not altogether perfect, one must accept it.

b. The legal system deserves criticism.

c. The system of justice must be constantly reviewed, reformed and improved.

Vocabulary Work

Exercises

I. Suggest Russian equivalents of the following expressions and use them in your own sentences based on the text.

1. hear cases; 2. be involved in a case; 3. be convicted of a crime; 4. uphold laws; 5. enforce laws; 6. cause harm; 7. unsafe conviction; 8. call evidence in support of the case; 9. order a re-trial; 10. bring a claim against smb; 11. suffer injustice; 12. strong evidence; 13. threat to break a contract; 14. body of law(s); 15. find smb guilty of smth (doing smth).

II. Suggest English equivalents of the following expressions and use them in your own sentences based on the text.

1. изложить свою версию дела; 2. подчиняться законам; 3. состояние правовой системы; 4. давать ложные показания; 5. потерпеть ущерб; 6. быть виновным в совершении преступления; 7. уладить спор; 8. отменить судимость; 9. отбывать пожизненное тюремное заключение; 10. оспаривать решение суда; 11. денежная компенсация; 12. достаточно безопасное и спокойное окружение; 13. быть освобожденным от отбывания наказания; 14. выиграть дело; 15. нарушать закон.

III. Match the expressions on the left (A) with their proper translation on the right (B).

A B

1. lose a case a. давать свидетельские показания, предъявлять улики

2. follow the law b. принять решение суда

3. commit a crime с. мягкий приговор

4. give evidence d. следовать закону

5. lenient sentence е. повторное судебное разбирательство

6. cruel treatment f. осуществить правосудие

7. accept the judgment g. представлять, передавать дела на рассмотрение суда

8. administer justice h. проиграть дело

9. re-trial i. жестокое обращение

10. present a case j. совершить преступление

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