Reading Comprehension

Exercises

I. Scanning

1. What types of discrimination does the law provide for?

2. Does prejudice still exist in the head and heart of many people?

3. Why do some historians claim that Britain has always been a haven from oppression for ethnic and religious minorities?

II. Skimming

Choose the correct answer

1. Judges a. must never b. don't have to allow any witness to be bullied or intimidated.

2. Discrimination at its worst can lead to

a. harassment

b. injustice

c. disability

3. The rights of immigrants must be protected

a. by the law

b. by police

4. Courts must be aware of defendant's

a. mental and physical state

b. marital status

Vocabulary Work

Exercises

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

1. mute appeal; 2. be riven with racism; 3. impair; 4. incite hatred; 5. invoke an act; 6. abridge privileges and immunities; 7. breach of the law; 8. outlaw slavery; 9. be entitled to damages; 10. refuse admittance; 11. gain acceptance;12. advance the cause of racial equality; 13. ethnic imbalance and disparities; 14. employment tribunal; 15. accommodate problems.

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

1. нападение при отягчающих обстоятельствах; 2. приставание, преследование, домогательствo; 3. закон; 4. смягчить взыскание; 5. бежать от преследования, гонений; 6. предвестник; 7. утверждение; 8. орган государственной власти; 9. запугивать свидетеля; 10. обязательство, обязанность; 11. лицо, имеющее разрешение, патент; 12. прорыв часто посещаемое место; 13. отягчающие обстоятельства; 14. предать правосудию.

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

A B

1. impairment of speech a. бежать от преследования, гонений

2. make allowances в. отказаться от попытки, прекратить попытки

3. uphold the law с. иметь право на что - то, сделать что - либо

4. flee persecution d. дефект речи

5. abandon an attempt е. защищать закон, оказывать моральную поддержку

6. be entitled to do f. принимать во внимание, учитывать обстоятельства

7. incitement to racial hatred g. расовое предубеждение, дискриминация по расовому признаку

8. aggravated assault h. недееспособность, инвалидность

9. mitigating circumstances/factor i. Подстрекательство к расовой ненависти

10. disability j. соблюдение (закона), наблюдение

11. employment tribunal l. нападение с отягчающими обстоятельствами

12. racial prejudice=racial discrimination m. смягчающие обстоятельства

13. observation n. наведение справок, расспрашивание, осведомление

14. inquiry into smth o. суд, занимающийся вопросами трудового законодательства

IV. Guess the concept of the following definitions:

1. call or bring into use (a right or a law)

2. a place which a particular person visits frequently

3. lessen the seriousness of (evil, harm, pain)

4. a person who is involved in a disagreement that is examined in a court of law

5. annoying behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly, for example threats, offensive remarks, or physical attacks

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