Language practice and comprehension check. Task I Useful vocabulary.

TASK I Useful vocabulary.

a). Consult a dictionary to find the meanings of the following words.

tentative adj.; tentatively adv.

contend v.

coadjutor n.

treason n.

tenure n.

ambiguity n.; ambiguous adj.

obstruction n.;obstruct v.

b).Insert the missing words from the list above:

1. He was criticized for his … of efforts to rebuild the war-torn country.

2. Critics of the school system … that not enough emphasis is paid on creativity.

3. The peace talks are … planned for next week.

4. There seem to be some … in the rules.

5. Throughout his … of office the committee worked very effectively and carried out a number of important surveys.

6. The task would have never been fulfilled without … help.

7. The court found him guilty of committing a … and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

TASK II Match the words to their definitions:

1. mismanage

2. mislead

3. misjudge

4. mishandle

5. misinform

6. misdial

7. misdiagnose

8. misbehave

9. misappropriate

a. to take for yourself the money that you are responsible for but that does not belong to you

b. to take a wrong judgment about a person or situation

c. to deal with the situation or process badly or without enough care

d. to behave badly and annoy and upset the people

e. to give someone false or incorrect information

f. to be wrong about what illness someone has

g. to choose a wrong number when making a telephone call

h. to make someone believe s-t. that is incorrect or not true

i. to manage s-t. badly

What meaning does the prefix –mis- have? Consult a dictionary to add other words of the same word-building pattern to the list. Write a short detective story with the verbs above. Discuss your stories in class to decide whose is the best.

TASK III

a) Find the definition of impeachment in the text.

b) Study the following definitions of impeachment and compare them with the one given in the text. Which of them most appeals to you?

1. (esp. in the USA) charging (a public official) with serious misbehaviour in office

(Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture)

2. charge of treason brought about a head of state

(Peter Collin English Law Dictionary)

3. a charge of treason or other high crime before competent tribunal

(The Concise Oxford Dictionary)

4. the first step in removing an officer from office. The President and other federal officers (as judges) may be impeached by the House of Representatives. The House draws up articles of impeachment, once approved by a simple majority of the House members, are then submitted to the Senate, thereby impeaching the officer. The Senate then holds a trial, at the conclusion of which each member votes for or against conviction on each article of impeachment… Once convicted, the officer can be removed from office.

(Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law)

5. a criminal proceeding against a public officer, before a quasi political court, instituted by a written accusation called “articles of impeachment”.

(Black’s Law Dictionary)

TASK IV

a) Study the meaning of the prefix “mal”:

- a prefix meaning bad, wrong, fraudulant

e.g. a tentative agreement was reached under which the executive would be removable “on impeachment and conviction of “mal-practice or neglect of duty”.

b) Consider the meanings of the following words:

1. maladministration wrong administration

2. malapportionment unconstitutional apportionnment

of legislative districts

3. malconduct ill conduct, esp. dishonest conduct. The

commission of some act which is positively

unlawful

4. malpractice negligence or incompetence on the part of a

professional (esp. lawyer or doctor)

5. malversion official corruption, misconduct in office

Can any of the above terms be used interchangeably?

Task V

Discuss different views on the procedures of impeachment. Begin your sentences with:

Dickenson suggested …

Madison and Wilson contended …

Sherman suggested…

Madison argued …

Moris noted …

Randolf wrote …

Mason substituted…

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