Unit 15. Types of Questions.

Exercise 1. Ask questions. (Read the answers to the questions first).

Example: Ed and Liz/be/married? – Yes, they are. – Are Ed and Liz married?

1. where/the Queen of England live? – In London. 2. how long/the Prince and the Princess/be married? – 15 years. 3. they/go out often? – No, not very often. 4. what/this man do for a living? – He’s a policeman. 5. he/enjoy his job of an accountant? – Yes, very much. 6. he/arrest anyone yesterday? – No. 7. they/have/any complaints? – Yes. 8. when/they/inherit the estate? – A year ago. 9. how much/it cost? – $3,000. 10. the monarch/hold/an audience with the Prime Minister? – Yes. 11. what/the other name of the Houses of Parliament/be/? – Westminster Palace. 12. the monarch/impose and collect new taxes? – No.

Exercise 2. Ask questions with who or what.

Example: Somebody hit me. Who …? – Who hit you?

1. Something happened at the police station yesterday. What …? 2. Someone lives in that house before the revolution. Who …? 3. The criminal hit somebody. Who …? 4. Somebody gave me this bag. I didn’t steal it! Who …? 5. The inspector gave me something. What …? 6. The attorney meets someone every day. Who …? 7. The victim fell over something. What …? 8. Something fell on the floor. What …? 9. This word means something. What …? 10. Something happened at the bank last night. What …? 11. Someone appoints members of the committee. Who…? 12. The Parliament of England developed from something. What …?

Exercise 3. Put a question tag.

Example: Tom won’t be late, …? – Tom won’t be late, will he?

1. The judge’s on holiday, …? 2. The witnesses weren’t listening, …? 3. Sue doesn’t like her boss, …? 4. Jack’s applied for the job, …? 5. He won’t mind if I go early, …? 6. The advocate could help you, …? 7. There are a lot of people here, …? 8. Let’s have dinner, …? 9. This isn’t very interesting, …? 10. I’m too fat,...? 11. Listen, …? 12. Don’t drop it, …? 13. They had to go home, …? 14. He’d never seen you before, …?

Exercise 4. Make questions to the words underlined.

Example: Professional judges deal only with the most serious crimes. – What do professional judges deal with?

1. England itself has never had a criminal code. 2. A high proportion of murders in all societies are committed spontaneously. 3. The victim may be reluctant to report the incident. 4. The crime of grand larceny consists of stealing more than a specified sum of money. 5. Robbery is the commission of theft in circumstances of violence. 6. Courts have to deal with offenders who have no financial resources. 7. There are many variations among court systems in different countries. 8. Early common law made no special provision for children who committed crimes. 9. Until the late 18th century, prisons were used primarily for the confinement of debtors who could not pay. 10. Increasing crime appears to be a feature of all modern industrialized societies. 11. The Prime Minister normally chooses the most politically opportune moment for his or her party. 12. In Scotland, as in England, monarchies emerged after the withdrawal of the Roman empire from Britain in the early fifth century.

Exercise 5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Кто становится президентом в Америке, если действующий президент внезапно уходит в отставку? 2. Когда и где Генеральный Прокурор выступает от имени правительства? 3. Повысился ли уровень преступности в вашей стране за последние 5 лет? 4. Чем либеральная партия отличается от либерально-демократической партии? 5. Политические партии впервые появились в Европе или в Америке? 6. Как называется официальная организация солиситоров в Англии? 7. Будущий барристер должен сдать ряд серьезных экзаменов, не так ли? 8. Сколько мировых судов существует в Великобритании? 9. Почему полиция существует во всех государствах? 10. Всегда ли люди подчиняются закону добровольно? 11. Существует ли четкое разграничение между уголовным и гражданским судопроизводством в вашей стране? 12. Сколько присяжных должно присутствовать при вынесении вердикта по уголовному делу?

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