Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "What is Law?"

Задание 1.a) Match the synonyms:

1. common law

2. issues

3. be derived from

4. judicial decisions

5. cover

a) originate from
b) case law
c) involve
d) matters
e) precedents

b) Rephrase the sentences below, using synonyms from a):
a) Common law originated from custom.
b) Common law comprises judge-made law as a source of law.
c) Civil law covers issues related to persons, things and obligations.
d) In continental law countries, judges are not bound by previous decisions of a higher court.

Задание 2. Match the terms to the definitions:

1. Jurist or jurisconsult

2. Lawyer

3. Barrister

4. Solicitor

5. Legal practitioner

6. Attorney

a) is a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
b) is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English.
c) is a person admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction and authorized to perform criminal and civil legal functions on behalf of clients.
d) is the one whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters; a person, who through a regular program of study, is learned in legal matters and has been licensed to practice his or her profession.
e) is a lawyer admitted to plead at the bar in the superior courts; a lawyer who has an exclusive right of argument in all the superior courts.
f) is a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for.

 

Задание 3. Choose the right adjectives to complete the sentences:

1. After the hostile/preliminary hearing, the judge decided that it was not necessary to try the whole case.

2. As chairman, he was personally liable/joint for the company’s debts.

3. Giant offered $500,000 compensation, and they are hoping to reach an out-of-court/civil settlement this week.

4. Before leaving the country, the husband took all the money from their joint/bankrupt account.

5. His business was unsuccessful, and after two years he was liable/bankrupt.

6. The plaintiff claimed that Mr. Smith’s actions constituted preliminary/intentional interference with contract.

Задание 4. Put the verbs in brackets using the correct form:

1. The judge said that he (to receive) some important information before the beginning of the trial.

2. Disputes regarding business activity (to hear) before state commercial courts.

3. Last night my friend and I (to have) some free time, so we went on the guided tour of the UK Supreme Court. Since classes (to begin), I haven’t had much free time.

4. The case was reported (to try) last week.

5. If you (to break) the rules, you (to be punished).

6. Our students (to require) to take courses covering skills such as legal writing and legal research.
    

   Задание 5. Read and translate the text
   
   What is Law?

   The question “What is law?” has troubled people for many years. A whole field of study known as jurisprudence (the study of law and legal philosophy) is devoted to answering this question. Many definitions of law exist. For our purposes, however, law can be defined as the rules and regulations made and enforced by the government that regulate the conduct of people within a society.

   As a child, you learned about rules first at home and later at school. At home, your parents made and enforced rules concerning issues like chores and bedtimes. Rules made and enforced by the government are called laws. The government makes laws that affect almost every aspect of daily life.