Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Civil Wrongs "

Задание I.

Упражнение 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст устно.

 Civil Wrongs

A civil wrong can be classified as a tort -a wrongful act that results in injury and leaves the injured party entitled to compensation-or a breach of contract or trust. Although criminal and civil law both involve holding individuals accountable for actions that the law deems inappropriate, there are two significant differences between criminal liability and civil liability.

First, a crime is committed against the community at large, whereas a tort is a wrong against specific individuals only. Therefore, the pursuit of a tort remedy (as through a lawsuit) involves not government action against individual defendants, but the action of one or more private citizens against another individual or individuals who have violated civil law. For example, a lawsuit often involves one person seeking monetary damages from another. A class action lawsuit involves several people taking legal action against a person or corporation that has wronged them. .....

 

Упражнение 2. Выпишите из текста предложения:

 a) со сказуемым в Present Simple Active

b) со сказуемым в Present Simple Passive

c) со сказуемым в Present Perfect Active

d) со сказуемым в Future-in-the-Past Simple

Упражнение 3. Выпишите из текста термины профессиональной направленности и переведите их.  

Задание II

Упражнение 1. Подчеркните подлежащее и сказуемое и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. A federal civil case involves a legal dispute between two or more parties.  

2. A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention which can be a new product or a new process.  

3. Both the majoritarian and pluralist models of democracy rely to varying degrees on voting  

4. Congress approves the federal courts' budget and appropriates money for the judiciary to operate.  

5. Copyright is not a monopoly right but protects certain original works such as literary and artistic works, music, film, sound recordings and broadcasts from being copied.  

6. Family law is ruled largely by statute, but common law precedent plays an important role, as well, and these rules and laws vary from state to state.  

7. Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases arising out of the Constitution.

8. Government ought to be run by the people.

Упражнение 2. Подчеркните неличные формы глагола и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Не gave his reasons for defending her in those circumstances.

2. The problems of crime investigation seem to be of interest.

3. The functions of Parliament are making laws, providing money for the government through taxation, examining government policy, administration and spending, debating political questions.

4. The detective saw the suspect cross the street and enter the building.

5. She is unlikely to confirm the identity of this person who is suspected of crime.

6. Peacekeeping functions of the police are designed to maintain public order.

7. Legal analytical and logical reasoning skills include: reviewing complex written documents, drawing inferences and making connections among legal authorities.

8. It is the solicitor’s job to advise you on legal matters of all kinds.

Задание III.  

Упражнение 1. Прочитайте и переведите письменно следующий текст:

 The Importance of Car Accident Witnesses

Anyone who has witnessed a car accident knows how traumatic the event and accident scene can be. There are often seriously damaged cars and injured people. When witnessing a car accident, one has a moral duty to report what they saw and heard to the police. A car accident witness is an essential part getting to the truth about how the accident happened and who may be liable. The testimony of a car accident witness is crucial to any litigation and accident claim. ....