1. N... V(passive)... Infinitive...
Example: He is considered to be a good lawyer.
2. N... V (active)... Infinitive...
Example: She turns out to be a law-breaker.
3. N... V (to be+adj.)... Infinitive...
Example: They are likely to take part at the trial.
Translate the following sentences.
1. They are thought to have committed this crime.
2. She is supposed to give evidence at the hearing.
3. The judge seems to postpone the trial.
4. This man turns out to be an in-house lawyer.
5. They are likely to be experienced solicitors.
6. A solicitor is unlikely to have right of audience in the higher courts.
Exercise 15
Find the sentences with the Complex Subject in the text and analyze them.
Exercise 16
Choose the correct ending to the sentences:
1) The barrister is usually thought of primarily as an advocate
(a) because he is familiar to the public in his role as general legal adviser;
b) because people may call at his office and receive his advice in personal interview;
c) because he is a specialist defence counsel;
d) this is the work in which he is most often engaged.
2) The solicitors may form partnerships, which give them the opportunity
(a) to have the right of audience as an advocate before all the superior courts;
b) to be a general practitioner;
c) to be an advocate in the inferior courts;
d) to specialise to some extent).
Exercise 17
a) Make up sentences, using the information below:
| Solicitor | Barrister | |
| dealing with clients | directly | indirectly (via) |
| speaking in court | inferior | superior |
| forming partnership | yes | no |
| representing a party in court | defence | defence prosecution |
b) Compare the rights and duties of barristers and solicitors, using the following models:
like/ unlike + N
in contrast to +N
S+V, but S+V
Exercise 18
Divide the text into three logical parts. Find in each part key sentences, containing the main information. Write a summary of the text. Your answer should be in one paragraph.
Section 3
Text 3
Pre-reading task:
Read this text about working in law and translate it. Entitle the text.
There are two types of lawyer who practice in England. They are called barristers and solicitors.
In the USA and most other countries, lawyers dont make this division a lawyer is simply known as an attorney at law, or an attorney.
In both England and the USA, it is not possible to take a special exam to be a judge. If you decide that you want to be a judge, you must get a lot of experience as a lawyer first, then apply to be a judge and wait to see if you are chosen.
Most law students in England become solicitors. When they finish their university studies they do a one year legal practice course and then a two-year training contract with a law firm. After that, they are qualified solicitors. Many solicitors work for a legal practice, which is usually a partnership of solicitors who work together. Solicitors practice in many areas of law, although each solicitor usually chooses to specialise in one particular area. They represent their clients both in and out of court. We often describe this as acting for a client. The process of marking a claim in the civil court is called litigation.
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Barristers are self-employed lawyers and dont work in partnerships in the way that solicitors do. They are specialists in advocacy, which is the skill of speaking for someone in court. We call this pleading a case. They also give opinions on areas of law to solicitors and the solicitors clients. It is not just barristers who have the right of audience in court solicitors are also allowed to represent their clients in court and many solicitors appear in court every day. It is not true to say that a client always needs a barrister in court.
Exercise 19
