Task 1. Read the following text.
a) Decide wether the statements that fallow the text are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false ones.
3. True
4. False.
Sometimes we can break customs without suffering any penalty.
5. True
6. True
7. False
Even if we were all as good as we aught to, laws would still be necessary.
8. False
In the absence of law you could only rely upon the law of the jungle.
b) Translate the marked passage into Russian in written form.
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Task 2. Match the definitions on the left to the terms on the right.
1) e
2) d
3) b
4) c
5) f
6) a
7) h
8) g
Task 3. Read the text and fill in the blanks, using the words given below.
1) Law
2) King
3) Marriage
4) Owners
5) Harsh
6) Fit
7) Thieves
8) Death penalty
9) Customs
Task 4. Law can be divided into two main branches: private and public. Study the following table and match the branches of law to the legal matters they cover.
1) c
2) b
3) a
4) e
5) d
Task 5. Conflicts between a constitution and other laws are settled by constitutional law.
b)Complete the following sentences choosing a),b) or c).
1) a
2) b
3) c
4) c
5) a
6) c
7) b
Task 6. Read the following text for obtaining information. Then write a paragraph (from 3 to 5 sentences) to answer the following question:
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What tradition of law has developed in your country? Why?
Belorussian law is based on the Roman law. Historically, Belarus is a part of continental Europe and Roman law is the most useful here. Belorussian legal system differs from most European legal systems, but is similar to Russian or Ukrainian systems because of the rich past of the joint.
Task 7. Change the voice of the verb in bold type. Rewrite the whole sentence.
1) The US constitution was written by the founding fathers.
2) All their private law had been assembled into a code.
3) The ownership and use of property is governed by property law.
4) Much of public law is being enacted and codified by government now.
5) Constitutional law settles conflicts between a constitution and other law.
6) Montesquieu put forward the theory of separation of powers that provides for three functions of government.
7) The Queen has never appointed a woman as a judge in the House of Lords.
8) The rules of judicial precedent mean that a binding precedent should be followed by judges even where they think it's a bad or inappropriate law.
9) Judges make case law in the cases they try; cases are never made by the verdicts of juries.
10) The decision of a lower court appealed to a higher one may be changed if it feels the law has been wrongly interpreted by the lower court.
