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ТЕКУЩИЙ КОНТРОЛЬ

Текущий контроль  по дисциплине «Иностранный (английский) язык  cфере юриспруденции» включает выполнение письменного и интерактивного заданий.

Выполнение письменного задания.

Задание 1. Прочтите текст и перепишите его, выбрав нужную форму из приведенных ниже вариантов, выполните письменный перевод.

The Statue of Liberty

The first view of the city of New York from the sea is the sight that.....(1).... Hudson Bay....(2)....... with lots of ferry boats with people hurrying to work in the downtown skyscrapers. Then you pass Liberty Island with the bronze Statue of Liberty which.....(3)..... to the US by France in 1886 to commemorate the hundred anniversary of American Independence. The statue is about 50 metres high and stands on the pedestal of almost the same height. Its torch rises about 60 metres above the harbour and.....(4).... at night for many miles. A new American Immigration  Museum....(5).... at the base of the statue. The Statue of Liberty....(6).... often «the grandest lady in the world».

(1) a- can never forget,     b- can never be forgotten,     c - could never forget

(2) a- crowds,                  b- are crowded,                     c - is crowded

(3) a- was presented,        b- presented,                          c - has been presented

(4) a- could see,               b- can be seen,                      с - can see

(5) a- was opened,            b- opened,                            c- had been opened

(6) a- is being called,         b- calls,                                c- is called 26

Задание 2.

Перепишите и найдите в каждой группе слов те, в которых ударная гласная имеет долгое звучание.

Задание 3. Найдите местоимение, соответствующее выделенным местоимениям в русском языке.

1. Передайте мне папку с этим делом              a) my;   b) me;   с) mine.

2. Их работа очень интересна.                          a) them; b) their; с) they.

3. Нужно ознакомиться с ее делом                   a) her;    b) its;    с) she.

4. Наша служба необходима обществу           a) their;  b) our;  с) us.

ИНТЕРАКТИВНОЕ ЗАДАНИЕ

CASE

Follow the instructions:

Before starting to work on the interactive task, learn the algorithm of actions set out in the table. This will help you to efficiently solve the task set before you.

Таблица

Remember, speech etiquette and formulas of politeness, which are characteristic of English speech. Below are the phrases, which you will be able to formulate and Express their views on the question under discussion:

Useful language bank for communication expressing opinion:

My point of view is that…        Моя точка зрения состоит в том, что…

It seems\appears to me that…    Мне кажется, что…

I think\ believe that …              Я думаю/ полагаю, что….

In my opinion\view…               По моему мнению …/На мой взгляд…

From my point of view…         С моей точки зрения…

As far as I am concerned…       Насколько я осведомлен…

I am totally against…                Я категорически против…

I (do not) agree that \with…      Я (не) согласен с тем, что…

I (completely) agree \disagree that \with…Я полностью согласен с тем, что…

We can summarize that…       Мы можем подвести итоги …

Read the newspaper article.

Give your opinion and find the way out of the situation:

1. Whose actions were fair and just (or unfair, unjust) – of the police officers or of Mr. Harding?

2. Do you agree that the pensioner committed an offence?

3. Was he given fair punishment?

4. In your opinion, what preventive measures would be best to slow drivers down?

Pensioner is banned over speed trap alert

A pensioner who warned motorists of a police speed trap was convicted of obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty, banned from driving and ordered to pay £364 costs yesterday.

 Stuart Harding, 71, was attempting to slow motorists down as they approached a Sunday morning car boot sale* where many people were crossing the road. Noticing that police were parked nearby with an officer using a hand-held laser speed camera, he decided that a warning stating “Speed Trap – 300 yards ahead” would be the most effective way of getting drivers to reduce their speed. But as soon as the officer noticed his placard he was cautioned for committing an offence.

 Harding said: “ I have been convicted of breaking the law because I was trying to stop others from doing so. It is totally unjust.” Harding also said he had stood at the same spot on previous Sundays warning drivers of the car boot sale, and had received a thumbs-up sign from a passing police car. But the attitude of officers changed when he warned drivers of the speed camera.

 Sergeant Sarah Cashman told the court that when she cautioned Harding and confiscated the sign he told her ”I stop people speeding down here. I am only doing what I think is right”.

 Banning Harding for a month, Alex Wyman, the magistrate, said: “The use of the sign was a deliberate act and by use of the words ‘speed trap’ you were assisting speeding motorists from being prosecuted”. The court also confiscated Harding’s sign and ordered it to be destroyed.

 After the case he said that he had been told that fines collected from speeding motorists on that stretch of the road had netted £12,000 in one morning alone. “It seems to be more about raising revenue than road safety.

I’m just so angry and upset about driving ban. It was totally uncalled for because this wasn’t a motoring offence”, he said.

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*car boot sale – an informal market, often in a field, where people sell things from the backs of their cars. People usually sell books, clothes, children’s toys, etc. which they no longer want. Car boot sales are very popular in Britain and take place regularly in many parts of the country.

VOCABULARY

Warn (v) - предостерегать

convict (v) – признавать виновным, осуждать

obstruct (v) – чинить препятствия

execution (n) – исполнение

ban (v) – налагать запрет

costs (n) – судебные издержки, расходы

attempt (v) – пытаться

reduce (v) – сократить, снизить

caution (v) – делать предупреждение арестованному при задержании

offence (BrE)/ offense (AmE) (n) - правонарушение

commitanoffence – совершать правонарушение

offender (n) - правонарушитель

court (n) - суд

magistrate (n) – судья (мировой)

fine (n) – штраф

net (v) – поймать в сети, ловушку

revenue (n) – доход

uncalled-for (a) – ничем не оправданный

Answer the questions:

1. What was the pensioner convicted of?

2. What was he doing and why?

3. Explain what actions were regarded as an offence.

4. Mr. Harding said that previously his actions had been approved by passing police officers. Why did the officers’ attitude change later?

5. What penalty was imposed on Stuart Harding?

6. What was Mr.Harding’s reaction to it?