I. Read the following text to learn about the job of a lawyer.

UNIT 5

THE JOB OF A LAWYER

I. Read the following text to learn about the job of a lawyer.

I am a first-year student at Russian Academy of Justice. I study at the Faculty of Law.

Law is a very challenging field of knowledge. It takes a very well-educated person to make a good lawyer. The lawyer should be good not only at law but also at other subjects, such as psychology, sociology, ethics, management and others, because he deals mostly with people and must understand their problems. It is obvious that the lawyer should be aware of his great personal responsibility. He must be honest, tactful, tolerant, be an experienced and knowledgeable specialist.

Now many people in Russia try new activities in small and medium business, banking, restaurant catering, hotel management, tourist industry, etc. Some of them start up their own firms but are ignorant of even the fundamental legal basis. So, there is a great demand for lawyers in our labour market.

When I graduate from RAJ I hope to find a job, which is both challenging and rewarding. The legal skills we obtain at RAJ may be applied to many different fields.

The lawyer can work as a notary, an investigator, a judge, a legal adviser (in business and finance), as a police officer or a public procurator. So the choice is rather rich.

II. Match each word or expression on the left with the Russian equivalent on the right.

1. challenging 2. field of knowledge 3. well-educated 4. to deal with 5. personal responsibility 6. honest 7. tolerant 8. experienced specialist 9. knowledgeable specialist 10. to try new activities 11. ignorant 12. great demand 13. labour market 14. legal skills 15. investigator 16. legal adviser 17.public prosecutor

a) большой спрос b) пробовать новые виды деятельности c) сложный но интересный d) юрисконсульт e) невежественный f)рынок труда g) честный h) прокурор i) иметь дело с j) хорошо образованный k) опытный специалист l) сфера знаний m) терпимый n) личная ответственность o) юридические навыки p) следователь q) знающий специалист

III. Ask questions to the following sentences.

1. I am a first-year student at Russian Academy of Justice.

2. I study at the Faculty of Law.

3. Law is a very challenging field of knowledge.

4. Only a very well-educated person can be a good lawyer.

5. He must be an experienced and knowledgeable specialist in law.

6. Also he must be good at psychology, sociology, ethics and management, because a lawyer deals mostly with people.

7. So he must understand their problems.

8. Of course he should understand his great personal responsibility.

9. A lawyer can work as a notary, an investigator, a judge, a legal adviser, a police officer or a public prosecutor.

10. When I graduate from RAJ I hope to find a challenging and rewarding job, because there is a great demand for lawyers in our labour market.

IV. Complete the following sentences using the words listed below.

1. Most people are ignorant of the fundamental legal ____.

2. It takes a very _______ person to make a good lawyer.

3. The lawyer can work as an investigator, a police officer or a ______.

4. Law is a very _______ field of knowledge.

5. Many people in Russia try new ______ in small and medium business.

6. The lawyer _____ mostly with people.

7. After ______ from the institute I hope to find a challenging and rewarding job.

8. The lawyer should be aware of his great personal _____.

9. A good lawyer must be an _______ and knowledgeable specialist.

a) graduating;

b) experienced;

c) challenging;

d) public prosecutor;

e) basis;

f)activities;

g) responsibility;

h) well-educated;

i) deals.

V. Put the words in the correct order to make up sentences. Compose a story.

1. at studies Faculty Mike Law the.

2. can lawyer an work or a prosecutor investigator the as a public judge.

3. skills we and many can knowledge fields apply different our to.

4. of very job is the challenging an investigator.

5. educated can only person well a be good a lawyer.

6. mostly a documents notary with deals.

7. must his legal a clients’ understand adviser problems.

8. polite a even criminals judge must be with.

9. should legal every the businessman basis know fundamental.

10. start is up difficult it now firm to a new.

VI. Answer the questions. Mind the Degrees of Comparison.

What job is the most interesting?

What job is the least interesting?

What job is more interesting than the job of a waiter?

What job is less interesting than the job of an accountant?

What job is as interesting as the job of nurse?

What job is not so interesting as the job of a receptionist?

VII. Translate the questions into English (using the prompts given bellow) and answer them. Mind the Degrees of Comparison.

1. Какая работа самая опасная?

2. Какая работа наименее вознаграждаема?

3. Какая работа не такая скучная как работа нотариуса?

4. Какая работа менее опасная, чем работа милиционера?

5. Какая работа наиболее оплачиваемая?

6. Какая работа не такая грязная как работа следователя?

7. Какая работа наименее престижная?

8. Какая работа более престижная, чем эта?

9. Какая работа такая же ответственная как работа судьи?

10. Какая работа самая грязная?

11. Какая работа такая же вознаграждаемая как работа защитника?

12. Какая работа самая сложная, но интересная?

13. Какая работа самая трудная?

14. Какая работа самая легкая?

Dangerous, rewarding, boring, well-paid, dirty, prestigious, responsible, challenging, difficult, easy.

VIII. Make the following sentences negative using the prompts given in brackets.

1. I study at the Faculty of Law. (Economics)

2. Law is a very challenging field of knowledge. (boring)

3. A good lawyer understands his clients’ problems. (ignores)

4. The lawyer should be good at many different subjects. (sports)

5. The lawyer deals mostly with people. (machines)

6. Many businessmen try new activities in restaurant catering, hotel management, tourist industry and so on. (politics)

7. There is a great demand for lawyers in our labour market. (supermarket)

8. Some people start up their own firms now. (close)

9. I am ignorant of the fundamental medical basis. (legal basis)

10. The lawyer can work as a judge or a public prosecutor in a court. (in a hospital)

IX. Translate the following questions into English and answer them.

(you can use the previous exercise)

1. В чем я не разбираюсь?

2. Почему юриспруденция сложная но интересная сфера знаний?

3. Где ты учишься?

4. Почему на нашем рынке труда большой спрос на юристов?

5. Чьи проблемы понимает хороший юрист?

6. Как многие люди открывают свои собственные фирмы?

7. Где может работать юрист?

8. Когда многие бизнесмены пробуют себя в новой деятельности?

9. С кем имеет дело юрист?

10. Почему юрист должен хорошо разбираться в разных предметах?

X. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Только хорошо образованный человек может стать хорошим юристом.

2. Юрист должен понимать свою большую личную ответственность.

3. Многие бизнесмены хотят открыть свои собственные фирмы.

4. Некоторые из них не знают основных юридических положений.

5. Когда я закончу РАП я хочу найти интересную и высокооплачиваемую работу.

6. Я могу применить свои юридические навыки во многих областях.

7. Юрист должен хорошо знать не только законы но и социальные науки.

XI. Translate the questions into English and answer them.

1. Какую работу ты надеешься найти?

2. Должен ли юрист быть честным?

3. В каких предметах юристу следует хорошо разбираться?

4. Ты студент первого или второго курса?

5. С чем имеет дело юрисконсульт?

6. Где мы можем применить наши юридические навыки и знания?

7. Работа прокурора хорошо оплачиваемая?

8. Почему юристу следует быть тактичным?

XII. Answer the following questions.

1. What education can you get at RAJ?

2. What specialist does RAJ trains?

3. Why do you want to get a legal education?

4. How did you enter RAJ?

5. What faculty and what department do you study at?

6. How many years do full-time students and extra-mural students study?

7. What subjects do student study?

8. What do students do at lectures and seminars?

9. Why shouldn’t students miss classes?

10. Do you like studying at the Academy?

11. What is necessary to be a good lawyer?

12. What must a lawyer be good at?

13. Why should a lawyer be a good psychologist?

14. Where can a lawyer work? What are your plans concerning your future job?

15. Is there a great demand for lawyers in our labour market? Why?

UNIT 6

THE BRITISH LEGAL SYSTEM

IV. Complete the sentences.

1. Barristers are experts in the (трактовка закона).

2. They (консультируют по) really difficult points.

3. Barristers also experts on (адвокатское дело).

4. (Представление дел в суде) is the most important aspect of barristers’ work.

5. If your case is heard in any Court except the Magistrates’ Court, you must have a barrister to (выступать в суде) for you.

6. But a client can’t deal directly with a barrister because barristers are rather (изолированые) figures.

7. So you never see a barrister (без вашего солиситора) because barristers don’t deal directly with the public, everything must be done through a solicitor.

8. You won’t find a barristers office in any street, they work only in special officers called (палаты адвокатов) often in London.

9. Their job is very traditional in (концепция).

10. (Чтобы получить квалификацию) as a barrister a person must have a University degree in law.

11. Then (необходимо) to pass the Bar Council exams and work in a chamber as a pupil with an experienced barrister for a year.

12. Only barristers can become (судьи) in any Court except the Magistrates’ Court.

IX. Make up sentences.

1. A jury is a group of men and women legally chosen 2. Juries are used 3. It is the duty of the judge to decide 4. The duty of the jury is to decide 5. Jurors are selected at random 6. The person is eligible if he 7. The person is disqualified from jury service if he 8. The person is ineligible if he 9. The person is excused from jury service if he

a) from the electoral register b) has some physical disease c) a mother with young children d) to hear a case e) is a doctor or a dentist f)in civil cases but very seldom g) is a Member of Parliament h) has served a prison sentence i) to decide the facts from the evidence presented j) has a mental disease k) is a judge l) all matters of law m) speaks English well n) in all criminal cases o) a student sitting for examinations p) is a resident of the UK q) matters of facts is over 18 years old