Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the present simple. ⇐ ПредыдущаяСтр 8 из 19Следующая ⇒   1. They _____________ to take legal action against their employer. (want) 2. She _________________ her lawyer for advice. (not ask) 3. _______ a solicitor_________ with papers? (work) 4. When _______ parties usually _____ to court? (go) 5. What ___________ a barrister ___________? (do) 6. A solicitor usually _______different legal documents. (draft) 7. Law students ____­ different skills developing courses. (take) 8. Law degree courses _________ teaching skills. (not develop)   Exercise 2. Put the words in order to make a sentence. a. how do practise law before students graduation? b. advice a solicitor offers legal c. a barrister legal matters handles in court d. Civil Law concern between disputes does citizens and the state? e. civil laws many everyday situations regulate f. the judge investigate does the case not   Exercise 3. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb.   In the USA a student who ______ (want) to become a lawyer ________ (complete) a four-year college programme. After that he _______ (take) the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), ___________ (complete) law school and _______ (pass) a state-administered bar examination. Each state ______ (set) its rules to qualify for bar admission. However if you _______ (want) to get a license to practice law, you must graduate from a law school that________ (meet) certain standards, and you must achieve a passing score on the bar examination. Present Continuous Positive	I		am (‘m)	doing
You/ We/ They		are (‘re)	doing
He/ She/ It		is (‘s)	doing
Negative	I		am not (‘m not)	doing
	You/ We/ They		are not (aren’t)	doing
	He/ She/ It		is not (isn’t)	doing
Questions	Am	I		doing
	Are	you/ we/ they		doing
	Is	he/ she/ it		doing

Use	Example
1. We use the present continuous to talk about something that is happening now.	Sam is reading a book.
2. We use the present continuous to talk about temporary situations.	Peter is studying for his exam this weekend.
Time expressions
· now, right now, at the moment, today · this week/ month/ year · these days   The police are looking for the evidence at the moment.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form (the present simple or the present continuous) of the verbs in brackets and fill in the gaps.

Tom is a lawyer who (a. live) ……………. in New York. He (b. get up) ……………. at about six o’clock every morning and (c. drive) …………. to work. He (d. work) …………. in a big room because he needs a lot of space. At work he (e. wear) a suit and a tie. At the moment he (f. work) ……….. on a contract for a very important client. He (g. consider) different options and terms.

When he (h. leave) ……… work in the evening he (i. drive) back home. He has dinner with his family and then he (j. play) with his children before they go to sleep. Today they (k. not play) …………… They (l. read) …………. a book. When the children are asleep he (m. watch) ………..the television. Now he (n. watch)………….. the news. Usually he (o. go) ………… to bed late. But today he (p. be) ……… very tied.

 

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of the phrases in the box.

file a lawsuit, stay under arrest, talk to a suspect, speak about, complete an internship, draft a patent, work at the law clinic

1. The purpose of his call is to inform you that his company is __________________ against you.

2. He wants to improve his legal skills so he ____________ at the moment.

3. The police detective can’t answer your phone call. He __________ now.

4. He is very busy this week. He ___________ for his new client.

5. He is a brilliant lecturer. Today he ___________ contract formation.

6. The police think he is guilty. He ________________ at the moment.

7. I am especially interested in commercial law, so I __________ at a big commercial firm now.

Exercise 6. Underline the correct form of the verb.

1. The police look / are looking for evidence at the moment.

2. The laws describe / are describing rules that regulate the conduct of people in society.

3. The parties sign / are signing the contract at the moment.

4. We always negotiate / are negotiating the terms before signing an agreement.

5. Now he tries / is trying to settle the case out of court.

6. The plaintiff files / is filing the complaint with the court.

7. She sues / is suing her former employers at the moment.

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