Give your definition of “a criminal case”.

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Assignment 5

Fill in the prepositions:

1. The ex-husband took the children, moved away and went … hiding.

2. She filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband asking … money … her mental anguish.

3. We serviced it right here … our shop.

4. Roscoe, his wife and two children were driving … the country … a sunny weekend.

5. … saving every spare penny, he had enough money … an almost-new Ford.

6. The almost-new demonstrator was rented … more than seventy drivers … the past nine months.

7. The steering wheel could have gone bad … a brand-new car.

 

 

Assignment 6

Put five types of questions to the text. Ask the questions of your partner. Answer his (her) questions.

1. _____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________

Assignment 7

Please find synonyms to the words that follow:

1. childnapping

2. anguish

3. children

4. lawyer

5. garment

6. to discover

7. to argue

 

Assignment 8

Please find antonyms to the words and word combinations that follow:

1. long

2. to buy

3. divorce

4. to hide

5. good shape

6. a sunny weekend

7. to hire

8. a brand-new car

9. to go wrong

10. internal

Assignment 9

Are these statements true or false? If it is false correct the sentence:

1. Roscoe could afford a new car, so he did not save money for buying one.

2. The distraught mother could not locate the kids, so she did not regain custody.

3. She filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband asking for money for her mental anguish. 

4. Three weeks later, Roscoe, his wife and two children decided not to drive to the country.

5. The lawyer discovered that the almost-new car had been used and rented to more than seventy drivers in the past nine months.

Assignment 10

Which of these word combinations would you use to retell the text about Roscoe’s car? Add your own word combinations. Write a short summary of the text using the given and your own word combinations. Retell the text.

1. a dealer_____________________________________________________

2. in good shape________________________________________________

3. external_____________________________________________________

4. injuries_____________________________________________________

5. grandchildren_________________________________________________

6. Roscoe’s sister________________________________________________

7. different drivers_______________________________________________

8. crashed_______________________________________________________

9. an airplane___________________________________________________

10. a brand-new car________________________________________________

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Assignment 11

A. If you were the judge, would Mrs. Perkins win damages from her ex-husband?

B. If you were the judge, would you decide for Roscoe or the dealers?

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UNIT 6

Warming-up. Answer the questions please:

1. What does traffic law regulate?

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2. How would you define the term a traffic accident?

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3. What are the functions of insurance companies before and after accidents?

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4. What insurance companies do you know in this country?

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Vocabulary Notes. Memorize the following words and word combinations:

1. a plumber сантехник

2. be involved быть вовлеченным

3. an intersection перекресток

4. an accident дорожно-транспортное происшествие

5. a collision столкновение, ДТП

6. an impact удар

7. to throw (threw, thrown) отбросить

8. a windshield лобовое стекло

9. to ticket (= to fine) выписать штраф, оштрафовать

10. a seizure приступ

11. to get sick to one’s stomach почувствовать боль в желудке

12.  gradual постепенный

13. deterioration ухудшение

14. to shoot (shot, shot) застрелить

15.  to cause вызывать, быть причиной

16.  suicide самоубийство

17.  insurance страховка, страховой

18.  to deny отрицать, отказывать(ся)

19.  to be liable быть ответственным

20.  brain damage травма мозга

21.  to lock up закрыть

22.  rural сельский

23.  to drop выбросить, высадить

24.  to wander ходить, бродить

25. to stumble идти спотыкаясь, идти нетвердой походкой

26. to hit сбить

27. multiple множественный

28. a fracture перелом

29. concussion сотрясение мозга

30. to discharge выписать из больницы

31. to disagree не соглашаться

32. excessive чрезмерный

Read and translate the texts.

Car Accident Causes Suicide

Lewis, a 40-year-old plumber in excellent health, was involved in an intersection collision. The impact threw his head into the windshield.

    “I’m not hurt,” said Lewis to the policeman who made out the accident report and ticketed the other driver. But, early the next day, Lewis had a seizure and got sick to his stomach.

    After six months of gradual physical and mental deterioration, Lewis locked himself in the bathroom and shot himself.

    “The car accident caused his suicide,” cried his distraught widow. “I’m suing the other driver for his death.”

    The driver’s insurance company denied any duty to pay. “We may be liable for some minor brain damage, but not for Lewis’ death,” argued the company’s lawyer.