What factors may be the most important for you in looking for a job and why?

 

social importance of a profession working hours job satisfaction opportunities for a career growth

chance to travel long holidays a good pension good money

2. Work in pairs. Ask your partner:

1.how many professions there are in the world

2.if the profession of a lawyer is prestigious in all the countries of the world

3.why legal professions are so popular in the USA

4. about the most important traits of character for a specialist in the legal sphere

Note:

– In the USA there is one lawyer for every 350 people in the country;

– the average annual salariesof lawyers in 2008 were much greater than other professions (from $75,000 to $163,000).

PRESENTATION

Speak on the topic: “Choosing a legal career”.

 

TEXT 2. THE BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF LAW

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

1. Study the active vocabulary from the topic:

еstablish – основать, еstablishment (n) = institution – заведение

tuition – обучение

institute branches – филиалы

department – кафедра, отделение

staff – штат, состав

science – наука, scientific (adj), scientist (n)

advanced – передовые

up-to-date = modern – современные

equip – оборудовать, equipment(n)

requirement = need = demand – требование

contribute to = make contribution(n) to – делать вклад в

graduate from (higher institution) – закончить, graduates(n) – выпускники

postgraduate studies – аспирантура, postgraduates – аспиранты

 

2. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:

1. higher educational institutions 2. law-governed state 3. celebrate anniversary 4. Scientific Research Center 5. teaching staff 6. audio-visual equipment 7. advanced method 8. up-to-date technology 9. be at one’s disposal

a. штат преподавателей b. научно-исследовательский центр c. высшее учебное заведение d. передовые методы e. современная технология f. аудиовизуальное оборудование g. праздновать годовщину h. быть в распоряжении i. правовое государство

 

3. Use the synonyms in the box for the underlined parts andof the sentences:

1. The Belarusian Institute of Law is a private institution.

2. It was founded in 1991.

3. The first 75 students finished the Institute in 1994.

4. The Institute has two (филиала) in Mogilev and Grodno.

5. In Grodno there are about 500 full time students and about 500 of (заочников).

6. Highly qualified teaching (штат) uses modern technologies.

7. A big library and audio-visual (оборудование) are at the students’ disposal.

branches, up-to-date, commercial, established, full-time, equipment, stuff, correspondent students

4. Match A part with their definitions:

1. state educational institutions 2. non-state educational institutions 3. full time students 4. correspondent students 5. postgraduates 6. graduates

a. take payment for teaching b. tuition is free of charge c. two times a year have classes and take exams d. study at the institute every day e. students who finish the institute f. students who continue studies after finishing university

5. Learn the differences between ‘need, require and demand,’ complete the sentences:

 

need (n), to need	you want smth = you need it
requirement (n) to require	instructions or rules
demand(n) to demand	insist on something = demand it

 

1. We … to know the traffic rules to be safe while driving the car.

2. It is a … not to cross the street on the Red light.

3. It is a … to bring the books back at the end of the year.

4. The librarians … that the students do it on time.

5. He insists on my coming. He says, it’s not a request, but a ….

6. To use Skype you … a computer.

7. To go to school is a … for all children.

 

READING PRACTICE

Read and translate the text, pay special attention to the active vocabulary:

 

According to the Constitution, all sitizents of Belarus have the right to education and equal opportunities to continue studies. Today, the system of higher education in Belarus includes: 38 state higher educational institutions and also non-state Institutes of higher education, where tuition is not free of charge.

The Belarusian institute of law is one of the oldest private institutions of higher education in Belarus. It was established in 1990 and in 2015 it celebrated its 25^th anniversary.

For over 25 years more than 17.000 students have been taught at Minsk school and its

2 branches in Grodno and Mogilev.The Institute has 3 faculties:

· Law faculty, which prepares future lawyers and political scientists;

· International Law and Legal Psychology faculty, which trains psychologists and international lawyers with knowledge of 2 foreign languages; and

· Economics and Law faculty, where economists, managers and accountants are taught.

There are full-time and distance forms of tuition.

The teaching staff of the Institute is represented by experienced teachers and lecturers, who use advanced methods and up-to-date technologies in training future specialists. Doctors of Sciences (21) and Candidates of Sciences (150) work at the Institute.

There are 14 departments in the Institute. The Foreign Languages Department provides teaching in such languages as English, German, French, Polish and Latin.

The Institute has a developed technical basis at the students’ disposal: computer classes with modern computers and audio-visual equipment and the library with 9.000 volumes.

The Belarusian Institute of Law is also a Scientific Research Center. It has Postgraduate Courses. International Scientific Conferences of teachers and students take place every year.

After graduating from the Institute future specialists canfind a job at judicial offices, government and public organizations. The Belarusian Institute of Law does everything possible to prepare highly qualified specialists, who will make a significant contribution to the development of a new Belarusian society.

 

COMPREHENTION PRACTICE

1. Agree or disagree:

1. The Belarusian Institute of Law is a state institution.

2. The Institute has 3 branches in Grodno, Vitebsk and Baranovichi.

3. The magazine “Social Relations and Legal Research” is published annually.

4. Social demands to professional training of future specialists are very high.

5. All students of the Institute will do their best to become good professionals.

6. The profession of a lawyer can give specialists a lot of opportunities to find a good job.

2. Answer the questions:

1. What is the difference between state and private institutions?

2. What subjects are taught at the Law faculty?

3. What department provides the work of the teaching staff in foreign languages?

4. Why is knowledge of foreign languages important for specialists in Law?

5. What possibilities in further studies will the graduates have?

 

SPEECH PRACTICE

1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer special questions to the information from the text:

17.000

9.000

 

2. Role play. Act out a conversation between school leavers (Team A) and students of the Belarusian Institute of Law (Team B).

Ask and answer questions about:

1. the year of foundation of the Belarusian Institute of Law (When?)

2. the number of the Institute branches (How many?)

3. the address of the Minsk school (What?)

4. the number of the Institute faculties (How many?)

5. specialities prepared at the Institute faculties (What?)

6. jobs the graduates can choose after graduating (Where?)

 

 

WRITING PRACTICE