Put the words from this table in alphabetical order and translate them.

comfortable	problem	activity	finish
action	method	system	profession
criminal	protection	tradition	examination
detective	uniform	officer	patrol

Put the words into two columns.

[dз]	[g]
large	give

get, good, general, give, graduate, grandmother, great, investigation, judge, ground.

Transcribe the words.

interior, university, solve, graduate (v), work, pensioner, watch, judge, court, lawyer, crime, success, spare.

Define the part of speech as in the example.

social	- adjective
law	- noun
to solve	- verb

regulation, to include, punitive, basic, to justify, unable, enlarges, performance, disorder, to regulate, community, electoral, homeless, safety, dangerous, future, primary, terrible.

Translate the groups of words.

police	- police station	- police service
militia	- militiaman	- militiawoman
serve	- service	- serviceman
enter	- entrance exams	- pass entrance exams
success	- successful	- pass exam successfully
law	- lawyer	- lawful actions
graduate	- graduation	- graduate from the university
investigate	- investigation	- follow-up investigation
duty	- perform duty	- main duty
patrol	- patrol officer	- make uniform patrol

Match the synonyms.

1. large	a) task
2. study	b) basic
3. finish	c) assist
4. main	d) learn
5. mission	e) job
6. help	f) justice
7. fight	g) big
8. work	h) graduate
9. judge	i) defense
10. protection	j) combat
11. duties	k) functions

Match the antonyms.

1. enter	a) unpopular
2. criminal	b) inactive
3. popular	c) graduate
4. first	d) rest
5. active	e) non-criminal
6. work	f) uncomfortable
7. comfortable	g) final
8. pass an exam	h) unsuccessfully
9. successfully	i) disorder
10. order	j) fail an exam

Combine the words from the two columns.

a)

1. entrance	a) cadet
2. friendly	b) investigator
3. former	c) examination
4. uniform	d) militiaman
5. born	e) patrol
6. professional	f) family
7. first-year	g) detective

b)

1. to pass	a) crime
2. to spend	b) cadets
3. to solve	c) people
4. to protect	d) the university
5. to enter	e) examinations
6. to graduate (from)	f) time
7. to become	g) the college

Translate the following word-combinations.

a) entrance exams, a family tradition, a secondary school, a graduation from the university, a former militiaman, follow-up investigations, a friendly family, to make uniform patrol, a born detective, to be a lawyer, a comfortable flat, to solve crime, to be fond of one's job, to protect people.

b) быть юристом, работать судьей, прирожденный сыщик, окончить вуз, поступить в университет, семейная традиция, бывший милиционер, осуществлять патрулирование в районе, народный суд, дальнейшее расследование, обсуждать семейные дела, смотреть телевизор, стать следователем, сдать успешно экзамены, родиться в семье юристов.

Complete the sentences according to the text.

1. I was born in …

2. I finished a secondary school and …

3. After graduation from the university …

4. My grandfather's duty was …

5. My grandmother was …

6. My father's duty is …

7. My mother works as …

8. To be a lawyer is …

9. In our free time we usually …

10. We are …

Answer the questions on the text.

1. When and where was Nick born?

2. When did he enter St. Petersburg University?

3. What is he now?

4. What will he be in the future?

5. How many persons does his family consist of? What are they?

6. What were his grandparents?

7. What are his parents?

8. Where do they work?

9. What is their family tradition?

10. Has he a sister? What is she?

11. Is their flat comfortable?

12. What do they usually do in their spare time?

Translate the sentences into English.

1. В прошлом году я успешно сдал экзамены и поступил в университет.

2. Я буду следователем.

3. Наша семейная традиция – быть юристами.

4. Мой дедушка был патрульным офицером. Он осуществлял патрулирование в районе и помогал в дальнейшем расследовании.

5. Мой отец – прирожденный сыщик. Он раскрывает преступления и защищает людей. Ему нравится его работа.

6. Моя мама работает судьей в Народном суде.

7. У нас дружная семья.

GRAMMAR

Put these nouns in the plural as in the example.

a man – men

my duty – my duties

his job, an officer, a woman, a child, a family, our judge, this graduate, that lawyer.

14. Put the numerals into two columns paying attention to their suffixes.
(Table 5).

cardinal	ordinal
four	fifth
thirteen	nineteenth

 

twenty first, thirty, thousand, three hundred and five, first, eightieth, twelve, a thousand and one, twentieth, third, six hundred and second.

Choose from the text pronouns and put them in two columns. (Table 4).

personal	possessive
he	his