Application to Study in a Foreign University

United States Embassy
Student Visa Department
Nations Blvd.
Burma, Myanmar

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am an Education graduate of Yangon East University in Myanmar, and I have a burning ambition.
I want to be an instrument to help others help themselves. I strongly believe that through the Master of Social Work Program of the University of Carolina, I can update my knowledge thoroughly and prepare myself to assume leadership and mentoring roles in the social work profession. I consider social work an exciting profession and I believe the Masters Program of the University of Carolina can provide future work opportunities to in a variety of settings.

I look forward to being given the opportunity to hone my existing skills in the US, and pave the way for the advanced practice of social work, in collaboration with key healthcare organizations, clinics, government agencies, and other entities, in my homeland.

In the meantime, allow me to express a few things about myself and the circumstances that have led me to pursue a noble profession as social worker. I personally believe that the ability to render social work is a gift. Not all people are cut out to totally devote themselves in the service of the needy, or to work in a private firm with a social work aspect. My interest in being of service to others through social work was triggered during my younger years. I grew up realizing how there is no committed group or individuals championing the needs of this marginalized sector in my country.

I look forward to obtaining the distinct advantage of University of California’s well-rounded program and remarkable faculty members. I hope you will take a favorable decision regarding my application for admission to the Master of Social Work Program of the University of Carolina.

 

Aung San Kyi
Applicant for Graduate School

 

Приложение № 9

Практические задания и упражнения

Задание 1. Переведите предложения на английский язык, обращая внимание на модальные глаголы.

1. Выборы должны проводиться каждые четыре года.

2. Такая политическая система может быть гибкой.

3. Судье пришлось ждать свидетелей.

4. Почему вы не могли обсудить историю этого государства?

5. Правительству следует рассмотреть предложения оппозиции.

Задание 2. Поставьте следующие предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную форму и переведите их на русский язык.

1. There are some special benches for the Government and the Opposition in the House of Lords.

2. Somebody must be present as a witness when you sign your will.

3. Today’s newspapers published something important about the changes in the judicial system of the USA.

Задание 3. Переведите пословицы. Сравните их с пословицами на русском языке.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Don’t wash you linen in public.

Don’t count your chicken before they hatch.

Business before pleasure.

Every dog has its day. Don’t tell tales out of school.

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Задание 4. Поставьте следующие предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы.

1. He has bought a new bike.

2. I’ve sent a letter to my friend.

3. She has made a very bad mistake.

4. The children have gone to bed.

5. I have seen a mouse in the kitchen. 6. We’ve met our business partners.

7. I’ve lost my student identity card.

8. They have cleaned their rooms.

9. The tourists have visited the National Gallery. 10. The teacher has checked our tests. 11. Harry has broken his car.

12. I’ve forgotten his phone number.

13. They have left for Rome.

14. Mary has seen this film.

15. We have read this detective story.

16. He has taken my credit card.

Задание 5. Употребите already или yet. В некоторых случаях возможны оба варианта.

1. Has your new office furniture arrived......................?

2. I haven’t met our new secretary.......................

3. Have you...................... finished breakfast?

4. They haven’t got married......................, but they have...................... signed the contract.

5. The film festival hasn’t begun......................, but we have bought the tickets.......................

6. It has...................... stopped raining.

7. Has it stopped snowing......................?

8. — I have...................... paid all my bills. — And I haven’t done it.......................

9. — Have you seen the new movie......................? __Yes, we have...................... seen it.

10. Has Michael left for work......................?

11. — I’m half an hour late...................... — Don’t worry. The meeting hasn’t started.......................

12. — I’ve...................... had coffee, thank you. — But you haven’t tasted my apple pie.......................

13. So, have you...................... got those faxes? — Yes, but we haven’t answered them......................

14. — Have you heard the latest news......................? — Yes, Dick has...................... told me about it.

15. — Has she spoken to you......................? — Yes, we’ve...................... discussed everything.

Задание 6. These are the things which Jessica and Robert have to do before they leave for their holiday. Write what they have already done and what they haven’t done yet. В списке дела Джессики и Роберта которые они должны были выполнить до отъезда в отпуск, запишите, что они уже выполнили, что не успели. Jessica

1. Pack suitcase. +............................................

2. Make bed. +.................................................

3. Switch off lights. +.......................................

4. Water plants. —...........................................

5. Have a shower. —........................................

6. Take the cat to the neighbour. +...................

Robert

1. Pack suitcase. —...........................................

2. Cancel visits. +.............................................

3. Turn off computer. —..................................

4. Close windows. —........................................

5. Tidy the room. —.........................................

6. Wash hair. +..................................................

Задание 7. Употребите правильную форму глагола в скобках.

1. Jack (pass) the interview and he’s very happy.

2. I’m afraid the manager not (come) yet.

3. Thank you for everything that you (do) for us.

4. I already (study) the telexes from Paris and I (write) the answers.

5. I’m afraid he (forget) that you are waiting for him.

6. You (have) dinner yet?

7. I not (see) my boss this week. He (fall ill).

8. They just (call) and (invite) us to lunch.

9. — Where is Mr. Green? — He (go) to the bank.

10. My little cousin already (learn) to read.

11. No news (come) yet from our office in London.

12. Someone (eat) all the cakes and I not even (taste) one!

13. Remember that your children already (grow up).

14. This Hollywood star (live) a long and interesting life.

15. I not (look through) my favourite magazine yet.

16. My mother (throw away) the yogurt. It’s too old.

17. I (cut) my finger badly. It hurts.

18. She already (make) different sandwiches for lunch. They are on the plates.

19. She (be) very lonely lately.

20. We not (meet) recently. We (be) very busy lately.

Задание 8. Употребите правильную форму глагола в скобках.

1. — You (see) the latest video game? — No. I not (see) it yet. I am not a gameaholic.

2. Sorry, I think I (lose) the file. You (see) it? — No, I not (see) it.

3. My computer (crash). May I use yours?

4. You’re late. The plane already (take off).

5. Hurrah! We (win) the match! We’re the champions now.

6. Your taxi just (arrive).

7. I’m afraid Fiona isn’t here. She (leave) the office.

8. — Hi, John. I not (see) you for ages! — Hi, Ted. I’m sorry that I not (be) in touch with you recently. I really (be) very busy all this time.

9. — You (finish) the report yet? — No, I (write) only half of it.

10. — You (speak) to your parents today? — I just (call) them. 1

1. — They (reply) to your email? — Yes, we just (get) a fax from them.

12. You (see) my mobile? I’m sure I (leave) it here.

13. They say that this bank (collapse) and many people (lose) their savings.

14. At last I (do) what I always (want) to do.

15. Look! It (stop) raining and the sun (come out).

16. Since October the dollar (fall) by 10 percent against the other main currencies

Задание 9. Составьте вопросы, используя следующие слова, согласно образцу и дайте на них полный ответ. You, play, football? — Have you ever played football? — I have never played football.

1. Your friend, invite, his/her house?

2. You, be, the North Pole?

3. She, use, the Internet?

4. You, lose, keys?

5. You, be late, for the plane?

6. Your son, have, pets? 7. You, write, poems?

8. You, play, music group?

9. You, eat, snakes (frogs, snails,...)?

10. Your parents, give, good pocket money?

11. You, meet, a famous person?

12. You, have, a dog or a cat?

13. You, travel, without a ticket, on public transport?

14. You, win, money, in a lottery?

15. You, find, some money, on the street?

16. You, see, a flying saucer? 17. You, ride, a camel or an elephant?

18. Your father, take you, to a football match?

19. Your mother, grow, roses?

20. You, be, in the jungle?

Задание 10. Составьте предложения, используя always и never, согласно образцу. I, like, him. — I have always liked him. (Он мне всегда нравился). She has never liked him. (Он ей никогда не нравился).

1. Н, want, be, an astronaut.

2. She, like, English.

3. Women,be interested in fashion.

4. You, want to live in your own flat.

Приложение № 10

The New York City Police

The New York City Police, regarded as the outstanding city police organization in the United States of America, have a history which goes back to the time when the city was under the control of the Dutch. Probably, that 1845 is the date which marks the commencement of a police force- the forerunner of the present organization. In that year the New York police were awarded an eight-pointed star badge of copper and the first Chief of Police was appointed.

In the nineteenth century the control and administration of the New York City Police was vested in a board of five police commissioners who were civil administrators. The most famous of them was Theodore Roosevelt, who later became President of the United States.

Since 1901 the New York City Police have been controlled by a single police commissioner. He is a civilian appointed by the Mayor of New York. The appointment of the police commissioner, stated by the City Charter, does not take place at the same time as the elections of the Mayor.

The Chief of the New York City Police has some deputies. The first deputy commissioner acts as an adviser on the matters of policy and also acts for the commissioner during his absence or illness. There are five additional deputies controlling various important auxiliary departments: legal, licensing, public relations, administration and youth services.

The Police of New York City is divided into a number of divisions comprising the Uniform or Patrol Division, the Safety Division, the Detective Division, Communications and Records and so on. The Detective Division, consisting of over 3,000 detectives, is a highly efficient organization. The members of the division are under the command of a Chief of Detectives.

The traffic problem in New York is of the greatest magnitude and the Safety Division of the New York City Police is the largest uniformed command in the Force. Apart from the usual organization for traffic control in any major city of the USA, this division includes an Intoxicated Drivers Testing Unit for the purpose of obtaining scientific evidence in cases where drunken driving is alleged, and an Accident Investigation Squad which makes a complete investigation of the causes and responsibility in every accident in which a person dies or is seriously injured and likely to die.

The Youth Division of the New York City Police does not only take police actions against known juvenile offenders but also prevents juvenile delinquency

Задание 12. Перепишите и переведите группы слов, обращая внимание на словообразовательные элементы.

To investigate – investigator – investigation – investigative;

to specialize – specialist – special;

to govern – governor – government – governmental;

to identify – identity – identification;

to act – action – active – actively;

part – particular – particularly;

force-enforce-enforcement.

Задание 13. Выпишите из текста «The New York City Police» производные от следующих слов и определите, какой частью речи они являются. Переведите слова.

To organize –

probable –

to commence –

to run –

to administer –

to appoint –

to elect –

to add –

part –

you –

to serve –

responsible –

serious –

to offend –

a commission –

to detect –

Задание 14. Перепишите и переведите словосочетания, обращая внимание на перевод конструкции «…существительное+of+…существительное».

The police forces of the United States of America –

the functions of the police –

the duties of the policemen –

the Federal Bureau of Investigation –

special agents of the FBI - the investigation of crimes –

the welfare of the public –

the national security of the country –

a collection of fingerprints –

the selection of personnel –

the identification of persons –

police agencies of the Federal government -

Задание 15. Выпишите из текста «The New York City Police» все словосочетания «…существительное+of+…существительное» и переведите их.

the United States of America

the control of the Dutch

the commencement of a police force

the forerunner ofthe present organization

badge of copper

the first Chief of Police

administration of the New York City Police

a board of five police commissioners

President of the United States

The appointment of the police commissioner

the elections of the Mayor

The Chief of the New York City Police

the matters of policy

The Police of New York City

The members of the division

the command of a Chief

a Chief of Detectives

the Safety Division of the New York City Police

city of the USA

investigation of the causes

The Youth Division of the New York City Police

Задание 16. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните причастия настоящего времени и определите их функции (часть сказуемого, определение, обстоятельство). Предложения переведите.

1. There are five main police agencies operating in the USA: police agencies of the Federal government, state police forces, sheriffs in counties, the police forces of cities and towns and the police of villages.

2. Nowadays the Texas Rangers are a normal police force exercising police functions, including the investigation of crimes.

3. The US police power means the power of a municipal government to preserve the welfare of the public prohibiting everything that is contrary to it and demanding the best for its safety.

4. Some state police academies in the USA, being the best in the country, offer not only recruit training but also specialist training and promotion courses.

5. The FBI investigates all sorts of criminal activity, particularly, cases of espionage, sabotage, treason, and matters pertaining to internal national security.

6. Women, serving as investigators, intelligence agents, railway detectives, first came to the US law enforcement agencies in 1905.

7. In 1967 the US President’s Commission on Law Enforcement changes the status of women in police service, allowing them to serve regularly in patrol and criminal investigation divisions

Задание 17. Выпишите из абзацев 4 и 5 текста «The New York City Police» предложения с причастиями настоящего времени и переведите их. Причастия подчеркните.

There are five additional deputies controlling various important auxiliary departments: legal, licensing, public relations, administration and youth services.

The Police of New York City is divided into a number of divisions comprising the Uniform or Patrol Division, the Safety Division, the Detective Division, Communications and Records and so on.

The Detective Division, consisting of over 3,000 detectives, is a highly efficient organization.

Задание 18. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните причастия прошедшего времени и определите их функции (часть сказуемого, определение, обстоятельство). Предложения переведите.

The US federal law enforcement system includes such well-known agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Park Service, Border Patrol, US Postal Inspector and many more.

The FBI supplies information for evidence and crime problems submitted by police forces throughout the country.

The Disaster Squad of the FBI assists with the identification of persons killed in major tragedies.

The FBI Training Division provides instructors for thousands of police schools, conducted by local enforcement agencies across the country.

Training courses for special agents, set up in Washington, include such subjects as Federal Law, the Science of Fingerprints, Crime Scene Search, Interviews, Photography, Firearms and Self-defence.

Firearms and defensive tactics, given to the FBI agents at the FBI Academy, can help them to defend themselves in the extreme situations when life may be in danger.

When accepted, American police recruits undergo intensive training before they are permitted to appear on duty in the public

Задание 19. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните сказуемые в пассивном залоге и определите их временные формы. Предложения переведите.

The first state police of the USA was formed in Texas and was called the Texas Rangers.

During the First World War certain police forces in the USA were organized as an emergency measure.

New York is divided into police inspection districts, each of them is headed by an inspector.

The US policemen are armed with such weapons as revolvers, clubs and gas pistols.

Law enforcement agencies on the state level are composed of the state police or highway patrol, drug control agencies, investigative bureaux and others.

The records of all political suspects and actual criminals are kept at the FBI Identification Division.

The Identification Division of the FBI was founded by Director Hoover.

The authorities of the FBI always believed that effective law enforcement is possible only if scientific training, careful selection of personnel and cooperation between police forces are established.

Приложение № 11

What is law?

The term law is used in many senses: we may speak of the laws of physics, mathematics, science, nature, or the laws of football, logic or health. Some laws are descriptive: they simply describe how people, or even natural phenomena, usually behave. An example of descriptive law is rather consistent law of gravity, another example is the less consistent laws of economics.

Other laws are prescriptive – they prescribe how people should or must behave. An example of prescriptive law is traffic regulations. When we speak of the law of a state we use the term Їlaw‖ in a special and strict sense, and in that sense law may be defined as Їa rule of human conduct, imposed upon and enforced among, the members of a given state.

In any society, laws have several characteristics. First, laws symbolize norms, values, traditions. Second, laws must be codified in some way, usually through writing. Third, there must exist a method of enforcement: this can include police, social pressure, Їmagic‖, or some other force that enable society to punish or reward its members. And finally, there must be something specific to be enforced: laws are not general, but specific. The main characteristic of law is that it is enforced, and such enforcement is usually carried out by the State. If the rules or laws are broken, compulsion is used to enforce obedience. Thus if A steals a watch from B, A may be prosecuted before the court. The court may then order the restitution of the watch to its rightful owner, B. If A refuses to obey, he or she may be punished, that means a penalty will be imposed on A. This is why we need law: if we all behaved according to our personal standards of behaviour and morality, anarchy would rule the world. We may say, then, that two ideas underlie the concept of law: 1) order, in the sense of method or system; and 2) compulsion – i.e. the enforcement of obedience to the rules or laws laid down.

Задание 21. Answer the following questions: (Ответьте на следующие вопросы) 1. In what senses can we use the word Їlaw?

2. What is the difference between descriptive laws and prescriptive laws? Give some examples.

3. How is the law of the state defined?

4. What do laws symbolize?

5. What can be used as methods of enforcement?

6. Why do methods of enforcement exist?

7. What is the chief characteristic of law?

Задание 22. Complete the sentences using the text. (Дополните предложения с помощью текста)

1) Descriptive laws usually describe __________.

2) Prescriptive laws prescribe __________.

3) The law of a state may be __________ as Їthe rule of human __________, imposed _______ and _________ among the ________ of a given state.

4) Laws have several __________: first, they symbolize __________; second, they must be _________ through writing; third, there must exist methods of _________ that enable society to ________ or ________ its members.

5) Such enforcement is usually ___________ by the State.

6) If the laws are broken, __________ is used.

7) Two ideas _________ the concept of law: _______ and _________.

Задание 23. VOCABULARY

Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующих выражений

- постоянный закон гравитации

- менее постоянные законы экономики

- природные явления

- нарушить закон

- истинный владелец

- обеспечивать повиновение

- отказаться подчиниться

- человеческое поведение

- описательные законы

- предписывающие законы

- налагать наказание

- потребовать возмещения/ возвращения

- вести себя в соответствии с личными стандартами морали

Задание 24. Прочитайте ситуацию и напишите предложения с just, already or yet.

1. After lunch you go to see a friend at her house. She says, 'Would you like something to eat?' You say: No thank you.. 1I’ve just had lunch....... (have lunch)

2.joe goes out. Five minutes later, the phone rings and the caller says, 'Can I speak to joe?' You say: I'm afraid................................................................................................................................................................. (go out)

3. You are eating in a restaurant. The waiter thinks you have finished and starts to take your plate away. You say: Wait a minute!.......................................... (not I finish)

4. You plan to eat at a restaurant tonight. You phoned to reserve a table. Later your friend says, 'Shall I phone to reserve a table?' You say: No,............................................................................................... (do it)

5. You know that a friend of yours is looking for a place to live. Perhaps she has been successful. Ask her. You say:..........................................................................................................? (find)

6. You are still thinking about where to go for your holiday. A friend asks, 'Where are you going for your holiday?' You say:......................................................................................................... (not I decide)

7. Linda went shopping, but a few minutes ago she returned. Somebody asks, 'Is Linda still out shopping?' You say: No,.................................................................... (come back)

Задание 25. Дополните предложения глаголами в скобках, используя the Future Simple, the Present Simple, the Present Perfect:

A My car is being repaired and I don't know when it 1)...will be... (be) ready. I doubt whether I 2)................ (be able to) collect it before the weekend. I wonder if John 3).............(give) a lift to the party on Saturday. I'll ask him when he 4)...............(come) home.

В I was calling to ask if you'd like to go out after we 1)............(finish) work tomorrow or if you 2)...............(want) to watch a video instead. Call me back as soon as you 3)..............(get) in. I'll wait until I 4).............(hear) from you.

С I will leave the hotel early in case there 1)........... (be) a lot of traffic. I don't know how long the journey2)...............(take) or what time the plane 3)....... (land), but I 4)..............(call) you as soon as I 5)............(arrive) at the airport. Then, I will wait until you 6)............(come) to collect me.

Приложение № 11

Приложение № 12

What is the Constitution?

We know since school that the Constitution is the country's fundamental law, it determines the nature of political authority, the structure of the state system, etc.

Constitutions are first and foremost supposed to set out and guarantee human rights, and in this connection (precisely in this connection) they are supposed to regulate and limit state authority.

The constitution is not merely the country's fundamental law, it is precisely the document which can (and must) make human rights real and immutable. That's what the sages of the past had in mind when they were trying to formulate their code of law. They intended to use it as a shield against highhanded authorities. The current Constitution is not ideal. Yet it shows a tendency towards democratisation and the recognition of human rights. The most important ideas are now incorporated in the new Constitution: the principle of human rights, the idea of a law-governed state, the idea of distrubution of power, the idea of a union of sovereign Republics, fully in accord with the requirements of their various nationalities. The current Constitution made possible some major changes in the country's political structure: the reform of the higher bodies of state power, the reform of suffrage to allow the first free elections, etc.

The laws on land ownership, the recognition of various types of property, the renovation of the judicial system are proclaimed for everyone's benefit.

Задание 36. Найдите английские эквиваленты следующих слов в тексте:

· сосуществовать;

· частные лица;

· суды штатов;

· подать иск;

· федеральные суды;

· подавляющее большинство;

· подпадать под юрисдикцию;

· разрешить дело в судебном порядке;

· ярус;

· Верховный суд;

· судебное разбирательство, тяжба;

· окружные суды;

· высшие суды;

· апелляционные суды;

· исключение;

· низшие суды;

· суд последней инстанции;

· рассматривать дело.

Задание 37. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. Suppose the mass of the box to be x.

2. We expect the statement to be true. 3. We expect this solution to satisfy the given statement.

4. Teachers want their students to attend classes regularly.

5. For a book to be useful it must be studied carefully.

6. We know this magnitude to depend on pressure.

7. For the information to be precise you must verify it carefully.

 

The federal Judiciary

The third branch of government, in addition to the legislative (Congress) and executive (President) branches, is the federal judiciary. Its main instrument is the Supreme Court, which watches over the other two branches. It determines whether or not their laws and acts are in accordance with the Constitution. Congress has the power to fix the number of judges sitting on the Court, but it cannot change the powers given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices. They are nominated by the President but must be approved by the Senate. Once approved, they hold office as Supreme Court Justices for life. A decision of the Supreme Court cannot be appealed to any other court. Neither the President nor Congress can change their decisions. In addition to the Supreme Court, Congress has established 11 federal courts of appeal and, bellow them, 91 federal district courts.

The Supreme Court has direct jurisdiction in only two kinds of cases: those involving foreign diplomats and those in which a state is a party. All other cases which reach the Court are appeals from lower courts. The Supreme Court chooses which of these it will hear. Most of the cases involve the interpretation of the Constitution. The Supreme Court also has the Їpower of judicial review‖, that is, it has the right to declare laws and actions of the federal, state, and local governments unconstitutional. While not stated in the Constitution, this power was established over time.

Answer the questions.

1. What are the functions of the Supreme Court of the USA?

2. Who does the Supreme Court consist of?

3. How long do the Supreme Court Justice serve?

4. Are the Supreme Court Justice elected?

5. Who can change the decisions of the Supreme Court?

6. What lower courts, besides the Supreme Court, are there in the USA?

7. In what kinds of cases does the Supreme Court have direct jurisdiction?

8. What is the power of judicial review.