Exercise 10. Подберите пары близких по значению слов и словосочетаний из двух колонок

Подберите пары близких по значению слов и словосочетаний из двух колонок:

1) court	a) last
2) to transfer	b) justice of the peace
3) magistrate	c) to direct
4) lower	d) tribunal
5) to hear a case	e) juvenile
6) single	f) to convey
7) supreme	g) country
8) to guide	h) to be concerned
9) final	i) inferior
10) youth	j) to try a case
11) to deal with	k) highest
12) nation	l) alone

EXERCISE 11

Заполните пропуски предлогами, где это необходимо, и переведите предложения на русский язык.

by from in(4) into --- of on(2) to(3) under with without

1. A person found guilty.... the magistrates may appeal.... the Crown Court.

2. Cases relating.... contracts are heard.... county courts.

3. Minor offences are tried.... a magistrates’ court.... a jury.

4. The judge guides.... the jury.... questions.... law.

5. The High Court is divided.... divisional courts.

6. Defendants.... 17 are dealt........ special courts.

7. Appeals.... the Crown Court go first.... the High Court.

8. The case was tried.... indictment.... the Crown Court.

EXERCISE 12

Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу и по форме причас­тиями и герундием. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

exercising hearing being selected tried exercised heard having been selected being tried

1. Jurisdiction … by county courts is limited.

2. … appeals the judge sits alone without a jury.

3. After … the jurors are told about the case.

4. Most appeals … in the Court of Appeal come from the High Court.

5. The defendant insisted on his … summarily.

6. … civil jurisdiction Magistrates’ courts deal with domestic cases.

7. … the jury went to the court room.

8. The … case is of exceptional public importance.

EXERCISE 13

Найдите в тексте и переведите на русский язык два предложения с независимым причастным оборотом.

EXERCISE 14

Дайте ответы на вопросы по содержанию текста.

1. What are the two main areas of jurisdiction of English courts?

2. Which courts exercise jurisdiction in both areas?

3. What jurisdiction do county courts have?

4. Does the Crown Court exercise criminal or civil jurisdiction?

5. What jurisdiction does the Queen’s Bench Division have?

6. Which courts hear appeals?

7. What court was established by the Constitution Reform Act 2005?

What special courts are there in Britain?