UNIT 6 A

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Section I

Exercise 1

Pronunciation practice.

Practise saying the words.

[ei] st a tement; sust ai n; b ai liff; deliber a tion

[uə] j u ry; d u ring

[u:] r u lings; overr u le; pr o ve

[ju:] u sual; d u ty; v iew

[i] e vent; test i mon y; exh i b i t; cred i b i l i t y; w i tness

[aiə] tr ia l; ret ire

[ai] ent i tled; testif y; gu i de; s ig n

[ɔ:] l aw yer; a lso; f ore man; c our troom

[ʌ] g u n; instr u ct; s u mmarize

[s] eviden c e; im´portan c e; senten c e, defen s e

[f] ph ysical; ph otograph

[tʃ] ques tio ns; pic ture; ea ch; dis ch arge

[au] all ow ed; pron ou nce, c ou nsel, c ou ncil

Exercise 2

Answer the questions:

Do you know

1. Who takes part in a trial?

2. Who presides over a trial?

3. Who reaches a verdict?

4. Who pronounces a sentence?

Exercise 3

Here are some words and word-combinations connected with criminal procedure. Read them and make sure you know their Russian equivalents. Organize them into logical groups. The number of the groups depends on the criteria you have chosen.

jury bailiff testimony of witnesses courtroom to testify at trial to pronounce the sentence to reach a verdict lawyers for each side evidence deliberations on a verdict foreman judge presentation of evidence a party to a trial to present evidence to summarize the case defence prosecution clerk of the court prosecution counsel defense counsel police officer

Exercise 4

Match the English words to their Russian equivalents.

1. trial	a. обвинение
2. jury	b. суд присяжных
3. prosecution	c. защита
4. parties	d. зал судебных заседаний
5. evidence	e. доказательство
6. valid	f. старшина присяжных
7. instructions	g. пристав
8. foreman	h. стороны (судебного разбирательства)
9. bailiff	i. юридически действительный
10. courtroom	j. судебное разбирательство
11. defence	k. напутствие судьи присяжным

Exercise 5

a) Match the English word combinations to their Russian equivalents.

1. to make objections to	a. давать свидетельские показания в суде
2. to sustain the objection	b. представлять доказательства
3. to overrule the objection	c. удаляться в комнату присяжных
4. to testify at trial	d. отклонять возражение
5. to present evidence	e. напутствовать присяжных
6. to instruct the jury	f. принимать возражение
7. to retire to the jury room	g. освободить присяжных от рассмотрения дела
8. to discharge the jury from the case	h. заявить возражение