Контрольная работа
По дисциплине «Английский язык»
Для студентов 1 курса заочной формы обучения
За 2 семестр 2011-2012 г.
THE JOB OF A LAWYER
I. Read the following text to learn about the job of a lawyer.
I am a first-year student at Russian Academy of Justice. I study at the Faculty of Law.
Law is a very challenging field of knowledge. It takes a very well-educated person to make a good lawyer. The lawyer should be good not only at law but also at other subjects, such as psychology, sociology, ethics, management and others, because he deals mostly with people and must understand their problems. It is obvious that the lawyer should be aware of his great personal responsibility. He must be honest, tactful, tolerant, be an experienced and knowledgeable specialist.
Now many people in Russia try new activities in small and medium business, banking, restaurant catering, hotel management, tourist industry, etc. Some of them start up their own firms but are ignorant of even the fundamental legal basis. So, there is a great demand for lawyers in our labour market.
When I graduate from RAJ I hope to find a job, which is both challenging and rewarding. The legal skills we obtain at RAJ may be applied to many different fields.
The lawyer can work as a notary, an investigator, a judge, a legal adviser (in business and finance), as a police officer or a public procurator. So the choice is rather rich.
II. Match each word or expression on the left with the Russian equivalent on the right.
| 1. challenging 2. field of knowledge 3. well-educated 4. to deal with 5. personal responsibility 6. honest 7. tolerant 8. experienced specialist 9. knowledgeable specialist 10. to try new activities 11. ignorant 12. great demand 13. labour market 14. legal skills 15. investigator 16. legal adviser 17.public prosecutor | a) большой спрос b) пробовать новые виды деятельности c) сложный но интересный d) юрисконсульт e) невежественный f) рынок труда g) честный h) прокурор i) иметь дело с j) хорошо образованный k) опытный специалист l) сфера знаний m) терпимый n) личная ответственность o) юридические навыки p) следователь q) знающий специалист |
III. Ask questions to the following sentences.
1. I am a first-year student at Russian Academy of Justice.
2. I study at the Faculty of Law.
3. Law is a very challenging field of knowledge.
4. Only a very well-educated person can be a good lawyer.
5. He must be an experienced and knowledgeable specialist in law.
6. A lawyer can work as a notary, an investigator, a judge, a legal adviser, a police officer or a public prosecutor.
7. When I graduate from RAJ I hope to find a challenging and rewarding job.
IV. Complete the following sentences using the words listed below.
1. Most people are ignorant of the fundamental legal ____.
2. It takes a very _______ person to make a good lawyer.
3. The lawyer can work as an investigator, a police officer or a ______.
4. Law is a very _______ field of knowledge.
5. Many people in Russia try new ______ in small and medium business.
6. The lawyer _____ mostly with people.
7. After ______ from the institute I hope to find a challenging and rewarding job.
8. The lawyer should be aware of his great personal _____.
9. A good lawyer must be an _______ and knowledgeable specialist.
a) graduating;
b) experienced;
c) challenging;
d) public prosecutor;
e) basis;
f) activities;
g) responsibility;
h) well-educated;
i) deals.
V. Put the words in the correct order to make up sentences. Compose a story.
1. at studies Faculty Mike Law the.
2. can lawyer an work or a prosecutor investigator the as a public judge.
3. skills we and many can knowledge fields apply different our to.
4. of very job is the challenging an investigator.
5. educated can only person well a be good a lawyer.
6. mostly a documents notary with deals.
7. must his legal a clients’ understand adviser problems.
8. polite a even criminals judge must be with.
9. should legal every the businessman basis know fundamental.
10. start is up difficult it now firm to a new.
VI. Translate these words:
Dangerous, rewarding, boring, well-paid, dirty, prestigious, responsible, challenging, difficult, easy.
VII. Make the following sentences negative using the prompts given in brackets.
I study at the Faculty of Law. (Economics)
I do not study at the Faculty of Economics.
2. Law is a very challenging field of knowledge. (boring)
3. A good lawyer understands his clients’ problems. (ignores)
4. The lawyer should be good at many different subjects. (sports)
5. The lawyer deals mostly with people. (machines)
6. Many businessmen try new activities in restaurant catering, hotel management, tourist industry and so on. (politics)
7. There is a great demand for lawyers in our labour market. (supermarket)
8. Some people start up their own firms now. (close)
9. I am ignorant of the fundamental medical basis. (legal basis)
10. The lawyer can work as a judge or a public prosecutor in a court. (in a hospital)
VIII. Answer the following questions.
1. What education can you get at RAJ?
2. What specialist does RAJ trains?
3. Why do you want to get a legal education?
4. How did you enter RAJ?
5. What faculty and what department do you study at?
6. How many years do full-time students and extra-mural students study?
7. What subjects do student study?
8. What do students do at lectures and seminars?
9. Do you like studying at the Academy?
10. What is necessary to be a good lawyer?
11. Is there a great demand for lawyers in our labour market?