1. A woman begins taking action when …
a) her own financial resources improve
b) she wants to divorce her husband
c) her relatives insist on it.
2. Cops detest domestic calls because …
a) they are unpredictable
b) they are dangerous
c) they are too frequent.
3. The subpoena is usually received in …
a) a week
b) a day
c) ten days.
4. The police are usually called by …
a) victims
b) neighbours
c) abusers.
5. Family violence is …
a) a complex social problem
b) not a problem
a forced problem.
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TASKS
Task 1. Match the words on the right with their definitions on the left.
| 1) abuser | a) person given or left as a pledge that demands will be satisfied |
| 2) hide | b) freedom from danger |
| 3) bruise | c) husband or wife |
| 4) resources | d) person who says or makes cruel and sever things |
| 5) improve | e) put or keep out sight; prevent from being seen found or known |
| 6) safety | f) make or become better |
| 7) neighbour | g) injury by a blow or knock to body |
| 8) unpredictable | h) written order requiring a person to appear in a law court |
| 9) hostage | i) that can’t be predicted |
| 10) spouse | j) wealth; supplies of something |
| 11) subpoena | k) person, living in a street, house, etc near another |
Task 2. Give the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
• перелом в ходе истории
• стать взрослым
• ставить под сомнение показания свидетеля
• для своей собственной безопасности
• критическое положение
• воюющие супруги
• получить повестку в суд
• прятать синяки
• Task 3. Agree or disagree with the statements. Use ways of agreeing and disagreeing. Give reasons.
• When woman’s financial resources improve, she will want the violence to stop and divorce the family abuser.
• Cops try to avoid troublesome domestic fights and rows. The law of this country doesn’t protect women.
• The abuser also suffers. It wouldn’t matter if he divorced his wife and
married again — the same thing would happen because the problem is with
in them.
Vocabulary
abuse — 1) оскорбление, брань; 2) плохое обращение
abuse — оскорблять
abuser — человек, нанесший оскорбление
adultery — супружеская неверность
bruise — синяк
challenge — 1) сомневаться, отрицать; 2) подвергать сомнению, оспаривать
custody — опека, попечительство
dissolution — расторжение брака
dissolve — расторгнуть, аннулировать брак
divorce — развод
divorce — расторгать брак
get divorced — разводиться
get married — жениться, выходить замуж
emergency — 1) крайность, 2) критическое положение
hostage — заложник
intervention — вмешательство
legitimate — законный, легальный
marriage — брак, супружеские отношения
ownership — 1. собственность, владение; 2. право собственности
petitioner — истец
private — частный; личный; собственный
private property — частная собственность
proceeding (pl. Legal proceedings) — судебное разбирательство
promote — поддерживать; способствовать
register — регистрировать; заносить в список
regulate — регулировать
resources — средства
respondent — ответчик
safety — безопасность
spouse — супруг / супруга
subpoena — повестка в суд
subpoena — вызывать по повестке
support — поддерживать
support — поддержка
turning point — поворотный пункт, перелом, кризис
unpredictable — непредсказуемый
welfare payment — социальное пособие
LESSON 9
GRAMMAR: REVISION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INFINITIVE
TEXT A: HOW IS THE LAW ENFORCED?
TEXT B: WHAT IS A COURT?
TEXT C: CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES
TEXT D: WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE IN A CRIMINAL ACTION?
TEXT E: WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE IN A CIVIL ACTION?
TEXT A
Before reading the text learn to pronounce the following words correctly:
| [o:] enforce cause ignore | [o] involve convict conduct prosecutor | [i] imprison particular injury | [i:] procedural appeal legal |
| [e] revenue offender general | [ ] custom conduct | [ai] define private primarily | [ju:] duty use dispute |
| [ә:] person concern |