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Her fear growing, the Baroness ran crying to the home of a friend, and
after again explaining the situation, begged for enough money to pay the
boatman his fee.
«If you had not disobeyed your husband, this would not have happened»,
the friend said. «I will give you no money».
With dawn approaching and her last resource exhausted, the Baroness
returned to the bridge in desperation, attempted to cross to the castle, and was
slain by the madman.
DIRECTIONS: In the story above, there are six characters. They are (in
alphabetical order):
The Baron The Friend
The Baroness The Lover
The Boatman The Madman
Using the list above, rank the characters (from 1 to 6) in the order of their
responsibility for the death of the Baroness. One is most responsible and 6 is
least responsible for the death.
UNIT 8. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Vocabulary
Exercise 1. Translate the following word combinations into English.
ɋɦɟɪɬɧɵɣ ɩɪɢɝɨɜɨɪ/ ɫɦɟɪɬɧɚɹ ɤɚɡɧɶ/ ɜɵɫɲɚɹ ɦɟɪɚ ɧɚɤɚɡɚɧɢɹ
ȼɵɧɟɫɬɢ ɫɦɟɪɬɧɵɣ ɩɪɢɝɨɜɨɪ
Ɉɬɦɟɧɢɬɶ ɫɦɟɪɬɧɭɸ ɤɚɡɧɶ
ɇɚɯɨɞɢɬɶɫɹ ɜ ɤɚɦɟɪɟ ɫɦɟɪɬɧɢɤɨɜ
ɉɪɢɜɟɫɬɢ ɫɦɟɪɬɧɵɣ ɩɪɢɝɨɜɨɪ ɜ ɢɫɩɨɥɧɟɧɢɟ
Listening and Speaking
Exercise 2. Before listening to the text «Capital punishment» answer the
following questions.
1. What do you know about the practice of capital punishment in ancient
times? Was it widespread?
2. What crimes, in your opinion, were punished with death penalty in
Middle Ages?
3. When did the idea of the abolition of capital punishment appear?
Why?
4. What are the ways of carrying out executions in modern societies?
5. Is capital punishment used nowadays?
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       Her fear growing, the Baroness ran crying to the home of a friend, and
after again explaining the situation, begged for enough money to pay the
boatman his fee.
       «If you had not disobeyed your husband, this would not have happened»,
the friend said. «I will give you no money».
       With dawn approaching and her last resource exhausted, the Baroness
returned to the bridge in desperation, attempted to cross to the castle, and was
slain by the madman.

       DIRECTIONS: In the story above, there are six characters. They are (in
alphabetical order):
       The Baron                       The Friend
       The Baroness                    The Lover
       The Boatman                     The Madman
       Using the list above, rank the characters (from 1 to 6) in the order of their
responsibility for the death of the Baroness. One is most responsible and 6 is
least responsible for the death.

      UNIT 8. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

      Vocabulary
      Exercise 1. Translate the following word combinations into English.

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      ������� �������� ��������
      �������� �������� �����
      ���������� � ������ ����������
      �������� �������� �������� � ����������

      Listening and Speaking
      Exercise 2. Before listening to the text «Capital punishment» answer the
following questions.

      1. What do you know about the practice of capital punishment in ancient
         times? Was it widespread?
      2. What crimes, in your opinion, were punished with death penalty in
         Middle Ages?
      3. When did the idea of the abolition of capital punishment appear?
         Why?
      4. What are the ways of carrying out executions in modern societies?
      5. Is capital punishment used nowadays?



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