Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 32 стр.

                                                                                    d. it is a decision made by a judge or by a court of law
                                                                                    e. a way in which someone is enforced to answer for having done
          UNIT II. FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS                                           something that is against the law
                       PUNISHMENT                                                   f. it is a synonym of the word “punishment”

I.   ELICITATION                                                               2. Tick the words that mean any type of punishment. What for can
                                                                                  such punishments be given?
     What associations flash in your mind when you hear the word
     “punishment”?                                                                       ___ wage                         ___ running
                                                                                         ___ fine                         ___ imprisonment
                                                                                         ___ present                      ___ death
                             punishment                                                  ___ confiscation                 ___ swimming
                                                                                         ___ restriction                  ___ caning
                                                                                         ___ whipping                     ___freedom
                                                                                         ___ flying
II. DISCUSSION
     Answer the questions.                                                     3. Think over and decide what punishments can be given for breaking
     a. In your opinion, what does “punishment” mean?                               a.    a tradition ______________________________________
     b. What kinds of punishment do you know?                                       b.    a custom _______________________________________
     c. How do you understand the purpose of punishment?                            c.    a rule __________________________________________
     d. What do you think about the principle “an eye for an eye and a tooth        d.    a law __________________________________________
        for a tooth”? Have you heard anything about Draco’s laws? Could             e.    a code _________________________________________
        those laws be applied for the modern society?
     e. Are you for or against capital punishment?                             4. Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate prepositions (of, to, for, with).
     f. What punishment do you think will exist in future?                          a. Her assistant was accused… theft and fraud by the police.
     g. Is it a hard burden for a judge to decide whether to punish another         b. He was arrested and charged… committing a variety of offences.
        person or not?                                                              c. In 1995 he was convicted… murder and sentenced … life impris-
                                                                                       onment.
                                                                                    d. They will consider whether or not he has been guilty… serious pro-
III. FOCUS ON LEXIS                                                                    fessional misconduct.
1. Match up the words (1-6) with their definitions (a-f).                           e. I don’t blame them… causing such unpredictable outcomes.
                                                                                    f. He was condemned… life imprisonment.
          1. punishment           4. penalty                                        g. The vandals were imprisoned… 18 months.
          2. sentence             5. forfeit                                        h. The woman will be confined… mental institution.
          3. verdict              6. judgment                                       i. Young people were arrested and detained… questioning.
     a. the decision given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial          5. Find the synonyms (from B) to the words (from A).
     b. a person receives it after he/ she has been found guilty of a crime
     c. something that a person must give, pay or do because he/ she has                 A. incarceration, ban, punishment, jail, banishment, humiliation
        done something wrong                                                             B. indignity, prohibit, prison, imprisonment, penalty, expultion
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