Английский язык для студентов юридических специальностей

ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ 
ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
РОССИЙСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ  
УНИВЕРСИТЕТ ПРАВОСУДИЯ

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК 
ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ЮРИДИЧЕСКИХ 

СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТЕЙ

Рабочая тетрадь

Москва
2019

Авторы:

Булановская Татьяна Александровна,
доцент кафедры иностранных языков РГУП, канд. филол. наук,
Клепальченко Игорь Алексеевич,
заведующий кафедрой иностранных языков РГУП, канд. филол. наук,
Осадчая Ольга Николаевна,
старший преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков РГУП,
Парфененко Елена Николаевна,
старший преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков РГУП,
Попова Елена Павловна,
доцент кафедры иностранных языков РГУП, канд. филол. наук.

Английский язык для студентов юридических специальностей: Рабочая тетрадь (упражнения к учебнику Introduction to International Legal 
English) – 2-е издание (доп. и перераб.). — М.: РГУП, 2019. — 89 с.

Пособие представляет собой комплекс упражнений по дисциплине 
«Английский язык для студентов юридических специальностей», которые 
можно использовать как на занятиях, так и при самостоятельной работе. 
Предназначено для студентов Российского государственного университета правосудия, изучающих английский язык на продвинутом уровне.

 
© Колл. авт., 2019
 
©  Российский государственный 
университет правосудия, 2019

УДК 81.2
ББК 811.111
     А 64

Содержание

Unit 1. A career in law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unit 2. Contract law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unit 3. Tort law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unit 4. Criminal law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unit 5. Company law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unit 6. Commercial law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Unit 7. Real property law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unit 8. Litigation and arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Unit 9. International law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Unit 10. Comparative law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Revision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Active vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Appendix 1. Planning your presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Appendix 2. Language for oral presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Appendix 3. Oral presentations marking scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Appendix 4. Topics for presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Unit 1. A career in law

Vocabulary Section
1.1. Study the following information and express your opinion using 
the prompts given below.
A variety of careers:
• may decide to take/consider subjects 
• to run a small partnership or to be a sole practitioner
• law practice in a large firm
• …is stimulating and challenging
• …to complete a law degree

Criteria on which law firms hire new recruits:
• education
• personality
• work experience
• language ability

Core subjects: 
• constitutional law
• criminal law
• contract law
• tort law
• land law
• equity and trusts law
• administrative law

Optional (elective) courses:
• family law
• employment law
• housing law
• company law
• commercial law
• litigation and arbitration law

1.2. Translate the word combinations into Russian.
1) 
ambitious graduate
2) 
to train as a commercial lawyer
3) 
challenging atmosphere
4) 
contribution counts

Unit 1. A career in law 

5) 
require exceptional trainee 
6) 
handle private matters 
7) 
essential skills 
8) 
strong academic qualification 
9) 
take a flexible approach 
10) candidate willing to progress 
11) demonstrate experience 
12) apply online
13) pay your full course fees 
14) lecture theatre 
15) holding non-law degree
16) to convert to a career in law 
17) trainee solicitors 
18) pupil barristers 
19) to take courses covering skills such as legal research, legal writing
20) law clinics: find out more about law in practice
21) a voluntary advice centre
22) get involved with
23) offer free legal assistance and introduction to the day-to-day work of 
a lawyer

1.3. Find Russian equivalents for the words given below and prepare 
for the dictation.
1) 
enforcement of contracts
2) 
performance 
3) 
consideration
4) 
negligence caused injuries
5) 
strict liability 
6) 
joint and several liability 
7) 
vicarious liability 
8) 
nuisance 
9) 
invasion of privacy
10) defamation 
11) damages 
12) homicide 
13) hearsay
14) impeachment
15) cross-examination
16) statutory limitations 
17) search and seizure

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18) incriminating statements 
19) electronic surveillance
20) judicial opinions
21) precedent 
22) identification procedures
23) remedies for improper conduct
24) delegate powers
25) writing briefs

1.4. Make a spider diagram with the words you associate with “law” 
and “legal” to make collocations. 

1.5. Work in small groups.
1) Discuss the choice of subjects of Faculty of Law you consider to be 
important. Explain your choice.
2) List subjects you consider to be necessary for the future lawyer. Explain 
your choice.
• Core/Obligatory subjects (the branches of English Law)
• Optional subjects (rhetoric and voice production, choir, acting)

Translation Section
1.6. Translate into English.
1) Курс правоведения состоит из четырех отраслей права: конституционного, уголовного, деликтного и римского права.
2) история права
3) уголовное право и уголовный процесс 
4) доказательство 
5) право справедливости
6) договорное право 
7) земельное право
8) торговое право
9) нормы права, регулирующие передачу собственности на недвижимость, составление нотариальных актов на недвижимость 
10) право, регулирующее деятельность акционерных компаний

11) коллизия правовых норм
12) право ЕЭС
13) правоведение 
14) На втором курсе юридического факультета изучают пять основных предметов по праву.

1.7. Translate the following information into English and comment on 
it (use the vocabulary of Unit 1, ex. 6 p. 10).
What makes a good lawyer?
А. Юрист должен уметь: собирать фактическую информацию, 
анализировать нормативно-правовые акты, составлять юридические 
документы, обосновывать и принимать в пределах должностных 
обязанностей решения, говорить как минимум на двух европейских 
языках.

В. Необходимо развивать в себе следующие личные качества: 
аналитический склад ума, уверенность в себе, убедительность, харизматичность, ответственность, коммуникабельность, организованность, стрессоустойчивость, аккуратность, педантичность, 
решительность.

1.8. Translate from Russian into English.
1) Виктория особенно интересуется деликтным правом и помогает 
консультировать клиентов в юридической консультации. Вика успешно 
учится и работает, набираясь опыта и практических знаний. Она трудолюбива, усердна и нацелена на получение диплома о полном юридическом образовании.
2) Алекс работает в основанной его отцом фирме в качестве консультанта по dotcom. Его работа пользуется спросом. Он хотел бы продолжить свою карьеру в области торгового права.
3) Анна стажируется в фирме, специализирующейся в консультациях 
по вопросам поглощения и слияния. Она работает по контракту, но мечтает открыть свой собственный бизнес.
4) Желающим пройти обучение, набраться опыта и повысить свою 
квалификацию в вопросах, связанных с торговым правом и коммерческими спорами, мы предлагаем серьезную академическую подготовку, 
гибкий график стажировки, предоставляем возможность проявить свои 
лучшие личностные качества, а также приобрести необходимый для 
продвижения по службе опыт. Успешные студенты могут воспользоваться возможностью получения стипендии для оплаты учебного курса и 
проживания. 

Unit 1. A career in law 

Reading Section
1.9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words given in the box.

a) consequences; b) highly trained; c) legal opinions; d) right of 
appearance; e) court advocacy f) wills; g) attorney; h) conveyancing; i) 
lawyers

How solicitors & barristers differ
Solicitors are 1) ______professionals who look after your interests and can 
guide you through difficult circumstances. They understand the complexities and 
2) _______of the law and can often find alternatives to your issue that you may not 
have considered. They have a 3) __________in Court but usually represent clients 
in the Magistrates Court, briefing barristers in the higher courts.
Barristers are lawyers who specialise in 4) ________, including the 
preparation of pleadings for those court cases, and the preparation of specialist 
5)_______. They don’t prepare 6) _______and contracts, though they do advise 
on them, nor do they undertake 7) ________.
Judges are usually chosen from experienced barristers, although solicitors 
have previously been appointed as judges. 
Legal systems and terminology vary greatly between countries. In 
Australia, even different states have variations. Terms such as 8) ________ and 
advocate tend to not be used in Queensland to describe 9) _______.
(Taken from Queensland Law Society website. Режим доступа: www.qls.com.au)

Writing Section
1.10. Write 150-200 words about legal profession in Russia. Follow the 
plan.
- identify the legal system in Russia
- identify types of lawyers and areas of law practice in Russia
- state your career ambitions in law

Presentation Section
1.11. You will have to prepare an academic presentation on a law topic. 
Study the following requirements for it.
1) The theme must be related to law (branch and aspect are of your choice).
2) The time allowed for speaking is 7-8 minutes.
3) The presentation must contain at least 10 slides, 12 slides at the most.
4) Use PowerPoint, Adobe or any other visual aids.
5) Prepare a clear Outline (include Introduction, 3-4 main points of 
argumentation, Conclusion and a Reference list). 

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6) Note that your presentation will be assessed according to the table 
provided in Appendix 3 
7) Go to Appendix 1 and read more about preparing a presentation.
Mind that:
1) The purpose of the presentation is to inform, to explain or to convince. 
2) There are different techniques you can use to begin a presentation:
- use astonishing and relevant facts to surprise the audience
- simply state the objective and outline the points to be developed
- involve the audience by getting them to do something
-  use a true event to help illustrate the purpose
- use an opener (a path to win the audience, ice-breaker)
- use casual questions to warm up and to evoke the audience feedback: 
Who has tried their hand at job hunting? 
- use a declarative statement: We all know that teaching is business.
- use a quotation (shows your competence): “At his best, man is the noblest 
of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst” Aristotle
- use a scenario (a story you improvise)
- an anecdote (mind cross-cultural component or you will mess up).

Reports Section
1.12. Choose one term and prepare a short report for the mates 
(2-minute talk). Start with the definition, give details on usage, provide 
examples (real cases are welcome).
1) negligence; 2) strict liability; 3) joint and several liability; 4) vicarious 
liability; 5) magistrate; 6) nuisance; 7) invasion of privacy; 8) defamation; 9) 
solicitor; 10) cross-examination; 11) barrister; 12) Bar Association; 13) AngloSaxon legal system; 14) Continental legal system; 15) inns of court

Extra Activity Section
1.13 Follow the link to a video Spotlight On: Becoming a barrister and 
summarise the stages of qualification process to become a barrister.
(Режим доступа: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVBYmfItyCk) 

Unit 1. A career in law 

Unit 2. Contract law

Vocabulary Section
2.1. Give definitions for the following words and word combinations.
1) counter-offer                      6) consideration
2) oral contract                       7) injured party
3) breaching party                  8) offer
4) essential terms                   9) acceptance
5) assignment                        10) subject matter

2.2. Think of possible collocations of the word “contract” with the 
verbs below and make your own sentences using them. 
To sign 
 
to enforce 
 
to break/to breach
To enter into  
to recognize 
 
to avoid
To make 
 
to interpret 
 
to cancel
To conclude  
to uphold 
 
to set aside
To be bound by 
 
 
 
to repudiate

2.3. Match the following words and word combinations to the 
definitions below.

enforcement  
acceptance 
 
to purchase           
dispute 
 
to award damages
1) to buy a product
2) making sure a rule or standard or court order or policy is properly 
followed by the breaching party
3) a formal agreement to enter into a contract
4) disagreement between individuals or the parties of the contract

2.4. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box.

rule  
valid 
sue 
nominating 
s h i p m e n t  
lawsuit subject matter 
rejected  
grounds  
settled
1) If you choose to terminate the contract without reasonable ___________
for that, the other party may take you to court.
2) In the presidential election a 50% turnout is required for the vote to be 
____________. 
3) If the company does not have sufficient proof of breaching the contract 
by the other party, the court may ______________  against this company.
4) We were unable to arrange the _________ of the goods at proper time 
due to the problems with the officials.

Английский язык для студентов юридических специальностей 

5) You have a perfect right to _________ the newspaper for damages, since 
they published false information.  
6) Provided that both sides sign this agreement, the deal may be considered 
to be _________ .
7) The offer was __________ for the second time, since the terms were not 
satisfactory for the company.
8) After _________ the date of loading the buyer shall give the seller at least 
two weeks’ notice of probable readiness of vessels.
9) The singer has filed a €10 million ________ against his record company.
10) The _________ of the contract is transportation of the certain 
consignment of goods to the border.

2.5. Give the Russian equivalents to the words below and prepare for 
dictation.
1) subject matter
2) to award damages
3) party to/of
4) to terminate the contract
5) reasonable grounds
6) require
7) due to
8) to rule against/ in favour
9) to sue for damages
10) offer
11) to reject/accept an offer
12) to file a lawsuit
13) to sign an agreement
14) remedy 
15) to form a contract
16) to impose monetary compensation
17) to settle
18) shipment
19) to perform a contract
20) specific performance

2.6. Find out what words are defined below.
1) a statement by agreement to the terms of a contract
2) something legally sufficient to make a contract binding; price of a 
contract
3) an ability to make legally binding contracts

Unit 2. Contract law