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UNIVERSITATEA SPIRU HARET

Departamentul de Limbaje specializate

LIMBA ENGLEZ, Anul II, sem. IIFacultatea de Drept i Administraie Public,Specializrile Drept i Administraie Public

Manual obligatoriu pentru specializarea Drept i respectiv Administraie Public: RdulescuAdina A Practical English Handbook for Law Students,Ed. FundaieiRomnia de Mine, Bucureti,2006.Materia de parcurs pentru examen: Partea a II-a a manualului, p. 59-111.

Modul de stabilire a notei finale: nvmnt cursuri de ZI: test grila Blackboardnvmnt cursuri ID/FR: test grila Blackboard

Titularul cursului: Lector univ. dr.Adina [email protected]

Coninutul tematic al cursului:

I. Student First Amendment Case (Unit 1 p. 59-66)

Look up the following legal terms and expressions in an English Legal Dictionary, find theirdefinitions and then translate them into Romanian: subpoena, warrant, injunction, affidavit,indictment, writ, contractual capacity, amendment, liability suit. All these legal terms andexpressions are to be checked in your final test, by means of multiple-choice exercises.

Improve your vocabulary with new legal terms and expressions by solving ex. I/p. 60.

You may use the following links to access free on-line Legal Dictionaries:

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/

http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/

http://www.wordwebonline.com/en

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic

Exemplu de gril (vocabular):

Choose the correct answer:

A/An is a written statement of the details of the crime with which someone is charged in the Court.a. complaintb. allegationc. verdictd. indictment

Grammar: Conditional Clauses

Remember the main rules about conditional clauses, their types, functions and the pairs of

verbal tenses used by reading ex. VI/ p. 64-65 and solving ex. VII/ p. 66.

Exemplu de gril (gramatic Conditional Clauses):


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Choose the correct answer:If the journalists story criminal activity, he would have reported it.a. has involved

b. involvesc. had involvedd. will involve

II. Contempt of Court or Violation of Freedom of the Press? (Unit 2 p. 67-74)

Translate the following expression into Romanian:freedom of the press, the confidentiality ofa journalists sources, contempt of court, deterrent effect on the press, criminal investigation

and then use them in your own contexts. Translate the following Romanian sentences into English ex. IV/p. 70.

1. Libertatea presei nu poate asigura protejarea identitii surselor jurnalitilor.

2. n conformitate cu legea, dac un jurnalist este adus n faa Curii, el va trebui s depun mrturie nlegtur cu cazurile despre care deine informaii neoficial.

3. Este datoria presei s semnaleze Curii acele cazuri suspecte care ar face obiectul jurisdiciei sale?

4. Dac un jurnalist alege s fie fidel sursei sale, aceasta nseamn neaprat c jurnalistul respectivcomite o nclcare a legii?

5. Se face Branzburg vinovat de sfidare a curii prin faptul c a refuzat s dezvluie identitatea surselor

sale?

6. Dac procurorii ar nclca legea i ar comite abuzuri, i ei ar fi pedepsii n mod corespunztor deinstane superioare de judecat.

7. Dac ar fi s alegei ntre protejarea libertii presei i oferirea de informaii necesare pentrurezolvarea unui caz anchetat, pentru ce ai opta i de ce?

Grammar: Conditional Clauses

Test your knowledge about conditional clauses by solving ex. V/p. 71 and ex. VI/72-74.

Exemplu de gril (traduceri):

Choose the correct English translation of the following Romanian sentence:Se face Branzburg vinovat de

sfidare a curtii prin faptul ca a refuzat sa dezvaluie identitatea surselor sale?

a. Is Branzburg guilty to contempt the court by refusing to reveal his sourcess identity?b. Is Branzburg guilty of contempt of court by refusing to reveal the identity of his sources?c. Is Branzburg guilty for holding the court in contempt by refusing not to reveal the identity of his

sources?

Exemplu de gril (gramatic If Clauses):

Choose the corresponding if clause that best completes the following main clause:


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He will be released to the community ........................................ ....................a. if he accepts the home confinement program.b. if he accepted the home confinement program.

c. if he will accept the home confinement program.

III. The Role of Federal Courts in Balancing Liberties and Safety (Unit 3 p. 75-80)

Read the text (p. 75-76), translate it into Romanian and then solve ex. IV/p. 78. Use the on-line Legal Dictionaries indicated above to find a definition for the writ ofHabeas

Corpus and the writ ofcertiorari. Make sure you understand the meaning of the Latin terms from exercise II/p. 77 by matching

them with their corresponding English equivalents.

Exemplu de gril (vocabular Latin legal terms):

In the sentence:The secretary signedper pro the manager.the Latin phraseper pro means:a. the person who signs at the foot of a document;b. with the authority of /on behalf of;c. forging the signature of a superior in his/her absence.

Grammar: the Infinitive

Remember the forms of the Infinitive: short infinitive (discuss, work), long infinitive (todiscuss, to work), present continuous infinitive (to be discussing, to be working), perfectinfinitive (to have discussed, to have worked), perfect infinitive continuous (to have beendiscussing, to have been working), passive infinitive forms (to be discussed, to have beendiscussed).

Remember the main verbs and expressions that require the use of short infinitive: hadbetter, would rather, why not, lets, make + pronoun (Accusative), let + pronoun (Accusative).

Test your knowledge about the Infinitive forms by solving ex. V/p. 78-80 and ex. VI./p. 80.

Exemplu de gril (gramatic the Infinitive):

Choose the correct answer:Why not ................. your case later, when we have further information.a. to discussb. shall we discussc. discussd. discussing

IV. United States Constitution: Amendments (Unit 4 p. 81-87)

Read the Amendments IV, V, VI, VIII and IX (p. 81-82) and then summarize their content intoyour own words.

Check your reading comprehension by solving ex. II/p. 82-83. Improve your vocabulary with new legal terms and expressions by solving ex. I/p. 82.

Exemplu de gril (vocabular the Amendments)

Choose the correct answer:Amendment V of the Constitution of the United States of America stipulates that:

a. no person shall be held responsible for a crime without the right to speak in front of the


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Grand Jury;b. no person shall be forced to answer for a crime in front of the Grand Jury;c. no person shall be kept in custody without an indictment of a Grand Jury.

Grammar: the Gerund

Remember the forms of Gerunds: present gerund: killing, being killed (passive form),perfect gerund: having killed, having been killed (passive form).

Remember the contexts that require the use of Gerunds: prepositions, verbs + prepositions,and certain categories of verbs and expressions that require the use of Gerunds, such as: detest,dislike, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer, resent, begin, stop, finish, start, admit, appreciate, avoid,

consider, deny, endure, fancy, forgive, imagine, involve, keep, mention, mind, practice,

prevent, recollect, report, risk, suggest, and expressions: its no use/good, its (not) worth,theres no point (in), feel like, cant stand/bear, cant help, be/get used to, be/get accustomed

to, have difficulty (in), in favour of, look forward to, etc. Exercise the use of Gerunds by solving ex. IV, V and VI/ p. 84-87.

Exemplu de gril (gramatic the Gerund)

Choose the correct answer:Im sorry Your Honour, but I can t help .............. when I speak about my deceased son.a. cryingb. not to cryc. not cryingd. cry

V. Disclosure of Classified Information (Unit 5 p. 88-94) Look up the following legal terms and expressions in an English Legal Dictionary, find their

definitions and then translate them into Romanian: to inflict, to construe, to eavesdrop, to vow,to forfeit, to disclose information, beyond any reasonable doubt, to be legally binding. Allthese legal terms and expressions are to be checked in your final test, by means of

multiple-choice exercises.

Grammar: the Subjunctive

Remember the forms of were subjunctive or unreal past (were, offered, spent) and thecontexts that require their use: wish, suppose, imagine, would rather, would sooner, if only,

its time, if, as if.

Practise the use ofwere subjunctive by solving ex. IV and VI/p. 91-94. Remember the forms ofperfect subjunctive (had been, had offered, had spent) and the

contexts that require their use: wish, suppose, imagine, would rather, would sooner, if only,

if, as if.

Practise the use ofperfect subjunctive by solving ex. V and VI/ 92-94.

Exemplu de gril (gramatic the Subjunctive)

Choose the correct answer:Suppose the court .................. you to testify against your friend, what would you do?a. summons

b. will summon


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c. summonedd. should summoned

VI. Health Care Fraud (Unit 6 p. 95-102) Improve your vocabulary with new legal terms and expressions by solving ex. I and II/p. 96-

97. Make sure you understand the meaning of the following long compound text reference words:

hereinafter, herein, hereby, hereunder, henceforth, notwithstanding, p.96.

Exemplu de gril (vocabular text reference words):In the sentence: For further information, see the documents listedhereunder. the text reference word

hereunder means:a. at the bottom of a document;b. under the signature of the person who signs the documents;

c. under this heading or below this phrase.

Grammar: the Analytic Subjunctive

Remember the use ofshould + infinitive (should arrest, should have arrested) as anAnalytic Subjunctive after:

a) verbs of command and control: advise, agree, arrange, ask, beg, claim, command, decide,demand, determine, insist, order, propose, recommend, require, request, rule, stipulate, suggest,urge, etc.

b) it is/was + adjective + that: it is/was absurd, advisable, amazing, better, compulsory, desirable,essential, imperative, important, ludicrous, natural, necessary, recommendable, ridiculous,strange, surprising, etc.

c) so that, in order that, lest, in case, for fear that, in Purpose Clauses.

Grammar: the Synthetic Subjunctive

Remember some of the Be-Subjunctive forms that have become obsolete: so be it, comewhat may, be that as it may, suffice it to , far be it from etc. and read some examples in

which they are used p. 100-101.

Practise the forms of Synthetic Subjunctive by solving ex. VIII/p. 101-102.

Exemplu de gril (gramatic the Synthetic Subjunctive)

Choose the correct answer:

. what may, I shall not drop the charges against him!a. Comesb. Comingc. Comed. To come

VII. Identity Theft (Unit 7 p. 103-111)

Look up the following legal terms and expressions in an English Legal Dictionary, find theirdefinitions and then translate them into Romanian: identity theft, to misappropriate, to run updebts, to take over, Personal Identification Numbers, counterfeit documents, appropriate

penalty. Solve ex. I/p. 104-105.


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Grammar Phrasal Verbs

Remember the use of phrasal verbs by solving ex. V, VI and VII / p. 107-111. Use Appendix A list of phrasal verbs at the end of the book to help you solve the exercises.

Exemplu de grile (gramatic the Phrasal Verbs)

Choose the correct phrasal verb:If nobody comes . a solution soon, we shall be held responsible for planting evidencein his car.a. up withb. in withc. out with

Choose the corresponding verb to replace the phrasal verb in italics:

Do you have other reasons to look up to him apart from his inborn talent of being a keen observer?a. to worshipb. to followc. to respectd. to watch

NOTE: All multiple choice exercises in your final test have only ONE possible answer.

Bibliografia minim obligatorie:Rdulescu Adina A Practical English Handbook for Law Students,Ed. FundaieiRomnia de Mine,Bucureti, 2006Lavinia Ndrag, Manuela Stroescu English for Law Students, Ed. Fundaiei Romnia de Mine,Bucureti, 2002/6.Vladimir Hanga, Rodica Calciu Dicionar juridic englez - romn i romn- englez, ed. Lumina Lex,Bucureti, 1994.

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