Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. He is reading a newspaper now. 2. Is he reading a newspaper or a book now?

2. He is not reading, he is listening to the radio. 4. Yesterday at 5 o’clock I was doing my homework. 5. What is he doing now? 6. It was raining when I left the house. 7. I shall still be working at 6 o’clock. 8. What are you doing tonight?

 

Exercise 2. Use the Present Continuous Tense.

Model: We shall discuss this question. (now)

      We are discussing this question now.

1. We have lectures every day. (now) 2. He watches TV in the evening. (at the moment) 3. We listen to the teacher attentively. (at this moment) 4. He sleeps in the daytime everyday. (from 2 till 3) 5. She writes letters to her parents every week. (now)

 

Exercise 3. Use the Past Continuous Tense.

Model: He worked hard (when I came)

      He was working hard when I came.

1.He delivered lectures every week. (at 12 o’clock yesterday) 2. He worked in the library yesterday. (from 3 till 5 o’clock) 3. He left the house. (when the bell rang) 4. He crossed the street. (when I saw him) 5. The children played in the yard. (from 10 till 12 o’clock)

 

Exercise 4. Use the Future Continuous Tense.

 

Model: We have an English lesson today. (at 10 o’clock tomorrow)

      We shall be having an English lesson at 10 o’clock tomorrow.

1. He is preparing for his exams. (next month’s) 2. She is translating the text now. (at 3 o’clock tomorrow) 3. We are celebrating the 80 th anniversary of our University. (next year). 4. He is leaving today. (at 7 o’clock tomorrow) 5. She sings (at the concert tonight).

 

Exercise 5. Answer the questions

1. Are you reading or writing now? 2. Are you making progress in your English? 3.  Is your friend listening to you now? 4. Is it snowing now? 5. Where are you going to spend your winter holidays? 6. What were the students doing in the laboratory so late yesterday? 7. Were you having a rest when I rang you up? 8. Was she wearing black at the party? 9. At what time were your friends waiting for you at the station? 10. Where was he hurrying at 8o’clock in the morning? 11. What were the students translating when the teacher came? 12. Whom were you speaking with when I came up to you? 13. Will the students be having a meeting after the lectures? 14. What will you be doing after the meeting?

 

Exercise 6. Put the verb in brackets into the Present, Past or Future Continuous Tense

1.He (to take) a bath now. 2. I (not to laugh) at you. 3. He (to come) here next week. 4. If I (to sleep) when he comes, please, wake me up. 5. What journal you (to read) when I came to the library? 6. The whole family (to have) dinner when the telephone rang. 7. Where he (to go) when the rain started? 8. She (to sing) over the radio at 5 o’clock tomorrow. 9. They will not go on excursion with us. They (to have) a lecture at 2 o’clock.10. What you (to do) from 2 till 3 o’clock? 11. The children (to play) when we return home. 12. Look! It is getting dark. It (to rain) in a minute.

 

 Exercise 7. Form question with the question words given in brackets.

 

1. The expedition is returning next week. (When) 2. We are doing grammar exercises now. (what) 3. The mother is teaching her little son to read. (Who) 4. I am reading a book on modern art. (What) 5. There were still arguing when I entered the room. (Who) 6. Our group was staying in Vitebsk for some days. (For how long) 7. We were talking and he was listening to the radio. (What) 8. They will be moving to a new flat this month. (When) 9. We shall be listening to Petrov at the concert. (When) 11. He is coming tomorrow.

 

Exercise 8. Translate into English.

1. Что вы обсуждаете? - Мы обсуждаем план будущей экспедиции. 2. Вы идете в кино с нами? 3. О чем вы сейчас думаете? 4. Автобус уже отправлялся, когда я подошел к остановке. 5. Что он делал, когда вы зашли к нему? 6. Идет дождь, и мы не можем пойти в поход.7. Не опаздывай! Я буду ждать тебя возле кинотеатра.

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Russia ’ s Legal System ( I )

(Part I)

 

There are 3 branches of power in the Russian Federation: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.

The judicial branch is independent of the other branches. It consists of the Constitutional Court, The Supreme Court, the Supreme Arbitration Tribunal and federal courts.

The duties of the legal system are:

1) to defend the rights and freedoms of Russia’s citizens;

2) to decide whether laws passed by the State Duma and the Acts of the executive power agree with the Constitution;

3) to guarantee legal and just execution of laws.

The justice presents a strict order of dealing with suits, criminal and civil cases and administrative offences in courts. Russia’s legal system is indivisible. The subjects of the Russian Federation are prohibited to establish the types of courts not specified in the legal system law. The Constitution defines the highest bodies of the legal system.

Vocabulary

legislative executive judicial independent of consists of Constitutional Court Supreme Court Supreme Arbitration Tribunal Federal court duty to defend right freedom to pass law to agree with… to deal with … suit criminal case  civil case administrative offences indivisible to prohibit to define bodies of the legal system

законодательная (власть) исполнительный судебная (власть) независимый состоять из… Конституционный суд Верховный суд Высший арбитражный суд Федеральный суд обязанности защищать право свобода принимать закон быть в соответствии иметь дело иск, тяжба криминальное дело (в суде) гражданское дело (в суде) административные нарушения неделимый запрещать определять органы юридической системы

 

Exercise 1. Choose the correct word from the options:

1. The judicial branch is …. of the other branches.

a) Indivisible b) important c) independent d) impossible

2. The duty of the legal system is to decide whether laws passed by the State Duma … with the Constitution.

a) depend on… b) agree with c) to preside over d) to impose

3.  The …. of the Russian Federation are prohibited to establish the types of courts not specified in the Constitution.

a) courts b) judges c) subjects d) duties

 

 

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions:

1. What does the judicial branch consist of?

2. Which duties of the legal system do you know?

3. Is Russia’s legal system divisible and dependent of the other branches of power?

UNIT VIII