Mike and Nick were schoolboys. They lived in the country. The boys went to school together and they liked to play and spend their leisure time together.
One day Mike сamе to Nick's house and said, "Nick, you have so many good books. I see this is an interesting book in your library which I haven't read.
Can you lend me this book to read? I'll bring it back next week".
Nick did not want to lend books to other people, and he said, "Why do you want to take my book home? You can read it here, in my house. I want you to come again and read here".
Mike saw what kind of a friend he had, but he did not say anything. He wanted to teach him a lesson.
The next week Nick came to Mike and said, "Mike, you have a good garden knife.
I want to work in my garden tomorrow. Can you give it to me for two days?"
Mike answered, "Why do you want to take my garden knife home? You can work with it in my garden".
C. Judges in Great Britain
TASK 1. Before listening to the tape, read the following text and answer the questions
In Britain, the vast majority of judges (that is, the people who decide what should be done with people who commit crimes) are unpaid. They are called "Magistrates", or "Justices of the Peace" (JPs). They are ordinary citizens who are selected not because they have any legal training but because they have "sound common sense" and understand their fellow human beings. They give up tune voluntarily.
A small proportion of judges are not Magistrates. They are called "High Court Judges" and they deal with the most serious crimes, such as those for which the criminal might be sent to prison for more than a year. High Court Judges, unlike Magistrates, are paid salaries by the State and have considerable legal training.
Magistrates are selected by special committees in every town and district. Nobody, not even the Magistrates themselves, knows who is on the special committee in their area. The committee tries to draw Magistrates from as wide a variety of professions and social classes as possible.
On this tape, a Magistrate describes the sort of people who come before him, gives examples of a few typical cases and finally talks about the difficulty of deciding between when to help a person and when to punish him.
1.What kind of people are Magistrates?
2.Why are they selected?
3.Who would judge a person who had committed a crime like murder?
4.Who selects Magistrates and what is unusual about the system?
5.What does the Magistrate on the tape talk about?
TASK 3. Match each word or expression on the left with the correct definition on the right
a) inadequate1. the main impression
b) punishment2. not to have enough sympathy
c) overwhelming impression3. treat too softly
d) insufficiently concerned with4. inadequacies
e) shortcomings5. the prison sentence or fine given to a criminal
f) molly - coddle6. used for people who somehow
lack the necessary intelligence or maturity to
make a success of their lives
ex.1
1 b)
2 c)
3 b)
4. c)
ex.2
1 isn't he?
2 hasn't he?
3 don't we?
4 doesn't she?
ex.3
1 some
2 any
3 many
4 a few
ex. 4
1 a pair of cotton polka dot shorts
2 two brown leather bags
3 a comfortable wooden armchair
4 some little silver spoons
ex. 5
1. yourself
2. himself
3. yourself
4. themselves