ответить на вопросы по тексту: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains three major legal systems which have been developed through ages. The three systems, each with their own legal rules, courts and legal professions, are based geographically. These are systems of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. England and Wales. These two areas form one jurisdiction. The national courts (High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords) are based in London, but there are local courts (Magistrates’ Courts and County Courts) throughout the country and the Crown Court has many locations. Northern Ireland has some unusual features in its system, which is centered in Belfast. One such feature is the absence of a jury in “terrorist” trials. But the legal system of Northern Ireland has otherwise grown very similar to that of England and Wales. Scotland had its own system of laws and courts (based in Edinburgh) before its union with England and Wales in 1707 so Scotland retains many distinctions from the English system. It should be noted that the United Kingdom has incorporated the legal system of the European Union since 1972. The legal systems within the United Kingdom were based largely on judge-made law since the 17th century. The law developed through decisions made by judges and was called “case law” or “common law” (common to all courts of the country). The development of case law still remains an important source of law. A statement of law made by a judge in a case can become binding on later judges and can in this way become the law for everyone to follow. Precedent has a very important role in the common law. It ensures certainty and consistency and logical progression and development in the law. Many countries (especially in Continental Europe) prefer a codified system in which laws are set out in legislation and cases which apply them may be illustrative but do not become binding. Nevertheless, the common law does have advantages over codified systems — it is more flexible, it is more practical as it is derived from real life dramas played out before the courts.

1. What type of the state is in the UK?
2. What system of law is Russia’s legal system based on ?
3. What three main branches of state power do you know?
4. What three major legal systems does the UK contain?

Music in our life i love music, i think people can not live without it. the first thing i do in the morning i switch on my tape — recorder. we can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on tv, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. i think it's really doesn't matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. a lot of people are fond of music. they buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit concert halls and opera theatres. i enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. very often when i'm blue, i play my favourite merry songs and feel much better. sometimes i attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. i like watching music programs on tv. i like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers i like. one wall of my room is covered with posters of "bon jovi", "scorpions", "roxette", russian singers agutin, sjutkin, linda and others. some people go to musics schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music. unfortunately there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad. to have a good producer doesn't mean to have good ears and voice. i think that only talented people can claim to be singers. музыка в нашей жизни я люблю музыку, и мне кажется, что люди не могут жить без нее. первое, что я делаю утром — это включаю магнитофон. мы можем слышать музыку повсюду: на улицах, в магазинах, по телевизору и радио, в машинах, парках — везде. я думаю, что не имеет никакого значения, какую музыку вы предпочитаете: рок, поп, классическую, джаз. многим людям нравится музыка. они покупают кассеты, ходят на концерты, посещают филармонии и оперные театры. мне нравится слушать музыку, потому что она отражает мои настроения и эмоции. часто, когда мне грустно, я включаю свои любимые веселые песни и чувствую себя намного лучше. иногда я посещаю концертные залы, когда мои любимые группы или исполнители там выступают. мне нравится смотреть музыкальные передачи по телевизору. мне нравится узнавать больше и больше о популярных талантливых группах и исполнителях, которые мне нравятся. одна стена в моей комнате оклеена плакатами "бон джови", "скорпионз", "роксет". плакатами с изображением российских исполнителей агутина, сюткина, линды. некоторые ходят в музыкальные школы. они играют на различных музыкальных инструментах, поют в хоре, пытаются сочинять музыку. к сожалению, на нашей эстраде сейчас так много бездарных исполнителей, что меня это огорчает. иметь хорошего продюсера — еще не значит иметь хороший слух или голос. мне кажется, что только талантливые люди имеют право называться певцами.

1.) he hurt  his leg when he fell of the ladder. 2.) i saw that she was enjoying the concert. she was sitting and smiling. 3.) why didn't you open the door at once? - sorry, i didn't hear the bell. 4.) i   broke the plate while i was doing the washing-up. 5.) at two o'clock this afternoon i was having lunch that's why you didn't get  me on the phone. what did  you  want to tell me? - actually i called to tell you i   was coming home by the 7 o'clock train. 6.) i found that old photo when i was looking through the album. 7.) he was looking/looked through the article for some time and then he  made  notes. 8.) they were    discussing the situation for about an hour at yesterday's meeting. 9.) the boy was  always  fidgeting. but whenever i told  him not to, he  stuck out his tongue at me. 10.) while the coppards was working in the garden mr. coppard had a heart attack and his wife called  the doctor. 11.) i knew for sure what was happening in the next room at that moment. 12.) i didn't mean to shout at you. i was just speaking in an emotional manner! 13.) when i arrived, the party  was in full swing. someone was playing  the piano and the guests were dancing. nobody noticed  me come in. 14.) i asked her something but she didn't answer as she was tasting  some dish. 15.) what did  you  do when you found the ring? - i  called the police, of course.