Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Língua Inglesa Instrumental para Direito I

“LAW”:
1. a rule that is supported by the power of government and that controls that behavior of members
of society;
2. the whole set of such rules;
3. a statement expressing what has always been seen to happen in certain conditions;
4. respect and obedience for the law in society
5. a field of academic discipline.

Tarefa 1: Relacione essas definições aos exemplos abaixo:

a. If you break the law, you must expect to be punished.
b. Boyle’s law is a scientific principle.
c. With the president’s signature, the bill becomes a law.
d. She is a student of Law. (or) She is a law student.
e. The ultimate goal of the justice system is to establish law and order.
f. You’ll find the definition of “asylum seekers” in the Law of Citizenship.
g. He took the law into his own hands.

Tarefa 2: Marque as palavras que se relacionam as áreas de atuação da lei e que se

combinam com a palavra “Law”:
Tarefa 3: Sublinhe nas alternativas apresentadas (em itálico) a palavra ou expressão mais
correta nas seguintes sentenças:

►Law forms/firms offer complete legal services for domestic and international
clientele/customers.
►Lawyers draw up/decide on documents such as contracts, deeds/drafts and wills/warranties.
►They typically alternate/ arbitrate problems and disputes between
players/parties.
►When a person doesn’t want to talk directly to the other, attorneys often speak in spite of/on
behalf of someone.

Tarefa 4: Preencha as lacunas com as palavras abaixo:

The solicitor’s job

There are about 40,000 solicitors _____________ in the UK. They _____________ a wide variety
of jobs, including conveyancing, probate, divorce, company commercial matters and general
_____________. Some _____________, particularly in city centres, are specialists, for example,
on company or maritime _____________. Many others are general practitioners who
_____________ most work requested by their clients. When a person wishes to sell his house or
make a _____________, he will usually _____________ a solicitor. If he wants _____________ a
case to court he will usually need a barrister's _____________. However, he will not be able to
_____________ with the barrister direct. He must _____________ a solicitor who will
"_____________ the barrister".

There is no legal obligation to _____________ a solicitor when carrying out legal work. A person
can sell his own house, write his own will and _____________ his divorce. All he needs is time
and common sense to understand and apply the basic _____________ of the law.

Perform Practicing Consult

Service Law/business Litigation
Use Undertake Solicitors
Deal Conduct To Bring
Employ Will
Instruct Procedures
Tarefa 5: Preencha as lacunas com as palavras destacadas no texto:

1) The _____________ asked the members of the jury to leave the court.
2) A solicitor gives a _____________ to the barrister which consists of important legal
documents.
3) My lawyer disagreed with the veredict and wants my _____________ to go to a higher court.
4) The accused was shocked when he was found guilty and given a four-year prison
_____________.
5) I think she already has a _____________ for shoplifting.
6) As the key witness took the _____________ there was a complete silence in the court.
7) The prosecution hasn’t got enough _____________ to secure a guilty verdict.
8) Barristers are lawyers who have been called to the _____________.
9) The lawyers for the _____________ complained that their client could not get a fair trial.

Tarefa 5: Qual a função/cargo dos “personagens” destacados na figura?