XIII. Подготовьте пересказ текста “B” на английском языке.

XIV. Прочтите и перескажите своим друзьям английские шутки:

It looks strange but in criminal law you can see punishment for an attempt of a coup d’etat but you cannot find any punishment for the coup d’etat itself.

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a coup d’etat – государственный переворот

an attempt of a coup d’etat – попытка государственного переворота

 

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Believe it or not, but…

… according to the laws of several states in the USA women can divorce their husbands if they prove that the men snore too loudly at night.

… if a man in Egypt wants to divorce his wife he must say the word “divorce” three times. It is enough to get a divorce. If a woman in Egypt wants to divorce her husband she must ask him to say the word “divorce” three times.

… if a bedouin young man likes a girl he asks the elder of the tribe to arrange a meeting with the girl in the elder’s tent. During the meeting the girl offers the young man a cup of tea. If she puts sugar in the tea, it means that the girl likes the young man, too, if not – he has no chance.

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to divorce smb. - подать на развод с кем-либо (divorce - развод)

to snore – храпеть

the elder of the tribe – старейшина племени

to arrange a meeting – устроить встречу

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Mrs. Brown is a teacher of an American school. She enjoys teaching her pupils because they usually think about everything carefully. One day she says to her children: “People in many countries of Asia wear white clothes at funerals but people in America and in Europe wear white clothes when they are happy. What colour does a woman wear in this country when she gets married, Alice?”

Alice says, “She wears white because she is happy.”

“That’s good, Alice,” Mrs. Brown says. “You are right.”

But then one of the boys in the class puts his hand up.

“Yes, John?” Mrs. Brown says. “Do you want to ask a question?”

“Yes, please.” John says. “Why do men wear black in this country when they get married?”

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carefully – тщательно, внимательно, осторожно

to get married – выйти замуж, жениться

puts his hand up – (зд.) поднимает руку

 

UNIT 4

CRIME AND CRIMINALS