Unit 7

Talking to a Barrister
Old Bailey is the name of the Central
Criminal Court in London
 The Old Bailey is the Central Criminal
Court in England,
 a court building in central London,
 it houses the Crown Court.
 The Crown Court sitting at the Central
Criminal Court deals with major criminal
cases from Greater London (exceptionally,
from other parts of England).
 It stands on Old Bailey, a road which follows
the line of the City's fortified wall (or bailey),
and gives the court its popular name.
Expressions from Unit 7
- the difference is that
- to do preparatory work
- witnesses should be made available
- to have a regular work day
- papers for today’s trial
- in the middle of a three-week trial
- to learn the ways (court procedure)
- the client is in custody awaiting trial
- to go into court
- the judge and the jury are in the court
- the evidence continues
Expressions from Unit 7 – PART II
- to deal with criminal work
- in my experience, it is more helpful / better ...
- to specialize in...
- to change for the worse / for better
- morality has gone down
- to prosecute  to defend
- a lack of discipline
- to observe the rights of other people
 Fill in the gaps: witness / defend / to prosecute / jury /
appeal / crime / custody (two expressions are to much)
1. ___________ is a complaint to a superior court of an
injustice done by an inferior court.

2. To _________ means to institute leagal proceedings aginst,

to accuse of some crime or breach of law.

3. A body of persons whose task is to decide, on the evidence

presented, whether the accused is guilty or not guilty is
called ____________.

4. To _________ means to act as attorney for an accused

person in criminal proceedings.

5. __________ is a person who, on oath, gives evidence in

legal proceedings.
 KEY:
1. Appeal is a complaint to a superior court of an injustice
done by an inferior court.

2. To prosecute means to institute leagal proceedings aginst,

to accuse of some crime or breach of law.

3. A body of persons whose task is to decide, on the evidence

presented, whether the accused is guilty or not guilty is
called jury.

4. To defend means to act as attorney for an accused person in

criminal proceedings.

5. Witness is a person who, on oath, gives evidence in legal

proceedings.
Vocabulary practice
Combine the nouns in the box with the verbs below to make combinations to
describe the work lawyers do. Some of the verbs go with more than one noun.

cases clients contracts corporations

decisions defendants disputes law
legislation

1 advise
2 draft
3 practise
4 represent
5 research
7 argue
8 litigate
9 plead
Vocabulary practice - Key
Combine the nouns in the box with the verbs below to make combinations to
describe the work lawyers do. Some of the verbs go with more than one noun.

cases clients contracts corporations decisions

defendants disputes law legislation

1 advise – clients, corporations, defendants

2 draft – contracts, decisions, law, legislation
3 practise – law
4 represent – clients, corporations, defendants
5 research – cases, decisions, law, legislation
7 argue - cases
8 litigate – cases, disputes
9 plead - cases
 Read the inerview answer the following question.
1. How many years of work experience does Mr. Watson
have?
2. How does Mr. Watson explain the term barrister?
3. What does court work consist of?
4. Describe a regular work day of Mr. Watson using the
table in the texbook – p. 34, ex. 2.
5. What kind of cases has Mr. Watson specialized for?
6. What had he done before this specialization?
7. What is Mr. Watson’s opinion concerning the change in
morality?
8. Which examples does he mention to support his opinion
about morality?
9. What does he think about the readiness of people to
observe the rights of other people?