2. Look up the dictionaries and find out the difference between a barrister and a solicitor. Write out all court expressions and explain their meaning.

The main difference between a Barrister and a Solicitor is that a Barrister is a legal professional who provides expert legal advice, representing individuals, organizations, and governments in court, along with providing written legal opinions. On the other hand, a Solicitor is a legal professional who offers legal advice and support to individuals, groups, private organizations, and corporations.

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3. Revise the use of articles with the words breakfast, dinner, lunch, supper. Insert the missing articles in the following sentences where necessary.

1) I often invite my friends for tea and supper.

2) A European breakfast consists of toast with marmalade and tea or coffee.

3) The supper which she cooked was uneatable.

4) They organized the charity dinner for the homeless.

5) On the first day of the vacation we all slept late and then had a huge brunch.

6) I won’t eat breakfast, it’s burnt again.

7) Many celebrities were present at the dinner in the White House.

8) If you hurry, you will be in time for dinner.

9) He cooked a delicious supper for us last night.

10) The dinner in the Indian restaurant was very spicy.

Reading and Comprehension

1.Look at these sentences or parts of sentences. Match the words in bold with the definitions below. Give their possible equivalents in your native language.

1) Another dress fitting this morning, lunch with the bridesmaids (a girl or woman who during the marriage ceremony helps the woman who is getting married – подружка невесты), and then this afternoon I have an appointment with the caterers (people or companies that provide food and drink for a place such as an office or for special occasions such as weddings and parties – поставщики провизии), who are pressing me on numbers.’

2) ‘I’ll do anything, my darling,’ he said, ‘but please don’t break off our engagement (an agreement to marry someone - помолвка).’

3) The list of guests who attended the wedding (a marriage ceremony and any celebrations such as a meal or a party that follow it - свадьба) makes interesting reading.

4) ‘So who was the best man (a male friend or relation of the bridegroom who stands with him and helps him during a marriage ceremony - шафер)?’ asked Harry.

5) The happy couple,”’ continued Emma, ‘“will spend their honeymoon (a holiday taken by a couple immediately after their marriage – медовый месяц) at Sir Giles’s villa in Tuscany.”

6) I never understood how the Prince of Wales could give up the throne for an American divorcee (a man or a woman who is divorced and who has not married again - разведенный)

7) He leapt up and kissed his fiancée (the woman who someone is engaged to be married to - невеста) on both cheeks, took a pace back, and once again thought how lucky he was that this beautiful woman had ever given him a second look.