CD1 Track 9 Ex 3.6
Listen to the introduction to the lecture Magistrates’ courts. Which functions from the checklist in Task 2 does the lecturer use?
Magistrates’ courts
Good morning, everybody. In spite of what John just said, I’m not going to spend a lot of time talking about the family work. That’s a specialist area of the Magistrates’ court. As John says, it deals with non-criminal matters involving the state and children. So, for example, in the case of family break-up, it would involve making parental contact orders where the parents can’t agree on how much contact time each parent should have with the child – after divorce, for example. It also deals with parental responsibility. So that means fathers who are refusing to pay for the maintenance of their children. Then, finally, it deals with any kind of case involving the state and the child – notably, when the state wishes to take the child from the care of the parents and put it in the care of somebody else or in the care of the local authority, the government, and also when the child is to be adopted by another family. But that is another specialist area. What we are mainly concerned with today is the criminal court, and that is what I am going to spend most of my time talking about this morning.
So this is a court – the Magistrates’ court deals only with offences, criminal offences. So we’re not dealing, for example, with disputes between neighbours. For example, if you have an argument with your neighbour about the noise that is being made, or the height of his hedge which is preventing the light getting into your garden – all those kinds of things are dealt with in the civil court, but here we are dealing with the criminal court, so it’s crimes against the state as defined by the legal code. So I just want to make that clear from the beginning.
So within that criminal justice system, first of all we are dealing with England and Wales here. There is a slightly different system that operates in Scotland – so we’re talking about England and Wales only. Within that justice system there are two main courts. One is the crown court which deals with very serious offences. So those would be the ones that you’ve probably all seen on television where there’s a judge and 12 members of a jury. Those are only for serious offences. We are dealing with the lesser offences and those are dealt with in the courts that I’m going to talk to you about today, and that is the Magistrates’ court.
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CD1 Track 10 Ex 4.1
Listen and complete the sentence from the introduction to Britain and the European Monetary Union.
However, as the title of my lecture suggests, I am going to spend most of the time today talking about why Britain did not adopt the euro, and what that said, and still says, about Britain’s attitude in general to membership of the European Union.
CD1 Track 11 Ex 4.2
Listen and complete the following sentences from the introduction to Magistrates’ courts. Write one word in each space.
So, for example, in the case of family break-up, it would involve making parental contact orders where the parents can’t agree on how much contact time each parent should have with the child ...
What we are mainly concerned with today is the criminal court, and that is what I am going to spend most of my time talking about this morning.
CD1 Track 12 Ex 4.4
Listen to a recording about security and computers. Complete the text with one word in each space.
Security is an important aspect of using a computer that many people do not pay much attention to. If you buy a laptop or personal computer, you will probably want to connect to the Internet. If so, it is important that you install security software which will protect it from attack by viruses or spyware. Now there is a wide range of products available on the market which are relatively cheap and which provide a variety of different features. For example, in addition to checking their computer for viruses, parents can use the software to control which websites their children can access. You should not assume, however, that you are 100% safe if you are using such security software. You should make sure that you have backup copies of your work, and you should be very careful about keeping important information, such as bank account details, on your computer.
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