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                 Discipline : L1 LICENSE ANGLAIS

                 Année : 2018-2019

Nom de l’enseignant : Corinne Jacqueminet

N° et intitulé de l’enseignement :  NA101A Comprehension Orale (phonetique) 

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HOMICIDE LAW

EXERCICE 1 : COMPREHENSION ORALE (20 pts/40)

Please answer the following questions in full sentences, paying attention to language.

Vocabulary/Phrases: "wash hands": referring to Shakespeare and Macbeth and washing your hands of something that you feel guilty of and are trying to forget; "Crux": The pinnacle or main point of a dispute.

1. What is the sentence in the UK for "murder"? (2 pts)t

The defendant must be sentenced to life imprisonment and can expect a minimum term of at least 15 years old

1. What about the sentence for "manslaughter"? (2 pts)

For “manslaughter” the sentence reflects the capability of the offender.

1. True or false (circle the right answer and justify if false): Everyone AND the government want to change the legislature. (3 pts)   TRUE       FALSE

Everyone wants to change the law except the government and trying to persuade that murder law is fine as it is

1. Fill in the blanks: Bob Neil: "I think that's a disappointment, and I'm afraid the government have slightly washed their hands of it, and I didn't think they really gave us an adequate response in substance" (2 pts)
2. What does "Murder 2" mean? (2 pts)

“Murder 2” is a case of murder which the life imprisonment sentence is not compulsory.

1. True or false (circle the right answer and justify if false): According to Bob Neil, the general public want the courts to make a difference between the different categories of murder. (1 pt)      TRUE          FALSE

According to Bob Neil the general public isn’t sensible enough to draw distinctions as to be culpability in what happens.

1. How do British people generally regard the Americans as far as murder sentences are concerned? (1 pt)

According to the British people, the Americans who don’t generally regarded as being soft on sentencing or criminal justice issues, have any difficulty dealing with the concept of saw the murder.

1. What is the crux of the issue in regard to punishment, according to the woman on the recording? (5 pts)

According to the woman of the recording there is a lot of murder which encompasses at the one hand the sadistic torture and murder of a child down, to the person at the other hand and they are all guilty of the same offence and get the same punishment the public was it that doesn’t sound right to me.

1. True or false (circle the right answer and justify if false):

Today’s definition of homicide is based on a relatively new analysis of the concept: (2 pts)                        TRUE              FALSE

There was a very good line from the law commission professor alright he said it’s astonishing really that the most serious offence is still based on a definition provided by a legal commentator in the 17th century

EXERCICE 2: PHONÉTIQUE (20 pts/40)

1. Underline the stressed syllables (primary stress) in the following words (4 pts)

1. Decipher the following Standard British English transcriptions (pay attention to spelling!) (4 points)

1. Make full transcriptions of the following words in Standard British English (SBE) and indicate the stressed syllables for words of 2 syllables or more (12 points)