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The Case for Obscurity






(On thoughts and words)

If no thought

your mind does visit,

make your speech

not too explicit.

2.Roleplay an imaginary court trial. Let there be a cross-examiner and a witness. The witness has been insulted by the lawyer and tries to make the lawyer look silly.

 

3.Describe a court case you have read or heard about.

 

4. Additional tasks.

 

a)Read the joke and say how the humorous effect is achieved.

Prisoner: The judge sent me here for the rest of my life.

Prison guard: Have you got any complaints?

Prisoner: Do you call breaking rock with a hammer a rest?

 

b)Read the following joke out loud. Choose appropriate intonation and comment on your choice.

“You want to go in and say: ‘Good morning, Judge. How do you feel? ’ ”

“Not me. I did that once and the judge said: ‘Fine - $10’ ”.

 

c)Read the puzzle and answer the questions to find the solution.

There were two lawyers, Alfred and Bertram. Alfred once borrowed a great deal of money from Bertram. He promised to pay him back on the day he won his first case in court. But Alfred was lazy and never took on a case.

At first Bertram didn’t mind, but after five years he got tired of waiting for his money. He decided to take Alfred to court to get the money back.

On the day of the trial they both came to the court feeling happy and confident. They shook each other’s hand as if nothing was wrong. Alfred was sure that whether he won or lost in court he wouldn’t need to pay Bertram the money back. Bertram, on the other hand, was sure he’d get his money back. Can both of them have been right?

 

A.Look at it from Alfred’s point of view:

1)If the judge says he must pay, then he has

a)won the case

b)lost the case.

2)If so, then according to his promise to Bertram,

a)he has to pay Bertram

b)he needn’t pay him.

3)If the judge says he needn’t pay Bertram, then he has

a)won the case

b)lost the case.

4)If so, then according to the law,

a)he must pay Bertram

b)he needn’t pay him.

 

B.Look at it from Bertram’s point of view:

1)If the judge says Alfred must pay then he, Bertram, has

a)won the case

b)lost the case.

2)The judge’s ruling is law, so

a)Alfred has to pay up

b)he doesn’t have to pay up.

3)If the judge says Alfred needn’t pay then he, Bertram,

a)has won the case

b)has lost the case.

4)Therefore, according to Alfred’s promise,

a)Alfred must pay him

b)Alfred needn’t pay him.

 

C.Does this sound quite right to you? Is either of them right? Where is the contradiction?

 

d)Read the cases below and discuss the questions that follow each one.

Case one

A driver swerves to avoid a little girl crossing the road. The driver goes off the road and injures a pedestrian.

a)What is the driver guilty of, if anything?

b)Who should pay for the pedestrian’s medical expenses?

c)Who should pay for the damage done to the car?

Case two

A footballer trips up an opponent deliberately. The opponent breaks a leg and is unable to play football again. He sues the other footballer for a lifetime of lost earnings.

Should the footballer pay? Why/Why not?

Case three

Bob adds a double vodka rather than a single to Joe’s drink. Joe gets into his car and is stopped by the police on the way home. He’s breathalysed, found to be over the legal alcohol limit and banned from driving for six months. Joe sues Bob for the money he has to spend on taxis over the next six months.

Should Bob pay for Joe’s taxi expenses? Why/Why not?

 






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