Reported Speech

1. Commands. Rewrite sentences as in the example:

Example: Work hard! – He told (asked) me to work hard.

1. Stop talking on the phone! I am waiting for an important call! 2. Put hands on your neck! 3. Have a break for a moment! 4. Don’t speak so loud! I can’t hear the Speaker. 5. Don’t make so many mistakes! 6. Tell him the truth! 7. Follow that car!

2. Change the following sentences into reported speech as in the example: Example: Are you busy? She asked if I was busy.

Where are you going? She asked where I was going.

When do you get up? She asked when I got up.

1. Do you work as a defendant or a prosecutor? 2. Where is our expert? 3. Has he presented the evidence? 4. Did he have a personal interest in the case? 5. 4. What does the legislative process involve? 5. What will she do in case of her accusation?

3. Turn these into reported speech, beginning I didn’t know:

Example: He is searching for a burglar. – I didn’t know he was searching for a burglar.

1. They have taken his fingerprints. 2. He was released from prison. 3. They will commit a terrible crime. 4. Tomorrow he will appear before the court. 5. This famous advocate will defend James in court. 6. They have arrested the well-known escaped criminal at last.

4. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech:

Example: The officer said, ‘I held that criminal in my arms for the second time!’ – The officer said he had held that criminal in his arms for the second time.

1. The judge said, ‘I have never faced such an awful mistake’. 2. The students said, ‘The professor explained the legal and political system of Great Britain properly’. 3. The policeman said, ‘I saw them at the station’. 4. Mary said, ‘I studied Criminology at the Academy’. 5. His aunt said, ‘Something terrible happened’. 6. The advocate said, ‘I’ll do all I can’.

5. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Слідчий департамент повідомив, що злочинця спіймали. 2. Адвокат сказав, що арештований має право на консультацію юриста. 3. Газета повідомила, що певні зусилля докладаються, щоб покращити зв’язок з молоддю щодо попередження злочинності. 4. Злочинець признав, що викрав гроші. 5. Вона казала, що при поліцейському не було зброї тієї ночи. 6. Він запитав, які докази будуть представлені на суді.

The Infinitive

1. Find the Infinitives, translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1. His duty is to make sure that the place of work is safe. 2. He has just finished his speech to read the text on family law. 3. I expect him to be always fair in fixing price for goods. 4. I would like to see the witness again. 5. I beg to inform me of the details of the case. 6. We asked to be given convincing evidence.

2. Make sentences using the words from the table:

3. Make sentences using the infinitives as a subject after It’s important/ dangerous/ interesting/ hard/ unfair… as in the example:

Example: to become a good specialist – It’s important to become a good specialist.

To learn foreign languages; to study Criminology; to have practice in court; to regulate copyrights and trademarks; to learn about other criminal codes; to consider his state of mind; to examine all evidence; to know the definition of tort; to revoke an offer.

4. Write what the officer made your friend do when he was apprehended:

Example: The officer made him show his pockets. (Pay attention to using the infinitive without to )

1) to show my pockets;

2) to sit by the wall;

3) to answer the officer’s questions;

4) to call mother;

5) to tell about the circumstances;

6) to tell the truth;

7) to put signature.

5. Encourage your friends to do something and make up short dialogues:

Example: to walk to the Academy – Let’s walk to the Academy.

To call the notary today (to put it off till tomorrow); to go to the meeting (to go to the Prosecutor’s Office); to finish the law report tonight (to leave it till tomorrow); to make our own expert examination (to employ a specialist); to write out some unknown words denoting civil wrongs (to read them).

6. Respond to the statements by giving advice or making recommendation:

Example: I’ve got much work to do before the meeting. – You’d better go to the hostel and prepare for the meeting.

1. We’ll take an exam in Criminal Law soon (to study the major factors in determining of criminal intent). 2. We may be late with this information (to prove the necessity of using force). 3. You have little time to prepare for the seminar on English Court System. (go to the reading hall now). 4. You have no right to blame him; he performed his legal dity (to justify him). 5. You don’t have enough evidence (to settle the dispute out of court).

7. Fill in the gaps with the particle to if necessary:

1. Let him … help you with your work at the case. 2. He would rather die than … betray his friends. 3. Have you ever heard him … break the law? 4. She seems … know a great deal about public law. 5. Let them... come as soon as possible. 6. Have you enough information … to sue for compensation?

8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the Objective and Subjective Infinitive Constructions:

A. 1. I heard the door of the court hall open. 2. Do you expect the jury to believe that you are innocent? 3. Everybody expected this crime to be justifiable. 4. I saw the public meet that verdict with satisfaction 5. He is believed to be the fairest judge in our town. 6. They want him to be charged for the second time, but it’s prohibited by the law.

B. 1. The information proved to be wrong. 2. The girl is considered to be in need of protection. 3. The young offender was seen to be working very hard. 4. He is expected to be honest during the trial. 5. The court is unlikely to give a severe sentence. 6. Three people are reported to have been injured in the accident.

9. Complete these sentences with used to + infinitive:

1. He (to travel) a lot because his job was connected with commerce among the states. 2. They (to be) the members of the House of Representatives presenting California and Vermont. 3. She (to work) much as she was a legal advisor; now she is retired and has a plenty of time. 4. We (to live) in a small village but now we live in New York. 5. There (to be) the Prosecutor’s Office opposite the station but it moved to another building long time ago. 6. I (to know) a lot of people from the government and I don’t know any these days.

10. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Президент США має право відхилити проект. 2. Я почув, як суддя говорив латиною. 3. Ви сподіваєтеся, присяжні повірять, що ви невинний? 4. Він вимагав, щоб йому надали можливість відшкодувати збитки. 5. Вважали, що дівчині потрібна допомога. 6. Вона сподівалася, що другий свідок підтвердить її версію. 7. Здається, вона багато знає про цивільне право. 8. Ви колись чули, щоб він порушував закон?

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