2. Make sentences using the words from the table:

It

takes took will take

me you him them her us

less than a minute half an hour five days a fortnight three weeks two years

to get there

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.