Reporting Commands and Requests

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
“Please, sign the agreement,” he said to us. “Don’t leave the courtroom,” the judge said to the witness. “Can I go out?” he said.	He told us to sign the agreement. The judge told the witness not to leave the courtroom. He asked to go out.

Using Say – Tell – Ask

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
“I can do it,” he said “I can do it,” he said to me He said to me, “Please don’t do it!” “Can you do it?” he asked.	He said he could do it. He told me he could do it. He asked me not to do it. He asked me whether I could do it.

2.4.1 Change the following from Direct into Reported Speech.

1) Ann Saucier, a widow, called her attorney and said, “I need­ some legal work involving a small real-estate transaction done in Chicago.”

2) “You must say the truth, the only truth and nothing but the truth,” the judge said to the witness.

3) “Go and see your lawyer for legal advice,” she said to him.

4) She called her lawyer and said: “There is a problem with the title of an old family house on Chicago’s South Side.”

5) Lawyer David Mills said to her, “Do you want me to write your will?”

6) “Why do you want to leave your property to a man who is not your relative?” her niece asked.

7) “We have gone bankrupt.” the President said to the members of the Board.

8) “I am going to borrow some money from the bank to start my own business,” William said to his sister.

9) “Don’t bother me. I’m reading the contract,” Mr. Roger said to his children.

10) “I didn’t steal the company’s money,” the manager said.

11) “I won’t tell you where I was last night,” said the suspect when questioned in the police station.

12) The reporter asked Mr. Smith, “How long have you been running this business?”

2.4.2 Turn the following into indirect questions. Omit question marks where necessary.

_{1) Where is the police station? (Do you know …)}

_{2) What has the judge told her? (I wonder …)}

_{3) Are you going to be your own lawyer? (I want to know …)}

_{4) Is this correct? (I doubt …)}

_{5) Whose car is this? (Could you tell me …)}

3. 5Th year 9 th term

3.1. Criminal law

3.1.1 Study these words before reading the text.

crime = offence – преступление, правонарушение

to commit a crime (an offence) – совершать преступление (правонарушение)

commission of a crime – совершение преступления

criminal – уголовный, преступный

criminal law – уголовное право

a criminal = an offender – преступник, правонарушитель

to convict – осудить, признать виновным

a convict – осужденный

felony – тяжкое преступление

misdemeanor – менее тяжкое преступление

Actus Reus – виновное деяние

Mens Rea – виновная воля

presumption of innocence – презумпция невиновности

beyond reasonable doubt – вне всяких сомнений

defense – средство судебной защиты

insanity – невменяемость

self-defense – самооборона

duress – принуждение

punishment = penalty – наказание

to impose a penalty – назначать наказание

fine – штраф

imprisonment – тюремное заключение

capital punishment = death penalty – смертная казнь

to reform – исправлять

to rehabilitate – реабилитировать

to deter – удерживать, останавливать

deterrent – удерживающее средство, средство устрашения

probation – пробация, испытательный срок

parole – условно-досрочное освобождение

pardon – помилование