Will there be a law suit against you?

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Can you use these ideas outside Midland Bank?

Will you be fired?

You must look for a new job, but your references leave much to be desired. Your only hope of getting a good job is to go to another bank and come up with some bright idea which would be attractive to them. Fortunately, when you were working for Midland Bank, you started thinking about a scheme raising money on the basis of floating exchange rates of currencies in South-East Asian countries.

When you were fired you returned all your records and notes to your superior at Midland Bank as your Contract of Employment required. Now you applied to Barkley Bank and suggested your scheme to them. They were greatly interested in the scheme and gave you a job in spite of your poor references. Your scheme is quite successful. Unfortunately, there happened to be a clash of interests between Midland Bank and Barkley Bank. Your former superior remembered that you had mentioned your scheme to him once though he wasn't interested in it at the time. He also found some notes on it in the papers you had returned.

Now your motto in life is: “Keep your mouth shut!”

Exercise 15. Change the following sentences according to the given examples using Participle I passive or Participle II. Translate the sentences into Russian.

a) I heard her mention the fact.

- I heard the fact mentioned.

b) I heard them discussing the problem.

- I heard the problem being discussed.

1. We want them to sign the contract.

2. They watched the man repairing his car.

3. I saw Mr Jackson paying the bill.

4. We saw a boy handing out some leaflets in the underground.

5. We heard the boss accusing Mrs Jackson of telling lies.

6. Some business circles want extremists to overthrow the government.

7. We want them to place the new computer at our disposal.

8. The man noticed the police arrest some teenagers.

9. I've heard you make too many promises.

10. I heard you congratulating Max on winning the prize.

11. The public want the authorities to deprive immigrants of all social benefits.

12. We heard some journalists interviewing the prime-minister.

13. We don't want them to impose this project on us.

14. The manager would like you to do the job in two weeks.

15. Reporters heard the police questioning the witnesses of the crime.

16. Nobody heard them discuss the terms of the contract.

Exercise 16. Complete the sentences using the structure ‘have something done' or ‘get something done'. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. It's dangerous to drive in icy conditions if you have such tyres. You should go to the service station and ______________ (they/to replace).

2. Our competitors are quite active in the area. If we want to succeed, we must __________________ (a new branch of our company/ to open) there by the end of the month.

3. Your new dress fits you as a glove. Where did you ________ (it/to make)?

4. I'm pressed for time. If I don't ________________ (the work/ to do) by the end of the week, I'll be given the sack.

5. The boss wants __________________ (a bank statement/ to send) to him every week, so that he knows our financial situation all the time.

6. Our firm is advertising a new vacuum cleaner. They come to potential buyers and demonstrate how it works. If you like, they'll come to you. In such a way you ______________ (your apartment/to clean) for free.

7. Your awful holiday was the travel agency's fault. If you go to court, I think you can ____________________ (around $1,000 damages/to award) to you.

8. Local residents are sick and tired of traffic jams. They are going to make the authorities consider the problem and ___________________ (heavy fines/to impose) on motorists for illegal parking.

9. The café is closed. If those bikers don't leave right away, I'll ______________ (they/to throw out).

10. I don't know what such breaches of discipline can lead to. The school board must ______________ (they/to nip) in the bud.

Exercise 17. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

A.

A popular character in the nation's top television soap is jailed for something of which she was probably innocent. (1) _______________ (to find) guilty of a series of fraudulent acts she faces months of solitary confinement. A good story line, but wait! Within hours the television station (2) ___________ (to flood) with calls of protest. A national newspaper soon starts up a campaign (3) ______________ (she/ to free). Thousands of T-shirts (4) _____________ (to print) with slogans (5) _________ (to call) for her release. Offices and factory floors echo to the sounds of (6) ______________ (to animate) debates. It even (7) ______________ (to mention) in Parliament. It's easy to laugh off such idiocies as ‘a bit of fun', but there's surely a more serious side. A fair proportion of viewers obviously (8) ____________ (to take in) by the story to such an extent that their perception of fact and fiction clearly (9) ____________ (to blur). (10) _________________ (to read) newspaper reports, millions will pore over their seven-day TV guide to get a preview of the week's soaps. And half of Britain (11) ____________ (to find) (12) __________ (to glue) to the screen! It's all very strange.

(From ‘Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency” by R.Side)

B.