II. Use the phrases containing ‘-ed’ forms instead of the clause

1. According to the Constitution of Ukraine the State guarantees freedom of political activity. This freedom is not prohibited by the laws of Ukraine. 2. The High Contracting States shall secure to everyone within their jurisdiction the rights and freedoms. These rights and freedoms are defined in Section I of the Convention. 3. The Conference discussed new approaches to judicial reform. The Conference was attended by prominent lawyers from all East European States. 4. We met the new Minister of Interior. He was appointed by the President. 5. The term for the transformation of the procuracy into the institution of a European model is the middle of 2000. The term was specified by the Constitution of Ukraine. 6. The nearer the term, the greater is the resistance to the attempts of the democratically-minded community. The attempts are aimed at depriving Ukrainian procuracy of the elements of the institution of the repressive machine, the cornerstone of which is the function of “general supervision”.

III. Write as many sentences with '-ed' structures as possible using the following words and phrases:

exempt from punishment, impose punishment, set forth in the Convention, based on gender, protected by law, provided for, subjected to torture, held in slavery, imposed according to the provisions of, informed promptly, deprived of liberty, defined in Section I, drawn up, followed, applied, accounted for, brought to liability, evaluated, violated, employed, influenced, affected, guaranteed.

Pattern 1.... N... V-ed...

The Ukrainian Parliament ratified the European Convention in July 1997.

Pattern 2.... N... V-ed (Prep.)...

The European Convention ratified by the Ukrainian Parliament in July 1997 is a treaty of the Council of Europe.

IV. Translate into English:

1. Засудженого було звільнено від покарання, призначеного судом, у зв'язку з амністією. 2. Здійснення прав і свобод, викладених у Конвенції, гарантується без будь-якої дискримінації за ознакою статі, раси, кольору шкіри, мови, релігії, політичних чи інших переконань. 3. Ніхто не може триматися в рабстві або у підневільному стані. 4. Особи, яких було незаконно позбавлено волі, мають право на справедливу компенсацію. 5. Згідно зі статтею 1 Європейської конвенції Високі Договірні Сторони гарантують кожному, хто перебуває під їхньою юрисдикцією, права і свободи, визначені в розділі І цієї Конвенції.

VOCABULARY FOCUS: Words often confused and misused

Study the following groups of words that are often misused as well as the examples illustrating their use.