Speak on the types of contracts.

V. SPEAKING

Point out sentences with Infinitives in the text and explain the use.

IV. GRAMMAR FOCUS

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive form (with or without to).

1. Why are you reading this journal? - … (read) the new article about contract law.

2. I would like … (ask) a few questions about concluding of a contract.

3. I managed … (get) to the library quickly.

4. We regret … (inform) you that we don’t have this Code in the library.

5. You must not … (use) this brand. It’s illegal.

6. I have … (work) on Saturday. We’re very busy at the agency.

7. Could we … (borrow) your book, please?

8. Do you intend … (make) a complaint?

9. I can’t wait … (see) the books you took.

10. They arranged … (go) to the office together.

2. Work together to make a marriage contract (or contract of employment). Think of questions to ask parties about their requirement, termination, fee etc. Use the following issues while making a contract: 1) property, care of children, mutual obligations etc.; 2) work conditions, time of work, salary, social insurance etc.

3. Speak on the differences between Ukrainian and US Contract Law. According to the US legislation“the contract of a lunatic, an idiot, or a person so under the influence of a narcotic or of intoxicating liquor as not to be capable of a free exercise of will is sometimes said to be wholly void. In recent cases, however, such contracts have usually been regarded as merely voidable; and in some instances they are enforced if the other contracting party is unaware of the incompetency and the terms are fair. The contract of a minor, usually a person under the age of 18, is not void, but voidable, and it may be affirmed by that person on attainment of full age.”

4. The article below gives examples of an illegal agreement. List arguments for and against illegal contracts. Are there any types of illegal contracts mentioned or implied in Ukrainian legislation? Write an essay on illegal agreements in Ukraine in comparison with that of other countries. Give your own examples of illegal contracts.

A contract is void if it is based on an illegal purpose or contrary to public policy. One example, from Canada, is Royal Bank of Canada v. Newell. A woman forged her husband's signature on 40 cheques, totalling over $58,000. To protect her from prosecution, her husband signed a letter of intent prepared by the bank in which he agreed to assume "all liability and responsibility" for the forged cheques. However, the agreement was unenforceable, and struck down by the courts, because of its essential goal, which was to "stifle a criminal prosecution." Because of the contract's illegality, and as a result voided status, the bank was forced to return the payments made by the husband.

In the U.S., one unusual type of unenforceable contract is a personal employment contract to work as a spy or secret agent. This is because the very secrecy of the contract is a condition of the contract (in order to maintain plausible deniability). If the spy subsequently sues the government on the contract over issues like salary or benefits, then the spy has breached the contract by revealing its existence. It is thus unenforceable on that ground, as well as the public policy of maintaining national security (since a disgruntled agent might try to reveal all the government's secrets during his/her lawsuit).