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Reading Listening Writing andspeaking LanguageUnit rThe practice
oflawpage 8
1, Bodies of lawJ Types of lawsr, Legal education:A call to the
Barr.- A lawyer's curriculumvitae
1 Documents in court2 Lawyers3 Law firm structure4 Practice
areas5 Law firm culture
Speaking1 Explaining what alaw says2 Civil court systems3
Describing a lawfirm
q-, Types of courts9- Persons in courtt Legal Latin
Unit zGompany law:companyformation andmanallementpage 20
lntroduction tocompany lawMemorandum ofassociationLimited
LiabilityPartnership BillCorporategovernance
1 Company formation2 Forming a businessin the UK
WritingA letter of adviceSpeakinglnformal presentation:a type of
company
q./ Key terms: Roles in companymanagementv Language use: Shal/
and may
q-, Text analysis: A letter of advice
Unit 3Company law:capitalisationpage 341 lntroduction
tocompany
capitalisation2 Shareholders andsupervisory boards3 New
legislation
1 A rights issue2 Plain language
WritingSummarisingSpeakingParaphrasing andexpressing opinions
q-, Key terms: Shares\-, Language use 1:
Contrastinginformationq-, Language use 2: Commoncolloctions (verb
plus noun)j Text analysis: Understanding
legalesel"inlr ; i-gtirlt*q* [*i:r"tsUnit +Gompany
lawrfundamentalchanEies in aGOmpanypage 48
1 lntroduction tochanges incompanies2 Spin-offs
3 The minutes of ameeting4 Shareholder rights
Explaining legalaspects of anacquisitionA checklist
WritingStandard phrases foropening and closingletters and
emailsSpeakingPresenting a spin-off
g, Key terms: opposing conceptsin company lawg, Text analysis:
Beginning apresentation! Language use 1: Explaining aprocedurev
Language use 2: Collocationsesr* rtudy:: {*rnpany l*w; paqe i,:Unit
5Contracts:contractformationpage 64
1 lntroduction tocontract formation2 A covenant3 E-contracts
1 Negotiating2 Contractnegotiation
WritingAn informative memoSpeaking1 Paraphrasing
clauses2 Role-play:negotiating anagreement
q, Key terms: Defencesto contract formationg, Text analysis:
Understandingcontractsv Language use 1:Giving emphasisr-, Language
use 2: Negotiatingexpressionsg, Language use 3: Adverbs
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Unit 6Gontracts:remediespage 78
Unit IGontracts:assignmentand third-partyrightspage 92
Unit qSale of gloodspage 12O
Unit rsReal propertylawpage 134
ReadingL lntroduction tocontract remedies2 Liquidated damages3
Understandingcontract clauses4 Types of breach
1 lntroduction toproperty law2 A law firm's practiceareas3
Understanding alease or tenancyagreement4 Case review5 Reference
email
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2 Remedies
1 Legal writingseminar on draftingclauses2 A case brief
1 Easements2 Buying a house inSpain
writing andspeakingWritingFollow-upcorrespondence toa
clientSpeaking1 Presentation:contract remedies2 lnitial interview
with
a client
I writing and speakingA case brief
writing1 Describing a firm'spractice areas2 Summarising
andrequesting
Speaking1 Presentation: anaspect of realproperty law2 Case
discussion
Languaqe,.-, Key terms: Types of damagesu Language use 1:
Talking aboutcourt actions and rulingsv Language use 2:
Usingrepetition to aid understanding* Text analysis: lnitial
interviewwith a client
g, Key terms: Employment\- Language use: Expressing anopinion,
agreeing anddisagreeing
q- Key terms: Sale of goodsv Language use 1: Terms andconditions
of salei, Text analysis: A case briefr,, Language use 2: Talking
aboutcorresponding laws andi nstitutions
., Key terms: Parties referred toin real property law\- Language
use 1: Contrastingideasv Language use 2: ClassifYingand
distinguishing tyPes or
l
1 lntroduction tocontract assignation2 Understandingcontract
clauses3 Follow-up email4 A closing argument5 Keeprng informed
1 Preparing a lawsuitand developing anargument2 A closing
argument
WritingMemo giving adviceSpeaking1 Explaining third-party
rights2 Emphatic stress3 Discussing and
evaluating sourcesof information
q-, Key terms: Contracts1-, Language use 1: Nouns endingin -or
and -ee!, Language use 2'. Verb + -ingformr-, Text analysis:
Persuasive
writing and speakingr- Language use 3: Phrasesreferring to
evidence
1 An employmenttribunal claim2 Liability risks3 A sex
discrimination
case4 Unfair dismissal
Writing1 Attachments andformality2 Advising onadvantages
anddisadvantages inan email
SpeakingAgreeing anddisagreeing
lntroduction to saleof goods legislationRetention of title
