法律英语

UNIT 1 THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Reading： Bodies of law
Types of laws
Speaking 1 ： Explaining what a law says
Types of courts
Speaking 2： Civil court systems.
Persons in court
Listening： Documents in court
Writing： Paraphrasing in plain language
Language Focus
Legal Latin
Translation Skills
Repetition
UNIT 2 LEGAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSION
Reading： Legal education —— a call to the Bar
A lawyers curriculum vitae
Listening 1： Law firm structure
Listening 2： Practice areas
Speaking and Writing： Describing a law firm and its practice areas
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Omission
UNIT 3 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Reading： Introduction to constitutional law.
Key terms： Principles of the constitutional law
Text analysis： The 13 enduring constitutional issues
Listening： The Bill of Rights
Speaking： Public speaking skills
Writing： Writing a classroom constitution
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Addition
UNIT 4 COMPANY LAW： Company Formation and Management
Reading 1 ： Introduction to company law
Key terms： Roles in company management
Listening： Company formation
Speaking： Informal presentation —— a type of company
Reading 2： Corporate governance
Text analysis： A letter of advice
Writing： A letter of advice
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of words （1）
UNIT 5 COMPANY LAW： Capitalisation
Reading 1 ： Introduction to company capitalisation
Key terms： Shares
Listening： A rights issue
Reading 2： Shareholders and supervisory boards
Understanding legalese
Speaking： Paraphrasing and expressing opinions
Writing： Summarising
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of words （2）
UNIT 6 COMPANY LAW： Fundamental Changes in a Company
Reading 1 ： Introduction to changes in companies
Key terms： Opposing concepts in company law
Listening： Explaining legal aspects of an acquisition
Text analysis： Beginning a presentation
Reading 2： Spin-offs
Speaking： Presenting a spin-off
Writing： Standard phrases for opening and closing letters and emails
Language Focus
Case Study
The facts of the case
Task 1： Speaking.
Task 2： Writing
Translation Skills
Conversion of word classes
UNIT 7 CONTRACT LAW： Contract Formation
Reading 1 ： Introduction to contract formation
Key terms： Defenses to contract formation
Text analysis： Understanding contracts
Listening： Contract negotiation
Speaking： Negotiating expressions
Writing： An informative memo
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of the passive
UNIT 8 CONTRACT LAW： Remedies
Reading 1 ： Introduction to contract remedies
Key terms： Types of damages
Listening： Remedies
Speaking： Initial interview with a client
Writing： Follow-up correspondence to a client
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of adjective clauses （1）
UNIT 9 CONTRACT LAW： Assignment and Third-Party Rights
Reading 1 ： Introduction to contract assignation
Key terms： Contracts
Speaking： Explaining third-party rights
Listening： Preparing a lawsuit and developing an argument
Reading 2： A closing argument
Text analysis： Persuasive writing and speaking
Writing： Memo giving advice
Language Focus
Case Study
The facts of the case
Task 1： Speaking
Task 2： Writing
Translation Skills
Translation of adjective clauses （2）
UNIT 10 EMPLOYMENT LAW
Reading 1 ： Introduction to employment law
Key terms： Employment
Listening 1 ： An employment tribunal claim
Writing 1 ： Attachments and formality
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Keys
Listening Transcripts