法律英语(下)

Translation Skills
Translation of participial phrases (2)
UNIT 3 CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW
Reading: Introduction to civil procedure
Key terms: Jurisdiction
Text analysis: Understanding evidence
Listening: Discovery
Speaking: Questioning skills
Writing: Write an complaint
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of appositive clauses
UNIT 4 SALE OF GOODS
Reading 1: Introduction to sale of goods legislation
Key terms: Sale of goods
Language use: Terms and conditions of sale
Listening 1: Legal writing seminar on drafting clauses
Reading 2
Listening 2: A case brief
Text analysis: A case brief
Writing and Speaking: A case brief
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of the negative
UNIT 5 REAL PROPERTY LAW
Reading: Introduction to property law
Key terms: Parties referred to in real property law
Listening 1: Easements
Listening 2: Buying a house in Spain
Speaking: An aspect of real property law,
Language use: Giving a presentation -- structuring and signalling transitions.
Writing: Summarizing and requesting
Language Focus
Case Study
Task 1: Read the case report and answer these questions
Task 2: Find words or phrases in the 'above text which
match these definitions
Task 3: Case discussion
Translation Skills
Translation of personal pronouns and possessive pronouns
UNIT 6 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Reading: Introduction to intellectual property
Key terms: Intellectual property
Listening: Training of junior lawyers
Speaking: Phrases for discussions
Writing: Notes for a case brief
Language Focus
Case Study: Intellectual property law
The facts of the case
Task 1: Speaking
Task 2: Writing
Relevant legal documents
Translation Skills
Translation of long sentences
UNIT 7 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT
Reading: Introduction to negotiable instruments
Key terms: Negotiable instruments,
Listening: Advice from a senior partner
Speaking: Explaining ideas to a client
Writing: Summarizing requirements
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of legal terminology
UNIT 8 SECURED TRANSACTIONS
Reading 1: Introduction to secured transactions
Key terms: Comparing and contrasting concepts
Reading 2: Internal email
Text analysis: Formality/adverb-verb collocations
Listening 1: Creating a security interest
Listening 2: Intellectual property in secured transactions
Language use: Requesting information
Speaking: Requesting and presenting information
Writing: A polite refusal
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of Latin words
UNIT 9 DEBTOR-CREDITOR
Reading 1: Introduction to debtor-creditor
Key terms: Types of liens
Listening 1: A job interview
Speaking 1: A job interview
Writing 1: A thank-you note
Reading 2: A career as an insolvency practitioner
Listening 2: Protecting assets from judicial liens
Speaking 2: Discussing insolvency work
Writing 2: A covering letter
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of sentences without subject
UNIT 10 COMPETITION LAW
Reading 1: Introduction to competition law
Key terms: Anti-competitive activity
Reading 2: Anti-competitive activities and anti-trust
measures in the EU
Listening: Advising on competition law risks
Language use: Warning a client of risks
Text analysis: A proposal
Speaking: Giving opinions -- a competition law case
Writing: A proposal
Language Focus
Translation Skills
Translation of some commonly used expressions
Keys
Listening Transcripts