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UNIT 1 CRIMINAL LAW 1

Reading 1:Introduction to criminal law 1

Key terms:Criminal law 2

Listening 1 4

Speaking and Writing 1 5

Reading 2:Parties to a crime 6

Listening 2 8

Speaking 2 9

Writing 2 11

Language Focus 12

Translation Skills 15

Translation of participial phrases (1) 15

UNIT 2 CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW 19

Reading:Introduction to criminal procedure 19

Key terms:Procedural rights 21

Text analysis:The basic structure of the process 22

Listening:Bail 24

Speaking:Asking follow-up questions 24

Writing:Prefer the active voice over the passive 25

Language Focus 27

Translation Skills 28

Translation of participial phrases (2) 28

UNIT 3 CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW 31

Reading:Introduction to civil procedure 31

Key terms:Jurisdiction 32

Text analysis:Understanding evidence 33

Listening:Discovery 34

Speaking:Questioning skills 35

Writing:Write an complaint 37

Language Focus 38

Translation Skills 39

Translation of appositive clauses 39

UNIT 4 SALE OF GOODS 43

Reading 1:Introduction to sale of goods legislation 43

Key terms:Sale of goods 45

Language use:Terms and conditions of sale 46

Listening 1:Legal writing seminar on drafting clauses 48

Reading 2 50

Listening 2:A case brief 51

Text analysis:A case brief 52

Writing and Speaking:A case brief 54

Language Focus 54

Translation Skills 57

Translation of the negative 57

UNIT 5 REAL PROPERTY LAW 61

Reading:Introduction to property law 61

Key terms:Parties referred to in real property law 62

Listening 1:Easements 63

Listening 2:Buying a house in Spain 64

Speaking:An aspect of real property law 65

Language use:Giving a presentation—structuring and signalling transitions 65

Writing:Summarizing and requesting 66

Language Focus 67

Case Study 69

Task 1:Read the case report and answer these questions 69

Task 2:Find words or phrases in the above text which match these definitions 70

Task 3:Case discussion 70

Translation Skills 71

Translation of personal pronouns and possessive pronouns 71

UNIT 6 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 75

Reading:Introduction to intellectual property 75

Key terms:Intellectual property 77

Listening:Training of junior lawyers 77

Speaking:Phrases for discussions 79

Writing:Notes for a case brief 81

Language Focus 82

Case Study:Intellectual property law 84

The facts of the case 84

Task 1:Speaking 84

Task 2:Writing 85

Relevant legal documents 85

Translation Skills 86

Translation of long sentences 86

UNIT 7 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT 91

Reading:Introduction to negotiable instruments 91

Key terms:Negotiable instruments 93

Listening:Advice from a senior partner 94

Speaking:Explaining ideas to a client 95

Writing:Summarizing requirements 96

Language Focus 97

Translation Skills 99

Translation of legal terminology 99

UNIT 8 SECURED TRANSACTIONS 103

Reading 1:Introduction to secured transactions 103

Key terms:Comparing and contrasting concepts 104

Reading 2:Internal email 105

Text analysis:Formalityladverb-verb collocations 107

Listening 1:Creating a security interest 109

Listening 2:Intellectual property in secured transactions 110

Language use:Requesting information 111

Speaking:Requesting and presenting information 111

Writing:A polite refusal 112

Language Focus 112

Translation Skills 115

Translation of Latin words 115

UNIT 9 DEBTOR-CREDITOR 117

Reading 1:Introduction to debtor-creditor 117

Key terms:Types of liens 118

Listening 1:A job interview 119

Speaking 1:A job interview 121

Writing 1:A thank-you note 122

Reading 2:A career as an insolvency practitioner 123

Listening 2:Protecting assets from judicial liens 125

Speaking 2:Discussing insolvency work 126

Writing 2:A covering letter 126

Language Focus 126

Translation Skills 128

Translation of sentences without subject 128

UNIT 10 COMPETITION LAW 133

Reading 1:Introduction to competition law 133

Key terms:Anti-competitive activity 134

Reading 2:Anti-competitive activities and anti-trust measures in the EU 135

Listening:Advising on competition law risks 137

Language use:Warning a client of risks 137

Text analysis:A proposal 138

Speaking:Giving opinions—a competition law case 140

Writing:A proposal 141

Language Focus 141

Translation Skills 143

Translation of some commonly used expressions 143

Keys 147

Listening Transcripts 173