Summarizing Tasks GPIV and ECII

Summarizing Tasks GPIV and ECII

Below you will find suggested answers to last week’s summarizing/vocabulary task.
When you are summarizing remember to:
(1) Use your own words as much as possible
(2) Be concise – a two sentence summary shouldn’t be more than 50 words.
(3) Concentrate on the main points – don’t go into too much detail
(4) Acknowledge the author and cite the source correctly.


GP IV

Neil Rose (2011), reports that the coalition government’s plan to reform litigation costs has met with strong opposition. Many academics and solicitors argue that putting the burden on the claimant will mean that seriously injured people will be denied access to justice and therefore their right to full compensation.

Reference:
Rose, N. (2011) Lord Justice Jackson’s proposed reforms of litigation costs ignited a fierce debate. The Guardian, February 16, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/feb/16/jackson-litigation-costs-reform/

Vocabulary:

Legal English

Tort Law:
Libel
Personal injury (claim)
Clinical negligence

Collocations:
Pay costs/damages
Bring a claim
Implement a reform

Success fee
No win/No fee
CFA (Conditional Fee Agreement)
Legal aid


General English:
Fierce debate
The strength of the argument
Shoulder the burden
Special pleading



ECII

Dominic Rushe (2011) observes that the high valuation of social media companies, despite the fact that many of them are unprofitable, could be dangerous for the market. Rushe goes on to list ten indicators which identify when a market is about to burst, concluding that already eight of these are present in the current social media boom.

Reference: Rushe, D. (2011) Is this the start of the second dotcom bubble? The Observer, February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/20/is-this-the start-of-the-second-dotcom-bubble/

Vocabulary:

Collocations and business/financial English
To float (a company (on the stock market))
To value something at (a price)
A valuation of (amount)
A good/bad investment
Property/social media etc boom
Startups (no longer start-ups)

Idiomatic Expressions:
Stupid money
Old/new school
A smart cookie