GPIII Group 12 B2+2 Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Class

• Getting a law job - common questions, listening.  Click here for the Top 10 Interview Questions: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/top-10-interview-questions.htm
• Unit 3.2 p. 28 - 29   International Co-operation (1) International Organisations - Abbreviations and Acronyms n.b.  ASEAN, NATO and OPEC are acronyms. For definitions on acronyms and abbreviations see:http://www.abbreviations.com/?+ (2) Reading & Vocabulary CERN (n.b. collocations: shining example, joint venture, peer committee, group, review) (3) Subordinate Clauses

Homework

1. Unit 3.1 p. 26 -27 Reading & Vocabulary Q. 5 & 7
2. Find an internship position that you would be interested in applying for. print off the details and bring it to class with you next week. Come prepared to interview for this position. This will be your first speaking assessment. You could look at websites that specialise in interships with law firms in the U.S. or U.K. e.g. http://www.summerinternships.com/internships/legal/, http://www.internship-uk.com/program_placement.asp, Corporations e.g. http://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/why-goldman-sachs/our-divisions/legal/positions/interns.html or an International organisation (e.g. the WHO offers both an internship http://www.who.int/employment/internship/en/ and junior professional programme http://www.who.int/employment/jpo/en/

Self Study

Today's listening featured a lawyer who practised insolvency law. What is the key language in this area? 

See : http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/75861506/Debtor%20and%20Creditor What do the terms merger, consolidation and takeover mean?