Lombardi Segni & Associati - Legal English Course - Lesson 4

12:00 pm Level B1

Class

Introduction to phonemic chart and things to notice about pronunciation:

Place and manner of articulation

Assimilation

Elision

Insertion

Utterance stress

Tone

Homework

Explore the phonemic chart and get to know the sounds

1:30 pm Level C1/C2

Class

1) The Top Words for 2017

Discussion and reading

Source:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/02/fake-news-is-very-real-word-of-the-year-for-2017

2) Legal English Idioms

3) Introduction to the phonenic chart and the importance of pronunciation for developing listening skills.

Homework

Read the notes on pronunciation and start exploring the phonemic chart.

Vocabulary

Twirl/Swirl/Whirl  - note how this sound /ɜːʳl / is associated with circular motion. Are they all synonymous or are they used in different circumstances? 

Dip

Noughties

Snap election

Vocabulary Notes

Translating crediti = payables (debts to be paid)

If A lends money to B

B has a debt

A has a claim

Corrections

I'm making confusion - Do you mean I'm causing confusuon (making others confused) or  I'm confusing X with Y (I am mistaking one thing for another)?

I saw at in the dictionary