Class
- Discussion: Legal Developments in 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/dec/29/legal-highlights-the-law-stories-you-may-have-missed-in-2015 Online trials http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/feb/16/online-court-proposed-to-resolve-claims-of-up-to-25000
- The Supreme Court - listening, note taking and discussion http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/64452076/The%20Supreme%20Court%20-%20Listening
- Legalese - e.g. whereupon (when), whereas (while). The key to using and understanding these words correctly is knowing about dependent prepositions e.g. to be accused of something, a party to an agreement.
Vocabulary
live (adjective /laiv/)
over-rule another court
repeal an act
to put someone on trial
dissenting judge/judgment
Homework
- Finish the worksheet on legal adverbs.
- Listen to the rest of the podcast and/or go over the parts you didn't understand again.
A note about listening
Students can easily be demotivated when faced by tasks that are very challenging, particularly the first few times, but continued practice will gradually lead to an understanding of the text, and you will gradually start to relax more about dealing with more difficult texts. In the long run you will develop a much greater sense of achievement and experience far less stress when dealing with challenging listening situations in the real world.
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