Lesson 25.10.10

- Students’ comments: contracts
- Language focus: prepositions pag.27
- More prepositions:
to be liable for something
to bring a case against someone
to be guilty of an offence
to accuse someone of something
to preside over a case
to specialize in something
to claim damages for something
to act as a client
to sentence someone to a punishement

- Word formation: extra exercise
- Letter writing:
- email of advice pag. 25;
- claim by trustee in bankruptcy – Italian to English

Tort Law
Reading 1_ pp28-29 ex 1-5
Language focus:

• civil wrong
• contractual relations
• injured party
• fraudulent misrepresentation
• medical expenses
• monetary damages
  

Reading 2_ pp30-31 ex 7-9

• the trial court found for the plaintiff
• the harm to the plaintiff
• harm was not wilful on the part of defendant
• the proximate cacuse of
• the court reversed the decision

Ref to the film "Erin Brockovich"

Homework
Listening 1 pag. 32 ex 15-16 Frivoulous lawsuits
Reading 3 pag 33 ex 18-19 The Kent Law Clinic
Language use: asking for information
Pag 34 ex 25