Lesson_ 16th November

Revision reading 3-5 pp 88-90

Collocations from the letter pag 90
adverb-adjective

• strictly private and confidential
• fully entitled
• shortly forthcoming

adverb-verb

• strenuously denies
• recently informed

adjective-noun

• confidential information
• previous criticism
• a positive asset
• a substantial increase
• constructive dismissal (licenziamento senza giusta causa)
• excellent prospects
• exemplary damages
• alternative means
• satisfactory proposals

Listening 2 Lawyer-client interview pp 91-92 ex 29-32
Students act out the interview

Language Focus page 93 ex 1-5

Homework

Unit 9 - Reading 1: International Law pp 94-96 ex 2-5

Prepositions:

1. Parties to a treaty
2. ....the treaty is in force
3. ....a signatory to a convention
4. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
5. ...are entitled to special protection
6. International laws apply to the citizens
7. ...regulations are binding on Partner States

Intergovernmental organizations

No significant differences:

• Conventions – Vienna Convention (full text)
• agreemments
• charters
• framework conventions deal with very broad areas

United Nations

• UNited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• United Nation Charter
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The World Health Organization
• The World Intellectual Property Organization

Homework

Listening 1 pp 98-99 ex 12-14

Listening 2 pp 102-103 ex 25-28

Contrubuto al blog

Individuare dai testi (audio transcript) parole ed espressioni chiavi.

- landmark case = una decisione giuridica che assume un rilievo importante tanto da diventare 'pietra miliare' nella casistica giudiziaria

- to have a considerable impact on =