Structuring a presentation

Discuss these questions with a partner.

1. Would the Barker Rose Graduate Recruitment Programme be of interest to you? Why (not)?

2. If you had the chance to speak to someone about the programme, what questions would you ask?

? Writing_________________________________________________________

4. The Barker Rose Graduate Recruitment programme gives an email address where you can write for more information. Write a short email asking the questions you discussed in Exercise 3, question 2. Use the opportunity
to give some information about yourself, your professional and academic
background and why you are interested in applying for the programme.

² Listening _______________________________________________________

5. Xð 1.1 Barker Rose are presenting their Graduate Recruitment Programme at the University of London Law Fair. Listen to the first part of the presentation and decide whether these statements are true (T), false (F) or not clear (NC).

1. The students at the presentation have recently taken their mid-term exams.

2. The speaker is a law graduate.

3. Most of the speaker’s lawyer friends are partners in law firms.

4. The speaker will take questions during and at the end of the talk.

5. There were over 60 lawyers working for Barker Rose in 1979.

6. New associates can work in an area of law that interests them.

6. Xð 1.2 Listen to the second part of the presentation and answer these questions.

1. How much do graduate trainees earn during their second year at Barker Rose?

2. How are year-end bonuses awarded?

3. What other benefits are paid for by the firm?

4. How many hours are associates expected to bill per year?

5. After how many years are some associates considered for partnership?

7. Some words can have several meanings. Choose the best explanation (a or b) for each of these words or phrases as they are used in the presentation.

1. a partner

a) one of the owners of a partnership (e.g. a law firm)

b) someone’s boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife

2. an associate

a) a person whose position at work is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described (e.g. an associate director)

b) a person who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend or business partner

3. a bonus

a) a pleasant, additional thing

b) an extra amount of money given as a reward in addition to the money you were expecting

4. benefits

a) a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help

b) things such as medical insurance that employees receive in addition

to money

5. to practise

a) to do something regularly in order to become skilled at it

b) to work in an important skilled job for which a lot of training is necessary

In order to be effective, a presenter must make the audience understand why the topic important to them. It is also important to make your points short, simple andclear. Remember to KISS (Keep It Short and Simple).

8. This outline gives a detailed summary of the main parts commonly found in
presentations.

1. Welcome the audience

2. Introduce yourself

3. Introduce the topic

4. Tell the audience why they should be interested in the topic

5. Tell a short personal anecdote

6. Give an overview of the talk

7. Main point

8. Summary

9. Final ‘bang’ - leave the audience with a strong final impression

9. Xð 1.2, 1.3 Listen again to the whole presentation and complete this table of useful phrases.

Language function	Phrase
Welcoming the audience	1 1. Hello, everyone, ……… ……… ……… ……… along. 2 2. It's great that so many of you were ……… ……… ……… ……… this morning.
Introducing yourself	3. OK, let me just ……… ……… ……… myself.
Introducing the topic	4. I've been asked along ……… ……… ……… the …
Telling the audience why they should be interested in the topic	5.... (a programme) I’m sure will be of ……… ……… ……… ……… as … 6. It’s right ……… ……… ……… ……… to …
Telling a short personal anecdote	7. I ……… when I … 8. I know from ……… ……… ……… that …
Giving an overview of the talk	9. There are ……… ……… ……… I’d like to cover today. 10. First, ……… ……… ……… giving you a little information about Barker Rose. I’ll then go on to ………what we have to offer to newassociates. ………, I'll also ……… ……… ……… ……… what we expect from our potential graduate recruits.
Introducing the next point	11. So, to………………, who are Barker Rose? 12. This brings ……… ……… ……… ……… point: what … 13. This leads ……… ……… what … 14. Let's now ……… ……… ……… what we …
Concluding the presentation	15. To ………, Barker Rose … 16. Finally, I’d like to ……… ……… about what I said at the beginning of my talk today.

10. How formal was the style of the presentation? Support your answer with examples from the table above.

— Speaking _______________________________________________________

11. Prepare a short presentation on one of these subjects. Use the guidelines above to help you.

· What your university has to offer potential new undergraduates

· What your law firm has to offer graduate recruits

UNIT 2____________________________________________________________

CIVIL LAW:

1. FAMILY LAW.

2. CONTRACT LAW.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

4. COPYRIGHT.

Pre-reading tasks ____________________________________________________

1. Give examples from your country (different countries) of how the family is given special legal consideration.

2. Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents:

1. unification of law

2. accumulated wisdom

3. origin

4. comprehensive code

5. strong legal institutions

6. family property

7. major consequences

8. mixed legal systems

a. основні наслідки

b. уніфікація права

c. змішані правові системи

d. всеохоплюючий кодекс

e. сильні правові установи

f. походження

g. накопичена мудрість

h. сімейна власність

Reading tasks _______________________________________________________

Scan the text to find distinct meanings of civil law. Write them down. Compare them with the definition given in a dictionary.

CIVIL LAW:

1) Roman law.

2) The law of any particular state, now usually called municipal law.

3) A legal system based on Roman law, as distinct from the English system of common law.

4) Private law, as opposed to criminal law, administrative law and military law.

Note on the text:

Emperor Justinian - імператор Юстиніан

CIVIL LAW

Civil Law is the body of private law used in those countries in which the legal system is based on ancient Roman law modified by medieval and modern influences. Civil law is used in most nations in Europe and Latin America, as well as in some countries in Asia and Africa. The law of Great Britain, the United States, Canada, and a number of other nations is based on English common law, which differs from civil law in origin and other important respects.

The term civil law is also employed to distinguish those legal codes that deal with civil relationships (such as citizenship, marriage, divorce, and certain contractual arrangements) from other codes such as those dealing with criminal law.

The civil law originated in ancient Rome. One of the principal characteristics of Roman civilization was the development of strong legal institutions. In the 6th century, a commission appointed by the Emperor Justinian collected and consolidated all the sources of law, including the opinions of the great legal scholars during previous centuries. The result was the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law), also called the Justinian Code, a comprehensive code with the accumulated wisdom and experience of many generations of Roman jurists.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the authority of the Corpus Juris began to decline. The stage was then set for the systematic and comprehensive codification of modern civil law. The most influential, although not the first, codification effort was the enactment, during the Napoleonic period, of the five basic codes of France. In the course of the 19th century, most civil-law countries similarly codified their legal statutes.

Codification of the civil law had several major consequences: (1) After their enactment, the codes constituted comprehensive and authoritative legal texts that superseded all earlier authorities in the teaching of law as well as in legal practice. (2) Within each nation-state, the codes brought about a strong measure of national unification of the law. (3) In their substance, the codes differed from one nation to another. In recent years, however, there were efforts, in the nations of the European Union and elsewhere, to replace certain isolated national laws with international legal practices.

From its origins in continental Europe, the civil law gradually spread to all of the areas in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that were colonies of France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, or Portugal. When they gained independence, most of the former colonies continued the civil-law orientation of their legal systems. Civil-law systems were also voluntarily adopted in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

In a number of countries, moreover, the civil law constitutes an important component of a mixed legal system. For example, in Scotland, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, the legal system combines civil- and common-law elements. In North America the same phenomenon can be observed in the state of Louisiana and in the province of Quebec. The legal systems of many North African and Middle Eastern nations are strongly influenced by the French civil-law codes, even though in some areas of law — especially those relating to the family and to family property — these countries tend to follow Islamic tradition.

UNDERSTANDING MAIN POINTS___________________________________

3. Skim the text to understand its general meaning. Try to point out the main ideas of the text and write a plan for the text.

4. PREPOSITIONS. Choose the right preposition in brackets according to the contents of the sentences (on, by, in, from, as…as, to, with).

1)... the 5^th century various Anglo-Saxon tribes invaded Britain.

2) One of the two traditions of law in the world is based... English Common law.

3) What legal code deals... such civil relationship as marriage and divorce?

4) The lawmakers of many parts of Europe were often influenced... the model of Roman law.

5) Common law, or case law system, differs... Continental law in having developed gradually throughout history, not as the result of government attempts to codify every legal relation.

6) In most situations it is not necessary to distinguish illegal conduct... consequences.

7) Though Canada is called a “common law country”, it has both case law and statute law... well... administrative law.

8) Private law, or civil law, consists... the rules relating... the relations between private persons and groups.

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