Unit One The Practice of Law.pptVIP

Unit One The Practice of Law Listening and Speaking Task 1: Documents in court 1. Comprehension Questions : listen to a lawyer telling a client about some of the documents involved in a case and answer questions as follows. (1) What claim has been filed against the client? (2) Will the case go to trial? Listening and Speaking Task 1: Documents in court 2. Documents in court: 1). listen again and tick the documents the lawyer mentions. (1) answer (2) affidavit (3) brief (4) complaint (5) injunction (6) motion (7) notice (8) pleading (9) writ Listening and Speaking Task 1: Documents in court 2). Match these documents with their respective definitions: (1). affidavit A. a document informing someone will be involved in a legal process and instructing them what they must do (2). answer B. a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case (3). brief C. a document providing notification of a fact or claim (4). complaint D. a formal written statement setting forth the cause of action or the defense in a case (5). injunction E. a written statement that someone makes after they have sworn officially to tell the truth which might be used as a proof in court (6). motion F. an application to a court to procure an order, ruling or decision (7). notice G. an official order from a court for a person to stop doing sth (8). pleading H. in civil law, the first pleading filed on behalf of a plaintiff, which starts a lawsuit (9). writ I. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to a complaint Listening and Speaking Task 1: Documents in court 3).Definition affidavit 宣誓陈述书/正式书面陈述(陈述立誓人誓称的事实,可用作证据) answer 答辩状/抗辩( 被告提交针对起诉状的书面答复) brief 案情摘要(英)/案件辩护要点(美) complaint 民事起诉状 (civil complaint ) injunction 强制令 (法院发出的强制命令,要求当事人为或不为某行为,以