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Legal English Essentials: Foundations for French-Speaking Lawyers and Law Students

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Start Next Lesson Welcome to Unit 1: Who You Are and What You Do — Present Simple and Continuous

Welcome to Unit 1: Who You Are and What You Do — Present Simple and Continuous
Lesson 1: Discover the Rules of the Present Simple and the Present Continuous
Lesson 2: Present Simple and Continuous — Key Rules Explained
Quiz: Present Simple and Continuous
Lesson 3: Vocabulary Focus — Introducing Yourself Professionally
Lesson 4: Listening Practice — Present Tenses in Action
Lesson 5: Reading Practice — The Language of Daily Routines
Unit 1 Review

Lesson 1: Discovering the Past Simple vs the Present Perfect
Lesson 2: Past Simple vs Present Perfect — Key Rules Explained
Quiz: Past Simple and Present Perfect
Lesson 3: Reading Practice — Reading a Judgment
Lesson 4: Listening Exercise — Enforcement Mechanisms and Penalties: UK vs. France
Lesson 5: Writing Practice — Explaining a Court Order to a British Client
Unit 2 Review

Lesson 1: Understanding the Schwa Sound
Lesson 2: Listening Practice — Identifying the Schwa Sound
Lesson 3: Practical Application

Lesson 1: Discovering Present Perfect and Past Continuous Forms
Lesson 2: Mastering Continuous Forms — Past and Present Perfect
Quiz: Continuous Forms of the Past and Present Perfect
Lesson 3: Reading Practice — Case Preparation in Action
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Foundational Vocabulary in Administrative Procedure
Lesson 5: Listening Practice — Continuous Tenses and Key Civil Procedure Vocabulary
Unit 3 Review

Lesson 1: Discovering Future Forms in Context
Lesson 2: Future Tenses Explained — Planning and Predicting
Lesson 3: Listening Practice — Planning for Arbitration
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Planning and Forecasting
Lesson 5: Writing Practice — Drafting Plans and Predictions
Unit 4 Review

Lesson 1: Exploring Intonation in English
Lesson 2: Combining Schwa and Intonation

Lesson 1: Discovering Modal Verbs in Legal Contexts
Lesson 2: Modal Verbs Explained — Obligation, Permission, and Necessity
Lesson 3: Reading Practice — Modal Verbs in Legal Correspondence
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Key Terms for Legal Advice
Lesson 5: Writing Practice — Drafting Legal Advice
Unit 5 Review

Lesson 1: Discovering Nuanced and Negative Modals
Lesson 2: Modal Verbs Explained — Negative Forms and Recommendations
Lesson 3: Reading Practice — Modal Verbs in Legal Scenarios
Lesson 4: Listening Practice — Nuances of Advice and Prohibition
Lesson 5: Writing Practice — Nuanced Legal Advice
Unit 6 Review

Lesson 1: Understanding the Passive Voice in Legal English
Lesson 2: Discovering How to Use the Passive Voice
Lesson 3: Practical Explanation — The Passive Voice in Action
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Legal Phrases in the Passive Voice
Lesson 5: Listening Practice — The Passive Voice in Legal Discussions
Lesson 6: Writing Practice — Using the Passive Voice in Legal Writing
Unit 7 Review

Lesson 1: Understanding Phrasal Verbs in Legal English
Lesson 2: Discovering Legal Phrasal Verbs
Lesson 3: Practical Explanation — Phrasal Verbs in Action
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Common Phrasal Verbs in Legal English
Lesson 5: Listening Practice — Phrasal Verbs in Conversations
Lesson 6: Writing Practice — Applying Phrasal Verbs in Context
Unit 8 Review

Lesson 1: Understanding Hypothetical Scenarios in Legal English
Lesson 2: Discovering Conditional Usage
Lesson 3: Practical Explanation — Conditionals in Action
Lesson 4: Vocabulary Building — Hypotheticals and Legal Outcomes
Lesson 5: Listening Practice — Legal Hypotheticals in Discussion
Lesson 6: Writing Practice — Constructing Hypotheticals in Legal Contexts
Unit 9 Review

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Final Review
Lesson 2: Grammar Integration Practice
Lesson 3: Vocabulary and Collocations Recap
Lesson 4: Listening Practice — Legal Scenarios in Action
Lesson 5: Writing Practice — Applying Legal Knowledge
Lesson 6: Mock Scenario — Client Consultation
Comprehensive Assessment: Final Review

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