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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Comprehensive Assessment: Final Review

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