DERECHO

IV CICLO

English Teacher : Oscar Edwin Saavedra Caballero

Correo: Oscar.saavedra@upsjb.edu.pe
 Week 05

TOPICS:

WHAT ABOUT
PRELIMINARY
DOCUMENTS?
 EVALUATION

Learning Activity:
- Comprende el vocabulario y las estructuras
gramaticales empleadas en el texto presentadas
en la clase.
- Elabora un dialogo muy breve con un compañero,
utilizando el idioma describiendo los aspectos
legales en relación al tema tratado.

Attitude:
- Valora la búsqueda permanente por la mejora
continúa haciendo uso del idioma inglés..
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTS?
 VOCABULARY
INTAKE MEMO: collects all the
information an organization or
department needs to properly assess
and route an individual or request
through a business process.
FEE AGREEMENT: establishes the
parameters for work done between a
client and a service provider.
RETAINER AGREEMENT: a work-for-
hire legal document or a service
contract between a company or an
individual and a client.
 VOCABULARY
FORM LETTER: a letter written from a
template, rather than being specially
composed for a specific recipient.

LITIGATION: the process of resolving

disputes by filing or answering a
complaint through the public court
system.

AGENDA: a list of items to be

discussed at a formal meeting.
 VOCABULARY
MEDICAL RECORDS: a record of a
patient's medical information
POLICE REPORT: a written document
prepared after a crime or accident is
reported to law enforcement.
DEMAND PACKAGE: a collection of all
of the medical bills and documents that
illustrate your injuries and wage loss.
CORRESPONDENCE: a close similarity,
connection, or equivalence.
PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTS
1. BEFORE YOU READ THE PASSAGE, TALK
ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
1. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS ATTORNEYS AND CLIENTS
MIGHT TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY FIRST MEET?

2. WHY DO ATTORNEYS NEED CLIENTS TO AGREE TO THEIR

BEFORE REPRESENTING THEM?
2. LISTEN AND READ THE MEMO AND CHOOSE THE

CORRECT ANSWER.
3. MATCH THE WORDS (1-4) WITH THE DEFINITIONS
(A-D)
4. READ THE SENTENCES PAIRS. CHOOSE WHERE
THE WORDS BEST FIT IN THE BLANKS.
5. LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A LAWYER
AND A PARALEGAL. MARK THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS AS TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).
6. LISTEN AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION.
7. WITH A PARTNER, ACT OUT THE ROLES BELOW
BASED ON TASK 6. THEN, SWITCH ROLES.
USE LANGUAGE
SUCH AS:

I´ve signed the…

Have you got a

copy of the
demand
package?

Don´t forget to
include…
8. USE THE CONVERSATION FORM TASK 7 TO COMPLETE
THE PARALEGAL´S LETTER TO THE CLIENT.
FEEDBACK:

1. What are some things attorneys and clients might

talk about when they first meet?

2. Why do attorneys need clients to agree to their

before representing them?
Thank you so much…

SEE YOU SOON!!!