Wednesday's assignment

Wednesday's assignment

Contracts

Task 1:

Listen to a talk and take notes of seven key points and supporting details. Compare your notes with a partner. 

Before you consider signing a contract ... 7 number you need remember. make sure you shop around ins compere the price guaranteed wore-tee satiation and other  term conditions best important for severe  such as home roofing or pain ask for and compere job  list more 3 aspens don't go first one you get it.do the home work before you have negotiate more for the best severs and price . the second one who with dealing before you singing contract, you have to knew the company reputation research chalk bester business anforsans, reference letter is important.The third you prasure sign the contract in the medierli, you confortable you decision.   2 research the company

When signing a contract ... 1 make sure claim sales person written  in contract  agree both party you sign detail add later more. contact is two way stress  you and other party agree on make sure you find print. if don't understand ask questions have layer refuse. use plai language,  language explain rather than jargon. company use complicate sentence. 6 short time time to cancel allow penalty, we call cooling-off period ,should be dis grebe should sign door to door sealing. have 10 day deal is worth more than $50  both party agree point number 7 got key you any sign

Task 2:

Listen again and answer the questions. 

1.    What can prevent you from getting the best possible service and price?research the company

2.    What are the potential consequences of not performing due diligence?make sure research the company 

3.    What signals should you be wary of when a contract is involved? you have pressure to singling contract

4.    What can help prevent misunderstandings or fraud when you sign a contract? read condition

5.    What is contained in “the fine print” and what are the consequences of not reading it? locked in

6.    What points does the speaker make about the language of contracts? plai language

7.    Explain the term direct agreement and give an example of a personal development service agreement.What do both of these agreements have in common? cooling off period door to door

8.    What are the potential consequences of cancelling a contract?

9.    What will help protect you if there is a breach of contract? keep cope read contact 

Task 3:

Fill in the following table and add any new idioms/vocabulary that you have picked from the talk.

Key vocabulary	Meaning	Sentences
party	law one of the people or sides in an agreement or argument
offer	to offer something to offer to do something
acceptance	the act of suffering something unpleasant or difficult
consideration	a fact that need to be consider when making a decision
terms	terms the conditions under which you make an agreement
conditions	something that is needed to make something else possible
disclaimer	you are not responsible for something that has happened
cooling-off period	this is the period of within which you are legally able to cancel a signed contract and get your money back
regulated sectors	an arrangement initiated and completed outside of  the formal judicial process without the involvement of courts and judges
small claims court	the civil court that handles cases where the amount of money or the value of the goods involved is $25,000 or less
estimate	to judge or calculate the value size or amount of something
recourse	without making use of something
buyer’s remorse	ask a third person to settle an argument between two people
arbitration
retainer fee
Verbs and verb collocations
to be bound by
to be subject to
to breach	to break contract
to sue	to bring a legal claim against someone because of some loss or damage you have suffered
to file a complaint
to resolve
to perform due
diligence
to disclose	to show or tell someone something
information	knowledge about something or some in the form of  factshowing steady careful effort
be liable for	legally responsible for something
to reserve the right