The document appears to be a final law exam for a university course covering basic legal terms, reading legal resources, listening to a legal conversation, writing about sources of law and court structure, and speaking skills. The exam tests vocabulary with matching legal terms to definitions and filling in blanks. It also has reading comprehension questions about how libraries organize legal resources. There are true/false questions about a conversation between a lawyer and paralegal. The writing section asks students to write about sources of law and the English court system, and to draw the structure of the English court system. Speaking skills like grammar, fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary are also assessed.

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INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS
FINAL LAW EXAM
NAME: _______________________________________DATE: _________________
VOCABULARY
BASIC LEGAL TERMS
 Match the legal words with the definitions
Column 1 Column 2
Veridic A. The methods of interpreting laws and putting them into effect
Legal system B. A legal conclusion
Court C. A written document that states the reason for the legal action
Complaint D. The place where people go to conduct legal business
Paralegal E. A person who accuses another person of a wrongdoing
Plaintiff F. An attorney´s assistant with
Civil G. Occurring between citizens
 Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank.
Legal action / proof / settle / trial / appeal
1. Hopefully, Mr. Wilton will be able to___________ this problem without going to court.
2. Mrs. Janson decided to_________________ after the judge ruled against her.
3. In this ______________, the defendant is accused of stealing from a bank.
4. Ms Britt wants to take ____________ against her employer for not giving her promotion.
5. Attorneys do not win cases where there is not enough __________ to support their arguments.
READING
THE LEGAL RESOURCES
Letter of the law / where do I look?
There are many legal resources, so it is important to know how libraries organize them.
Most libraries have a section for primary materials. These texts contain laws relevant to cases Secondary
materials give opinions on the law. They include legal encyclopedias and digests. Encyclopedias often primary
sources in their references. Digests summarize individual cases that have similar topics.
Other legal publications include case annotations and form books. Annotations are articles about cases, and they
are printed in law journals. Form books show how documents should be worded and formatted. Thankfully, most of
these resources are available on computerized databases. That way, you do not have to carry around a ton of
books.
Read and choose the correct answer.
A____ Legal professionals publish their thoughts and assessments about law in
1. Digest
2. Primary materials
3. Form books
4. Case annotations
B____ what can be inferred about form books?
1. Judges use them when making decisions
2. Attorneys use them to find relevant laws.

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3. Lawyers use them when writing official papers.
4. Libraries use them to organize computer databases.
C____ which of the following does NOT focus on information about laws.
1. Digests
2. Computerized databases
3. Primary materials
4. Legal encyclopedias
LISTENING
1. Listen to a conversation between a lawyer and a paralegal. Mark the following statements as true
(T) or false (F)
1.____________ the woman located similar cases in the computerized database.
2.____________ young defendants without previous convictions had their cases dismissed.
3. ___________ the man asks the woman for a summary of the case annotations.
WRITING
The sources of law. Law has its origins in the early developments of civilized society, and through time there
have been major influences on the laws that we follow today.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
The court structure. Every jurisdiction organizes the administration of justice in different ways. In
England, the basic division between criminal and civil law is reflected in the court system.
Draw the English Court System
SPEAKING
NAME: LEVEL: DATE:
SKILL POOR FAIR GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
GRAMMAR
FLUENCY
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY
COHERENCE
TOTAL
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
ADRIANA AHUMADA V. MONICA ALEXANDRA CUELLAR
_____________________________ _____________________________

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FINAL LAW EXAM