English-I (Communicative English)

Unit I — Grammar and Usage

1. Tense and Composition · 2. Basic Transformations · 3. Active/Passive · 4. Direct/Indirect Questions · 5. Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences · 6. Articles · 7. Some common errors

• Grammar
• Verbs/Tenses — Activity
• Active/ Passive — Activity
• Reported Speech — Activity
• Transformation of Sentences — Simple, Compound & Complex — Activity

Unit II — Comprehension and Composition

1. Reading Comprehension · 2. Comprehension of Legal Texts · 3. Paragraph and Precis writing · 4. Letter Writing- Formal and Informal

• Precis Writing (New Addition)
• Techniques/tips on effective letter writing Letter of Application
• Paragraph Writing & Note Writing — Activity

Unit III — Drafting of Reports and Projects

1. Abstracts · 2. Legal Language · 3. Legal Maxims · 4. Foreign Words

• Legal Maxims — Actus de nemini facit injuriam
• Legal Writing — Language and Law — Characteristics of Legal Language

Unit IV

1. Common Hindi and Urdu Words used in Courts · 2. Translations from Hindi to English and vice-versa