7.2 Listening
fixed phrases • sequencing information in sentences
A You are going to hear this lecture. Write four questions you would like answered.
BListen to Part 1 of the lecture.
1 What is the lecturer going to talk about today? Write yes or no.
the doctrine of consideration the postal rule the quid pro quo executory contracts executed contracts
2 What is the role of consideration in the formation of a contract?
CListen to Part 2 of the lecture. 1 Make notes in an appropriate form.
2 What is the meaning of the phrase quid pro quo?
3 What four elements must be present for a contract to be formed?
4 What promise did Thomas make to Roscorla? 5 Why was the promise unenforceable? 6 Were your questions in Exercise A answered?
D Match each phrase in the first column of the table on the right with the type of information
that can follow. EListen to Part 3 of the lecture.
1 Makes notes on the information that comes after the phrases in Exercise D.
2 Were your questions in Exercise A answered?
FListen for sentences 1–4 in Part 4 of the lecture. Which sentence (a or b) follows in each case? Why? See Skills bank
1 Perhaps I should just say something about past consideration. a The basic rule is that past consideration is insufficient to form a contract. b Contracts cannot normally be formed on past consideration.
2 One exception is the later promise. a If a later promise can be linked to the initial request, the consideration for the later promise can be treated as all part of one agreement.
b Consideration for a later promise can be treated as all part of one agreement, if a later promise can be linked to the initial request.
3 The old case of Lampleigh v Braithwaite illustrates this. a The case demonstrates that the court can consider later promises. b What this case demonstrates is that the court can consider later promises.
4 However, Braithwaite broke his promise and did not pay Lampleigh. a The significance of the court’s finding was extremely high. b What the court held was extremely significant.
56 Faculty: Law
Consideration under English law (Lecture 1) doctrine of consideration formation of a contract executory/executed contracts judges’ interpretations of consideration
Fixed phrase
1 An important concept (is) …
Followed by … a different way to
think about the topic
2 What do I mean an imaginary example by …?
3 As you can see, … a key statement or idea 4 Looking at it
a general idea put into another way, … a legal context
5 In legal terms, … a new idea or topic that the lecturer wants to discuss
6 Say …
a comment about a diagram, picture, case, example, etc.
7 The point is … an explanation of a word or phrase
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