7.4 Extending skills


making effective contributions to a seminar


A Look at the case notes on the opposite page. In each of these cases, was the judgment in favour of


the plaintiff or the defendant?


BListen to the first extract from a seminar about the concept of good consideration.


1 What question will the students discuss?


2 Why was the decision in Williams v Roffey Bros contentious?


CListen to Extract 2 of the seminar. Are these sentences true or false?


1 Performance of an existing contractual duty is not consideration.


2 In Stilk v Myrick, it was held that the sailors had only fulfilled their contractual obligations.


3 Roffey Bros had to pay the additional money they had promised to Williams.


4 A promise to pay extra money is not enforceable without good consideration.


5 Williams v Roffey Bros overturned the judgment in Stilk v Myrick.


DStudy tasks a–d below and the phrases in the blue box.


1 Write a, b, c or d next to each phrase to show its use.


2


Listen to Extract 2 again to check your answers.


a introducing b asking for clarification c agreeing/disagreeing d clarifying


E Work in groups of four to research consideration. Each person should research a different aspect.


Student A: read about sufficient consideration on page 103.


Student B: read about adequate consideration on page 103.


Student C: read about past consideration on page 105.


Student D: read about practical benefit as consideration on page 105.


After reading the notes, report back orally to your group. Use fixed phrases to ask for and give clarification.


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I’d like to make two points. First, … Can you expand on that? The point is … What’s your second point? My second point is that … Yes, but … I don’t agree with that because …


Sorry, but what are we talking about, exactly? We need to be clear here. I’d just like to say that … In what way?


What I’m trying to say is, … Can you give me an example? Look at it this way. Absolutely.


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